Animus Vertex CentTuneCentTune is a free guitar tuner for your DAW. Instead of a bare needle it shows a guitar headstock: click a key to pick its string, or let AUTO follow what you play. The string lights up in the colour of the reading, an arc meter on the neck shows how many cents are left, and the key tells you which way to tune. A string held in tune gets a tick; when the last one does, the whole guitar is in tune. Features: - Guitar mode with 16 tunings: E standard, Eb, D, C and B standard, Drop D down to Drop A, 7-string (B standard, Drop A, A standard), Open G, Open D and DADGAD. - A headstock view, or a large meter with a button per string. - Chromatic mode for anything else. - Accurate to within a tenth of a cent across the guitar's range, steady on low and stiff strings. - Reference A from 432 to 444 Hz, 440 by default. - Mute switch like a tuner pedal; otherwise the guitar passes through unchanged, with no latency. - An input light, and a hint when no audio arrives. - Next to no CPU while the guitar is quiet. Resizable window. - Validated with pluginval, Apple's auval and clap-validator. Free: no account, no email, no iLok. From the makers of DropShift. Read More

Get SampleRoll’s SHFT, DRFT, and FLTR bundle for $49 with our exclusive coupon
SampleRoll is offering its SHFT, DRFT, and FLTR effects bundle for $59, combining rhythmic gating, VHS-style degradation, and playable filtering for macOS and Windows. BPB readers can use BPB10 at checkout to take another $10 off the three-plugin bundle, bringing it to $49 instead of the combined $147 list price. The code also works on [...]
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Morningdew Media releases MorningDAW, a FREE DAW for macOS, Windows, and Linux
Free digital audio workstations aren’t hard to find these days; we have familiar favourites like Tracktion’s Waveform Free, quirky newcomers like Septabee, and plenty in between. With several newcomers hoping to top the list of the best free DAWs, Morningdew Media is now throwing its developer hat into the ring with MorningDAW. MorningDAW is available [...]
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Sample Logic launch Quadra plug-in Four independent effect chains meet on an XY morph pad, with automated movement, 22 effects and more than 630 inspirational factory presets.

Juniper Studio JS-550AJS-550A is a 3-band program EQ modelled from the real unit in our studio. How it's built: • The EQ: every position of every switch measured on the unit, level and phase, so each step sounds like the hardware, quirks included. The bands combine the way the real unit's do. • The unit's own sound: the transformer (hysteresis, saturation and its low-level behaviour), the amps and the bandpass filter are a physics model fitted from measurements of the hardware. Against the real unit on music, the difference sits 55 to 70 dB below the signal. • Optional NAM layer: a NAM A2 model trained on the difference between the physics model and the real hardware. Switch NAM on in Settings for the hybrid, or leave it off for pure physics. Controls: LF / MF / HF bands with seven frequencies each and gain in the unit's own 2 / 4 / 6 / 9 / 12 dB steps. Shelf or bell on LF and HF. Bandpass filter and EQ IN. Also: Console mode (every instance in the session side by side, drag to reorder, edit several at once, console presets), Stereo / Dual Mono / Mid-Side, Input and Output trims, and factory presets from the studio (drums, bass, guitars, drum bus, mix bus). Latency: just under 2 ms at 48 kHz, so you can track through it. About 2% of a CPU core per stereo instance (NAM off). Free for 30 days, then pay what you want: $10 minimum, $20 suggested. One license works on up to 10 machines. Read More

UJAM release DETUNICORN UJAM's limited-time plug-in focuses on detuned hypersaw chords and stabs, with six controls for shaping its sound.

SoundMorph releases First Contact, a FREE 1.16 GB cinematic sound effects library
SoundMorph is offering First Contact, a free cinematic sound effects library with over 100 WAV files and 1.16 GB of content. First Contact combines previously unreleased material with selections from Sinematic, Sinematic 2, WATER, Rainscapes, and Robotic Lifeforms 2. We’ve covered SoundMorph before, including the retirement of the original TimeFlux software earlier this year. That [...]
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Cableguys releases TimeStop tape-stop plugin and launches Black Friday sale + GIVEAWAY
Cableguys has released TimeStop, a $16 tape-stop plugin for macOS and Windows, alongside its Black Friday sale. They are also offering two free TimeStop licenses to BPB readers What is TimeStop? TimeStop lets you draw slowdowns directly in your DAW’s automation lanes. You can automate the large Pitch knob to decide exactly where the sound [...]
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fedDSP launch ECO delay plug-in The new delay effect from fedDSP combines 12 delay modes with modulation, saturation, ducking and five integrated reverb options.

BruceJames Catch and ReleaseInfinite variation and inspiration Put Catch and Release on a part you've heard too many times. It feeds the part through a delay and changes it on every pass: the pitch and filter drift, fragments stutter and freeze, and reverse grabs, dropouts and octave jumps turn up by chance. Set how much happens and how often, then let it play: Random modulation on every sound-shaping knob, each with its own range and direction. Three Mischief engines for reverse grabs, dropouts, octave jumps, stereo swaps and filter sweeps, on the input, inside the loop or on the output. Stutter and Freeze grab fragments of the loop, free or on the grid. Organism, Jitter, Chorus and Shimmer change the sound a little more on each pass. Synced to tempo or free up to 1200 ms, and the loop can also modulate the part itself (Amp, Ring or Phase). Put your own plugins inside the loop with Catch and Release on an FX track. One purchase includes Origin, Catch and Release. Formats: Windows VST3, CLAP, AAX · macOS VST3, AU, CLAP, AAX · Linux VST3, CLAP. Get it at https://brucejames.studio/downloads/catchandrelease https://youtu.be/liBp4y9RJEs?si=92LEKwB3XlWKmMYt Read More

Akai Pro release MPK Mini Plus II Akai's 37-key MIDI controller gains expanded performance features, deeper MPC integration and CV/Gate connectivity for hardware and modular setups.

Minimal Audio offers Element downtempo sample pack for FREE
Minimal Audio is offering Element, a collection of 184 samples for atmospheric downtempo beats, as a free download instead of its usual $10 price. The pack includes 107 loops and 77 one-shots, covering drums and percussion, melodic synths, deep basses, and organic textures. You can preview the individual sounds on the product page, with tempo [...]
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DYMAI Sound releases GLUECOMP-3B, a FREE multiband compressor
DYMAI Sound has released GLUECOMP-3B, a free adaptive three-band compressor for macOS and Windows. This is one of the nicer-looking plugins I’ve seen lately, and it’s also quite versatile for a freebie compressor. GLUECOMP-3B splits your audio into lows, mids, and highs, then compresses each band separately. It brings louder peaks down while lifting quieter [...]
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Roland launch two new Boutique synths New compact instruments celebrate the JUPITER-8’s 45th anniversary and bring dual-layer wavetable synthesis to the Roland Boutique range.

Sample Fuel Audio DetectiveKnow the tempo of any guide track. Just press play. Audio Detective can sit on your DAW master bus or stereo output and listen to reference music, guide tracks, or temp tracks, displaying an approximate detected BPM without tapping or separate file analysis. Analyze mode follows DAW playback, while Live mode listens with the transport stopped. Audio Detective also includes highly accurate tap tempo with QWERTY keyboard support, quarter/eighth/sixteenth subdivisions, quantized BPM, four-click preview, note-based delay calculations, alternate tempo interpretations, Half/Double suggestions, and BPM Lock. Its multi-mode tuner provides chromatic and guided instrument modes with Needle and Strobe views, cents and frequency readouts, adjustable reference pitch from A=430–450 Hz, and tuner mute. Stereo correlation monitoring helps identify mono-compatibility concerns, with host awareness for transport state, host BPM, time signature, and SMPTE timecode when supplied by the DAW. Audio Detective is a macOS plugin with a signed and notarized installer. Supported hosts and plugin formats should be confirmed with Sample Fuel before purchase; the product page does not provide a complete compatibility list. Introductory price: $29.99 (regular $39.99). Read More