Audio

May is officially Mastering Month at Plugin Boutique, and they’re celebrating with deep discounts on professional mastering tools to help you get release-ready sound. Whether you’re finalizing tracks for streaming, vinyl, or just leveling up your workflow, now’s the perfect time to upgrade your mastering chain. What makes this year’s Mastering Month especially exciting is […]

There’s a new freebie making the rounds in the plugin world, and this one leans heavily into experimentation. DAWJunkie just released a multi-effects plugin called Knobs, a chaotic little sound mangler built around one simple idea: stop looking, start listening. Instead of labeled controls and precise tweaking, Knobs gives you 20 unlabeled knobs and a

If you’re into gritty analog-style synths, there’s a new free plugin worth checking out. Dezert Audio just released PolyFreq, a vintage-inspired synth plugin for Windows and macOS that leans heavily into unstable, raw analog character. What immediately stands out is the overall vibe of the instrument. Instead of aiming for ultra-clean modern synth tones, PolyFreq

If you’re into compressors that absolutely destroy audio in the best way possible, there’s a cool freebie making the rounds again. Pulsar Audio’s Smasher—normally a $49 plugin—is currently available for free for a limited time, and it’s definitely worth grabbing while you can. Smasher isn’t your typical clean, transparent compressor. It’s based on the classic

There’s a new free synth making the rounds right now, and it’s one of those releases that feels a bit more ambitious than your typical “freebie.” The plugin, called deFORM by ebbandflow, leans heavily into cinematic and experimental sound design rather than trying to be a bread-and-butter virtual instrument. It’s built around layered synthesis, where