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BPB is giving away five copies of Afro Percussion, a percussion engine plugin by Kumbengo. To enter, submit your email address here or use the form linked at the bottom of this article. This also subscribes you to the BPB weekly newsletter, which covers the latest freeware news, deals, and freebies. If you’re already subscribed, you still need to enter your email to be included in the draw. The giveaway closes on March 7th, and we will announce the five winners on this page. Kumbengo Afro Percussion Afro Percussion is a neural rhythm engine trained entirely on recordings of percussionist…

Electronik Sound Lab has released Voltus FX, a free multi-effect plugin for Windows that combines a BBD-style delay, dual-stage saturation, a six-waveform LFO, and a state variable filter in a single plugin. We covered several Electronik Sound Lab plugins in the past, all of which were sample-based instruments made with Maize Sampler (most recently Arctic Dreams Lite). As far as I know, this is their first effect plugin. And it’s quite feature-packed, with a fun combination of delay, saturation, and modulation. The saturation section has two circuit models. The Tube mode is based on an asymmetric triode topology, clipping positive…

Dusk Audio has released DuskVerb, a free algorithmic reverb currently in pre-release, available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Before we check out DuskVerb in more detail, I have to briefly share my two cents on the topic of vibe-coded plugins. The surge in free plugins over the past several months has been hard to miss. We never covered this many new freebies in January or February before. And, obviously, it’s not hard to guess that a lot of it comes down to AI-assisted development (aka vibe coding). And that seems bad, right? But vibe coding covers a wide spectrum. It…

One Oscillator. Infinite Records. The SH-101 shouldn’t be legendary. On paper, it’s almost boring. one oscillator one filter one envelope one LFO And yet… This little plastic synth ended up on countless classic records, shaped entire genres, and became one of the most copied instruments of all time. That’s not an accident.   Quick Summary 👉 The Roland SH-101 is a monophonic analog synthesizer known for its punchy bass, cutting leads, and hands-on simplicity. Its limitations forced musical decisions — and that’s why it became iconic.   Context — Why the…

Gray Cat Music is offering the Regal Mandolin Decent Sampler instrument to the first 1,000 BPB readers for free. Use the coupon code BPBRULES at checkout on the Payhip product page to claim your free copy. The instrument is normally a pay-what-you-want product with a $10 minimum, so this is a solid deal while the code lasts. Sample libraries like this one are pretty cool because they give you access to instruments you would otherwise never have in your setup. The Regal Mandolin sounds great and is also surprisingly customizable for something in this price range. You get access to…

CARP Audio is offering Octapus, its octave effect plugin, for free for a limited time. The offer expires in 48 hours, and the exact expiry time depends on your timezone, so download it as soon as possible if you want to grab it for free. It normally retails at €29.95. Octapus is an octaver with a few features that go beyond what a basic octave plugin offers. It has two parallel time-stretching channels, one pitched an octave down and one pitched an octave up, each with its own volume slider for mixing into the dry signal. Each channel also has…

And now for something completely different, as Abbey Road Studios and Charles Jeffrey Loverboy release The Big Nessie, a free multi-instrument library for Kontakt Player. It’s unusual to begin any post with the title of a 1970s Monty Python classic, but this seems as good a time as any. The Big Nessie is a free instrument for Kontakt Player, and a coming together of two worlds: music and fashion. I’m no sartorial savant, but I understand that music, fashion, art, film, etc., all exist under the umbrella of the arts. While each form represents popular culture in its own way,…

The KeyStep line has always been about Arturia packing way more features and connectivity than you’d expect from such a compact controller, and sometimes still making it work. Well, they’ve done it again. With the KeyStep 37 mk2, Arturia has moved from 32 to 37 slimkey keys, added a dedicated OLED display with a clickable encoder, four additional encoders, two extra buttons, and a new Mod 2 CV output. The latest version covers more ground than its predecessor, but keeps the same overall backpack-ready footprint and connectivity-first approach. One thing I immediately liked about the mk2 is the move to…

Sound Is Just Shaped Electricity “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” — Albert Einstein Synthesis can look complicated. Oscillators. Filters. Modulators. Algorithms. But underneath it all, a synthesizer does one thing: It shapes raw energy into musical tone. That’s it. Every synth — from a Minimoog to a DX7 — is just a different way of shaping electricity.   Quick Summary 👉 Synthesis is the process of generating sound electronically and shaping it using oscillators, filters, and modulation. The three major types are subtractive, FM, and wavetable synthesis — each with a distinct philosophy…

Plugin Boutique is currently offering iZotope VocalSynth 2 at 85% off, bringing it down to $29 from its regular price of $199. The deal runs until March 1st. VocalSynth 2 is one of my favorite vocal processing plugins, and at it’s almost a steal at this price, considering how versatile it is. Also, it’s primarily a vocal tool, but I use it regularly for sound design to create weird textures from percussion, found sounds, and field recordings. It really works on any audio signal, and that makes it so hard for me to put down. It gives you five modules…