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De-esser, filter, stereo expander and synth plugins
11 new releases to get your teeth into
PanCake 2, Flan-W and Filta Crunch 2
Freeware synths and effects
Signal processors, a synth and a sample processor
Phase distortion synths, a sampler and two delays
Chorus, compressor, trance gate and techno plug-ins
Sound makers and shapers
Browse and download
Featuring a free FXpansion compressor
A compressor and limiter special
Synths and effects
A barrage of new plug-ins
Synths, snares and a lo-fi effect
Meet Scythe, Oscillator and Vinyl
Effects, a sound mangler and a Studio One exclusive
A free DAW, plug-ins and more
A SID synth meets a kazoo effect and more
Two compressors and a synth update
Synth, distortion, piano and organ plug-ins
Binaural beats and two synths
A Mac App Store freebie and more
EQs, synths and a guitar amp
Christmas gifts you don't have to put on your credit card
Effects plug-ins rule as we hit three figures
Plex 2, ChineeGuZheng and Dulcet
A new synth, bass enhancement and distortion
A guitar amp, a groove tool and a synth
Three synths and an EQ
Say hello to some old friends
New sound generators and processors
New and updated stuff for download
u-he's Zebralette goes freeware
Plug-ins you don't have to pay for
VST plug-ins you can have for nothing
Vintage instruments and effects
VeeMax, preMix and TheDrumSource
New plug-ins for PC and Mac
Featuring Urs Heckman's latest synth
Thicken up your dubstep sounds
Download an €89 guitar synth for nothing
Make Social Network soundtrack-style sounds with The Swarm
Keep your money - you can have these plug-ins for nothing
DSP Trigger Free, Tune and The scrooo
Six plug-ins to download right now
An EQ and a step sequencer
Including a monotron-inspired plug-in
Two synths, two effects and a host for them
Kickstart your music-making year with these new plug-ins
Green Oak Crystal gets a tweak
Five early Christmas presents
Vintage outboard gear in your DAW
A Rhodes piano and new effects
An audio player, multi-effects and a filter
A double helping of instruments and effects
A trio of effects plug-ins
Two synths and a compressor
IK's SampleTank Free is back
Retro-leaning effects and a drum machine
A Benny Benassi bass synth and much more
Two new synths vie for attention
Brickwall limiting, EQ, SoundFont playing… and a bongo
Synths, a drum machine, a compressor and a 'detuner'
Synths, a drum sampler and effects
Three virtual guitars, a synth and a MIDI note randomiser
A polysynth and a guitar amp/FX range
TAL's new synth revealed, and a drone
Compression, a comb filter and a teaser from TAL
Reverb and a brass-friendly EQ
Nine effects, a synth and a Mac update
A classic Korg synth emulated and more effects
Delay/echo, a synth and something for Guitar Heroes
A bumper round-up of plug-ins
Two more FX processors
A trio of synths and a filter bank
Distortion, phasing and pitch shifting effects and a synth
Two compressor plug-ins and a filter
Synths, drums and an oscilloscope
Waveshapers, a piano sympathetic resonance generator, an additive synth and a pitch shifter
Audio enhancement, pitch correction and more
Reverb, bitcrushing and frequency shifting FX plus an old hardware synth
Effects plug-ins, drum machine and synth offerings
A Tenori-on style matrix sequencer, synth, filter and guitar amp suite
A synth, a boutique guitar amp and a flanger
Three synths and three effects
Chorus, reverb and audio grabbing
Delay and amp effects, modular and drum 'n' bass-friendly synths and a MIDI data sequencer
A Linux-based DAW and a couple more efects
NI KoreSounds, Psychic Modulation synth and a 12-band graphic EQ
KVR's Developer Challenge 2009 winner plus seven more freebies
Cakewalk freebies and a freeware favourite synth
Three synths and an open-source lookahead limiter
Vibrato, amp and filter plug-ins, drum sampler and a virtual organ
A virtual circuit-bending solution, synth and Mellotron
Two filters, a noise reducer and a drum machine
Virtual Mellotron, synths, amps and acoustic guitar sims
Piano emulation, vintage-style compressor and a simple synth
UVI Workstation, synths and an EQ plug-in
A quartet of plug-ins for you to try
Blue Cat Audio update, stereo widening effect and simple sample player
Synth, groovebox, MIDI editor/pattern sequencer and a distortion unit
Amps, distortion, multi-effects and bar chimes!
Sampled and synthesized sounds collide with a compressor
Six instruments and effects
Native Instruments Kontakt Player is free!
A budget option for T-Pain wannabes and more
Drum, guitar amp and synth plug-ins
A variety of synths, effects, and an organ plug-in
Three effects and an updated synth
Synths, effects and a playable desk fan
Classic synths meet a NSFW effect
An FL Studio synth, virtual acoustic guitar and Mellotron plug-ins
Audio slicing, EQing and signal saturation
Tube amp, clean amp and delay plug-ins plus a piano/polysynth
Instruments for producing synth, organ and decidedly 'out there' sounds
A touchscreen instrument, virtual beatboxer, reverb and a a physical-modelling synth
Amp sim, distortion pedal, loop generator and a 'chewing' synth
5 instruments and effects including a German typewriter
7 plug-ins including the Plastic Piano
A synth, effects and an audio/MIDI recording app
Featuring a plug-in pussy cat
The Erectifier, Graphic EQ and a Jazz Piano
An updated audio/MIDI recording app and three plug-ins
Organ, monophonic synth, distortion and EQ plug-ins
Platform/format: PC and Mac/VSTDownload
The Rusty Trombone Erectifier – that name alone should be enough to make you want to download this doubler/phaser/exciter plug-in, and the charmingly homemade-looking interface will draw you in further. Developed by Shuriken, it's designed for widening and phattening your sound, but it can also be misused in other ways.
Platform/format: PC/VSTDownload
The big idea behind this graphic EQ is that it sounds distinctly analogue but, because of its 'multi-dimensional buffers' (values used in the plug-in are pre-calculated), it shouldn't put too much strain on your CPU. Version 1.1 is now available, and enables you to select three different types of filter mode – one for each resonance level.
Platform/format: PC/VSTDownload
This open source Impulse Response processor has just been updated to version 2.0.7. Several bugs have been fixed, and stability in zero-latency mode has been improved. Give it a spin.
Platform/format: PC/VST Download
Chances are that you already have an acoustic piano in your sonic armoury, but if you don't – or if you're unhappy with the one you've got – you can try Joe Real's offering. It's described as "warm with good bass and treble", though the developer does warn that you "need to have plenty of memory".
