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Soundwide = NI + iZotope + Brainworx + Plugin Alliance – what to know, what to grab for free

Music merger and acquisition season continues. The latest development is the addition of Brainworx and Plugin Alliance to the conglomeration...

Casio’s MT-100 toy keyboard is reborn as a free plug-in for macOS and Windows

Sample Science has a tasty freebie for us - Retro Cazio models the 1983 Casio Casiotone MT-100, for a very,...

Free Markov Variations elegantly morphs between Ableton Live settings with chance

Max for Live creator Dillon Bastan has created one of their best yet - automatically using controllable Markov Chains to...

Free modular patching how-to with Reaktor Blocks, live coding, TidalCycles, more

Ready to get started in modular - without spending any money? Or at the opposite extreme, ready to go way...

Free modular patching how-to with Reaktor Blocks, live coding, TidalCycles, more

Ready to get started in modular - without spending any money? Or at the opposite extreme, ready to go way...

Cables, free browser visual patching, is now way more shiny and pointy and better

An interactive visual programming tool with patching right in the browser, Cables was already appealing. This month's release adds shiny...

Cables, free browser visual patching, is now way more shiny and pointy and better

An interactive visual programming tool with patching right in the browser, Cables was already appealing. This month's release adds shiny...

Mutable Instruments Plaits is now free for Reason, in a beautiful reimagining called Macro

Macro promises to be an essential building block for some terrific Reason patches, with a new look for the interface...

Audio Damage has released 33 classic legacy plug-ins for free – here’s a guide and a stupid test

Beloved boutique plug-in house Audio Damage has found a heck of a retirement for 33 of its vintage plug-ins: it’s...