Autor: Producer Gang

Schematic Sound has made Aurora, its DJ-style waveform visualizer plugin, open-source and available as a free pay-what-you-want download. Aurora is a VST3/AU plugin that brings the frequency-colored waveform display you see in DJ software like Rekordbox, Traktor, and Serato into the DAW. I used DJ software quite a bit in the past (mostly at friends’ parties but still, fun times), so I know that this type of waveform display can be useful for mixing. It gives you a quick visual sense of where the bass, mids, and highs are in the music, which is very different from looking at a…

Portway DSP has released PINGPAN, a physics-driven auto-panner with a ping-pong delay, sweepable filter, and, believe it or not, a playable Pong-style game mode. We are taking a closer look at the plugin and giving away one free copy to one lucky BPB reader. PINGPAN is the debut plugin from Portway DSP, created by developer Nic Mulvaney. It is available at an introductory price of $9, down from the regular $29 price, and includes lifetime updates. Right off the bat, this is much more fun than a standard auto-panner. It’s the same principle, but with a video game twist. Basically,…

AudioDeluxe is offering Solid State Logic’s SSL X-Limit limiter plugin for $10 in an exclusive deal. SSL X-Limit normally costs $49, so the current $10 price cuts 80% off the regular price. It ends in 13 days, which means it should run until around June 30th. If you already had X-Limit on your wishlist, I think this absolutely is a good time to pick it up. Ten bucks is about as low as I can remember seeing it, and SSL plugins won’t go below that price. X-Limit is a visual limiter designed for tracks and buses. It gives you a…

Piruz Labs has launched three new plugins: The Guilt Device, Thrilled Groove, and Synthimatic. The Guilt Device is a degradation engine that embraces the darker side of cinematic emotion, and it costs $39 with a 14-day free trial available. Thrilled Groove and Synthimatic are free synths that deliver the sound of 80s horror and visual subtractive synthesis basics, respectively. All three plugins are available in AU, VST3, and Standalone formats for macOS and Windows. A degradation engine is never going to be a go-to plugin if you’re mixing your barbershop quartet’s version of Mr Sandman. Still, with parameters like Confession,…

Developer Ankalot has released the 0.4.3 version of Xenroll, a free and open-source microtonal piano roll for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Xenroll is a free and open-source piano roll plugin that allows you to define pitch with an accuracy of one cent. There are 100 cents in a semitone, which means you have 1200 cents per octave, and Xenroll opens up all of that space between the notes. The plugin is available in VST3 format for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Xenroll is currently in version 0.4.3, so updates and improvements will likely be fairly frequent, but it’s worth checking out…

Character Over Perfection “Beauty with character ages better than perfection.”— Karl Lagerfeld  Many audio plugins are designed to make things cleaner. Cleaner EQ. Cleaner compression. Cleaner sound. AudioThing often goes in the opposite direction. Their plugins are about: Character Texture Imperfection Vibe If you’re trying to make everything sound pristine… AudioThing might not be for you. But if you’re trying to make music feel alive… You should definitely take a look.   Quick Summary 👉 AudioThing creates creative audio effects and virtual instruments focused on character, vintage hardware emulation, texture, and sound design. Their plugins are especially popular among producers…

Shadaloo Audio DSP has released Vinland Drive, a free vintage tape emulator plugin for macOS and Windows. We recently covered Wide, Shadaloo Audio DSP’s free stereo and spatial enhancement plugin, and the developer also released H, a free tone and loudness enhancer, earlier this year. Those were both decent plugins, and Vinland Drive continues in the same pay-what-you-want direction. You can enter zero as the price on Gumroad and download it for free, with donations available if you want to support future development. At first glance, I thought Vinland Drive was a simpler tape emulator than it really is. The…

Collaya has launched a new co-producer plugin and standalone app for Apple Silicon Macs. The idea behind Collaya is to bring an AI-assisted writing partner directly into the DAW, rather than sending musicians to a separate browser tab or a prompt-based music generator. It runs as an AU/VST3 plugin in supported Mac DAWs and is also available as a standalone macOS app. Collaya reads the context of your project, including tempo, key, track layout, plugins, and other studio details, so its suggestions are tied to the session in front of you. You can ask for theory help, arrangement ideas, production…

Justin Sheriff is offering De-Space, his so-called “bedroom studio cleanup” plugin, as a free download for one week only. De-Space is listed as a pay-what-you-want product with a suggested $5 contribution, but you can enter zero and download it for free during the promotion. If you record vocals, acoustic instruments, podcasts, or voiceovers in an untreated room, I think this one is absolutely worth adding to your utility folder. Justin Sheriff is an audio engineer, Berklee professor, and plugin developer. He first reached out to me a couple of months ago with a set of unusual free plugins built around…

W.A. Production is offering Vocal Splitter as a free download with the coupon code GETWAVS. Vocal Splitter normally costs $29, but you can add it to your W.A. Production account for free by applying the GETWAVS coupon at checkout. I don’t see an end date listed for this offer, so it’s worth grabbing sooner rather than later if you need a simple vocal widening tool. You can see how the checkout looks with the coupon applied in the screenshot below. Apply the coupon code GETWAVS at checkout. The plugin lets you turn mono vocals into wider stereo parts without having…