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Free GATE-12 gives you envelopes and patterns on Mac, Windows, and Linux
Trigger envelopes and synced patterns of shapes and gates on macOS, Windows, and Linux – for free. GATE-12 by tiagolr has some features you’ve probably seen before, but combined in clever ways and elegantly integrated, plus the price is right.
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Mix and patch ChowDSP’s tape modeling for free in VCV Rack
No collection of DSP models for work, pleasure, and creative abuse would be complete without the Chowdbury DSP collection. You might know about the plug-in, but it’s also worth noting that these are available in VCV Rack and Cardinal, where you can patch them at will.
Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025
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Befaco’s new, updated modules in hardware and free for VCV Rack
Befaco has some new and refreshed modules, elegantly covering some essential utilities and mixing. They’ve done a hands-on demo in Barcelona, and best of all, you can grab these as free and open source modules for the free VCV Rack environment. That means you could be playing with them in a matter of moments.
Peter Kirn - March 10, 2025
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Linux DAW is a one-stop catalog of free and proprietary plug-ins for Linux
Peter Kirn - November 8, 2024
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Free utility converts between multisample formats: ConvertWithMoss
Peter Kirn - November 20, 2023
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Free sample mashing with samplebrain, by Aphex Twin and Dave Griffiths
Peter Kirn - September 25, 2022
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Audacity makers clarify data usage – and there’s not reason to dump the editor yet
Peter Kirn - July 5, 2021
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