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This free, super-glitchy multi-effects plugin is designed for happy accidents
By Matt Mullen published
Created by developer Jonas Eriksson, Tape Fiasco is one of the most powerful free plugins we've come across in months

How Harry Styles brought the sounds of minimal techno to the world of pop with new single, Aperture
By Tim Cant published
The former One Direction star’s latest effort is a far cry from his previous output

You can now buy Reason’s iconic Rack of virtual outboard as a standalone plugin for the first time
By Si Truss published
NAMM 2026: The Reason Rack plugin is now available as a standalone purchase or subscription, and there's a price drop for Reason too

I can go for that: Roland releases an official plugin version of the CR-78 drum machine
By Ben Rogerson published
NAMM 2026: You’ve heard it on hits by Phil Collins and Hall & Oates

“A one-stop shop for almost everything a guitarist might need”: Universal Audio Paradise Guitar Studio review
By Pete Emery published
Universal Audio curates a wide selection of its renowned amp models and effects to create a plugin that is a near-complete guitar studio

“Ozone 12 feels like a rite of passage, with a considerable number of enhancements that will make this a worthy upgrade”: iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced review
By Roland Schmidt published
An industry standard in mastering, Ozone gets an upgrade to version 12, but does it do more than just pump up the volume?

AmenBreak VST is a break-slicing, sample-mangling junglist powerhouse - and there’s a free version
By Matt Mullen published
LET'S GO!

It’s official! Neural DSP’s John Mayer Archetype plugin suite is here – and with Dumble, Klon and Reverberator captures, it is the motherlode for boutique electric guitar tone
By Jonathan Horsley published
Neural DSP bags its most high-profile artist yet and present players with a cornucopia of gourmet tone options

KV331 Audio is giving away SynthMaster One for free until January 4
By Matt Mullen published
Usually priced at $49, SynthMaster One is an approachable wavetable synth with an intuitive workflow and some stellar filters

UAD's free plugin offer is the biggest no-brainer I've seen this year – but time is running out to get your hands on a world-class studio weapon for nothing
By Matt McCracken published
This monumental free UAD plug-in giveaway is about to expire - grab your free gear before this awesome offer vanishes forever
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