GPU Audio update their SDK GPU Audio have announced that their SDK (Software Development Kit) has now been updated to support the latest graphics cards from NVIDIA and AMD, along with another significant development.

Heath Audio AmpBenderAmpBender is based on the legendary Marshall JCM800 circuit. Our goal: discover new tones hiding within this classic design. Bend your tone to perfection. The Bending Patchbay Bend your signal like never before. Access and route gain stages directly to push the amp to its absolute limit. The interactive patchbay lets you visualize your signal path and load custom impulse responses for cabinet simulation: HIGH/LOW input selection with visual cable routing. Drag-and-drop IR loader with waveform preview. Built-in 4x12" cabinet impulse response. Real-time signal flow visualization. Features Tube Amp Simulation: State of the art tube amp modelling using advanced Wave Digital Filters (WDF), based on research from Stanford University and open source code from ChowDSP. Circuit Mods: We incorporated some of the most popular mods for the JCM800 so you can push even further. Gain Boost and Input Warmth switches included. Power Supply / VARIAC: Simulate voltage sag and VARIAC control for authentic tube compression and brown sound characteristics. HIGH/LOW Input: Switch between high and low gain inputs just like a real amp. Interactive patchbay visualization included. IR Cabinet Loader: Load your own impulse responses or use the built-in 4x12" cabinet. Drag and drop WAV files for instant tone matching. 31-Band Spectrum: Real-time frequency analyzer shows your tone at a glance. Visualize the impact of every adjustment. Read More

Acon Digital’s Limit free for two weeks Acon Digital have just announced that their flagship transparent limiter plug-in — which forms a part of their Mix & Mastering Suite bundle — will be free for anyone to download until 1 March 2026.

Luxora Audio releases free Titan Tube Compressor plugin for macOS and Windows
Luxora Audio has released Titan Tube Compressor, a free vari-mu compressor plugin for macOS and Windows. Titan is described as a detailed software model of a high-end, $7,000-class vari-mu hardware compressor. As you’d expect from that topology, the focus is on relatively smooth, program-dependent compression and harmonic richness instead of aggressive gain control. If you recognize [...]
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Acon Digital offers the Limit limiter plugin for FREE until March 1st
Acon Digital is offering Limit, a transparent limiter plugin for Windows and macOS, free of charge until March 1st. This is a time-limited promotion, so anyone interested can download and activate the plugin at no cost before the deadline. After March 1st, Limit will return to its regular status as part of Acon Digital’s premium [...]
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Artists in DSP releases FREE AI-driven Amorph plugin that lets you create plugins
Artists in DSP released Amorph (open beta), their free AI-prompt-driven app, for macOS and Windows. AI has been a relatively hot topic around here recently, with the release of projects like Noizefield’s Audio Plugin Coder (APC). The conversation continues as we take a look at Amorph by Artists in DSP. Before we look at Amorph [...]
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FRCTL SWRL LiteSWRL Lite is a free movement effect plugin that adds organic depth, space, and character to any audio with just two simple controls. Feed it vocals, drums, synths, or anything else and watch static sounds come alive with chorus, reverb, spatial rotation, tremolo, rhythmic pump, and warm saturation — all blended into one knob. No effect chain stacking, no menu diving, just immediate creative results. TWO CONTROLS AMOUNT - Controls all six motion characters (Drift, Wash, Orbit, Flutter, Pulse, Heat) at once. One knob for instant movement. MIX - Dry/wet blend. That's it. Drop it on a track, turn the knobs, create. WHAT IT'S GOOD FOR Adding instant depth and movement to flat sounds. Creating evolving, animated textures. Quick spatial effects without routing multiple plugins. Sound design and experimental processing. Features VST3, AU, CLAP formats. Windows 10/11, macOS 10.13+, Linux. Low CPU usage, zero latency. Works in all major DAWs (Ableton, FL Studio, Logic, Bitwig, Reaper, etc.). Free forever, commercial use allowed. WANT MORE CONTROL? Upgrade to the full version of SWRL for independent control over each character's AMOUNT, adjustable RATE and WIDTH, crossover protection, output filters, spectrum analyzer, and I/O meters. Download SWRL Lite free and start adding movement today. Read More

Extinct Audio launch MoMics MoMics, or the Museum of Microphones, brings together an array of photographs, documents and sound recordings for over 200 mic models. 

HoRNet 3XOver DJ-style EQ plugin is FREE for 48 hours
HoRNet offers the 3XOver three-band DJ-style EQ and crossover plugin for macOS and Windows as a free download for the next 48 hours. The plugin normally costs €5.99, but you can add it to your HoRNet user account for free during the limited-time promotion. To get it, visit the product page on HoRNet’s website, add [...]
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Ableton Live 12.4 enters public beta The latest Ableton Live update comes loaded with new features and improvements to the DAW itself, as well delivering some enhancements to Ableton's Push and Move hardware and the Note mobile application. 

Big Man Labs Big Max ZeroBig Max Zero is a versatile limiter with four distinct algorithms and ultra-low latency, built for music creation and production. While most limiters are designed for mastering with heavy lookahead delay, Big Max Zero is made to live on your channels and buses while you work — keeping monitoring tight and creativity uninterrupted. Four algorithms, from transparent to aggressive. Read More

Stacks Audio offers the FREE eleven-product NAMM 2026 Bundle
Stacks Audio has released its free eleven-product NAMM 2026 Bundle. For anyone lucky enough to visit the NAMM show in Anaheim earlier this year, I hope you had a great time. For everyone else, the only thing better than keeping up to date with YouTube videos is getting something free, just for the sake of [...]
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Woodstock Audio releases free Waveform Compressor plugin for Windows and macOS
Woodstock Audio has released Waveform Compressor, a free compressor plugin for macOS and Windows. Obviously, free compressors are nothing new, and most of us already have way more compressor plugins than we realistically need. And pretty much every DAW out there comes with a decent comp of its own. But even so, Waveform Compressor is [...]
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Icon Pro Audio announce the Touch 8 The latest addition to Icon Pro Audio's selection of interfaces boasts a striking design that centres around a 10-inch capacitive multi-touch LCD screen.

Plugin Boutique offers BFD 3.5 acoustic drum plugin for $39
Plugin Boutique is offering BFD 3.5, the flagship acoustic drum instrument from BFD, at an 80% discount until February 14. This brings the price down to $39 from the regular $199. BFD 3.5 is a full-scale virtual drum studio designed for realistic acoustic drum production. Instead of focusing on quick loop-based workflows, it aims to [...]
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