Free music software round-up: Week 88

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Our latest freeware fiesta involves a maximizer, a processing tool that's designed to be used just before you start mixing and another old-school drum machine. Take your pick, or simply download all three.

If you've got a new free music software release, make sure you let us know about it by emailing musicradar.pressreleases@futurenet.com with all the details.

Veemax

Veemax

g200 VeeMax

Platform/format: PC/VST Download

A new maximizer plug-in that's equipped with what the developer calls Inter Sample Peak processing. What this means is that the maximizing process is based on "not only digital value peaks but also hiding peaks of inter samples".

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Variety Of Sound preFIX

Platform/format: PC/VST Download

This is a pre-mixing tool that's designed to clean up, fix and align audio tracks. It deals with overall frequency correction, phase alignment, spatial stereo field corrections and routing, and contains a gate/expander and a sidechain filtering path.

thedrumsource

thedrumsource

Witech TheDrumSource

Platform/format: PC/VST Download

Another new drum machine that looks like an old one, this is a sample-based rhythm box that comes with a built-in 16-step sequencer (this can store up to 24 sequences). You can import a wide range of file types and each drum has its own stereo output channel.

Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.