Three free spectral synths to try after the new Serum spectral oscillator

Peter Kirn - March 19, 2025

Befaco’s new, updated modules in hardware and free for VCV Rack

Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025

Freebies: Universal Audio Pure Plate Reverb

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2024

Augmented Mallets Play, showing graphics of mallet instruments (one real, one synthetic), and parameter knobs arrayed around a central morph knob.

Freebies: Mallets get Arturia’s Augmented treatment

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2024

Warp plug-in image on a gray grid background with yellow paint splashes. Showing three knobs: Speed, Stretch, and Mix.

Free Baby Audio Warp: Varispeed, pitch effect from Transit 2

Peter Kirn - December 13, 2024

MCO mk2 module showing different modes on color display, with graphics - DigiWave, SuperSaw, ToneSum (Additive), LFO Rate, FOrmant, Spread, Shape (Noise), and Voice BC8000 (Vari-mode), panel with CV1, CV, CV3 inputs and push-button knob/navigation.

ALM’s new MCO mk2 packs a studio of classic digital synths into 6HP, VCV

Peter Kirn - December 3, 2024

Burn it all down with Obliterate, new free plug-in from Newfangled Audio

Peter Kirn - November 29, 2024

BOSS DR-55 drum machine from 1979, now a free plug-in

Peter Kirn - November 27, 2024

Free Supermassive reverb gets a silky, stellar new mode: Pleiades

Peter Kirn - November 22, 2024

Free Soundtoys PhaseMistress: here’s a complete tour and extra presets

Peter Kirn - November 1, 2024