Get Universal Audio’s 610 tube channel strips for free — DSP or native

For a limited time, you can grab UA’s 610-A and 610-B models for free, emulating tube amps, transformers, and EQ circuitry in software form. That includes both the UAD Native version you can run anywhere, plus the DSP version that integrates with their Apollo hardware. Here are some details.

The best holiday, end-of-year deals on software and gear you can still get

If some form of magical elves did not arrive with music tools you’ve had your eyes on, here’s some good luck: several big sales are still running, from Max for Live devices to gear. Whether they’re called “holiday” or “end of year” … let’s just call it the end. We have arrived at the terminus. […]

Peter Kirn - December 29, 2025

Free deals: UA PolyMAX synth, iZotope Ozone Imager, Tonal Balance Control

Arriving with this weekend’s giveaways are some big freebies from Universal Audio and Native Instruments (now parent of iZotope). If you act fast, that includes iZotope’s Tonal Balance Control for free, through the US holiday weekend ending late Monday. Let’s break down the offers and tools.

Peter Kirn - May 25, 2025

The best of Universal Audio’s native plug-ins, in Spark or standalone

Peter Kirn - March 30, 2025

Universal Audio is giving away their 1176 compressor for Valentine’s Day

Peter Kirn - February 14, 2025

It’s not too late to get these post-holiday deals on hardware, software

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2025

Freebies: Universal Audio Pure Plate Reverb

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2024

The best Black Friday deals in music tech right now

Peter Kirn - November 29, 2024

macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 includes bug fixes for plug-ins, USB, Java

Peter Kirn - March 27, 2024

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