Free plug-in from BPB and Toybox Audio simulates dirty VHS tapes

It’s the sound plenty of us grew up loathing – only to love it later. VHS tapes can shift pitch, add grain and grime, and immerse your sounds in lo-fi chorus and spread. Our friends Bedroom Producers Blog and Toybox Audio have modeled all of it in a new free plug-in for macOS and Windows.

Make Ableton Live easy on the eyes in low light – with a retro 80s & 90s look

Our friend DeafMan is back with another retro take on the Ableton Live color scheme. This time, the idea is making Live look attractive and legible in low light – even extreme low light. So get set for that late-night session, light a couple of candles, and travel back to the screen aesthetics of the 80s and 90s.

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2023

HoRNet DeeLay vintage digital delay is free today only

“Made in Italy,” HoRNet DeeLay is just a good, simple, vintage-style digital dub delay plug-in. It runs on modern systems, too, but – with a little bit of extra effort on macOS. This deal runs today only, Tuesday September 5 Italy time; here’s how to grab it and make use of it.

Peter Kirn - September 5, 2023

You can play rave classic game wipEout in the browser – for now

Peter Kirn - August 29, 2023

Recreating The Prodigy’s synth sounds on the original hardware – full of great tricks

Peter Kirn - July 29, 2023

The 1990s Amiga with Video Toaster has a VFX cool factor that endures today

Peter Kirn - July 24, 2023

Dazzle at the soft synths of the Commodore Amiga – including a forgotten 1985 gem

Peter Kirn - June 28, 2023

Give Ableton Live the cool color scheme of a 90s SGI UNIX system with these themes

Peter Kirn - June 7, 2023

BOSS is bringing back an 80s Roland rackmount delay in a collab with the late Eddie Van Halen

Peter Kirn - May 18, 2023

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