Cinetools’ new Horror Box – Halloween Free Pack of cinematic SFX is now available for free download. The 407 MB pack contains 50 blood-curdling one-shots, with everything you need to create a terrifying mood. The Cinetools-designed sounds are in 24-bit, 96 kHz WAV files. The collection includes cinematic hits, creepy atmospheres, gore FX, revving chainsaws,| Bedroom Producers Blog
Plugin Boutique is a constant source of epic discounts, and the monthly “free with any purchase” promotions are often the icing on the cake. Their latest offer is Beatsurfing’s Random or 7DeadlySnares for free with any purchase at Plugin Boutique. There’s nothing better than planning to buy a plugin or bundle, finding a great price| Bedroom Producers Blog
Flame Sound released Cinematic Risers, a free collection of riser sound effects from the premium Blaze SFX ($29) sound library. The library contains 10 royalty-free cinematic risers in 24-bit WAV format. You can use the included content on YouTube without copyright issues. The included sounds cover different types of risers, from simple short bursts to| Bedroom Producers Blog
99Sounds releases Halloween Sound Effects, a free collection of horror sound effects for use in movie trailers, indie films, YouTube videos, and music. Halloween Sound Effects contains 60 horror sound effects in 24-bit WAV format. The included sounds are royalty-free for use in your creative video and audio projects. The library includes 14 atmospheres, 5| Bedroom Producers Blog
Black Rooster Audio is offering its limited VPRE-73 Halloween Edition for free this month. However, there is a three-step process to claim the plugin. Here’s how it works: Visit any product/bundle detail page on blackroosteraudio.com. Set your star rating & write your review. Send a screenshot alongside your registered e-mail to info@blackroosteraudio.com. After that, you| Bedroom Producers Blog
Noiseworks offers the TranSplit transient shaper plugin as a FREE download for a limited time. Ah, transient designers. These are probably the rarest to get good-quality freebies out of all the many mixing processors to cross the plugin folder. I’d wager most users are used to something like Kilohearts’ transient designer, which was once a| Bedroom Producers Blog
NoiseWorks Audio is once again giving away TranSplit, its innovative transient and body balancing plugin, completely free for a limited time. The plugin normally costs €49, but you can grab it right now at no charge from the NoiseWorks website. If you’ve missed it the first time around (it was briefly free back in June 2023),| Bedroom Producers Blog
Windows-G has released E-PeakClipper500, a free JSFX clipper plugin for REAPER, but also compatible with other DAWs via the free YSFX wrapper. While we usually focus on software that’s DAW-agnostic, I think this one’s worth your attention even if you’re not a REAPER user, mainly because you can run it in other DAWs using the| Bedroom Producers Blog
On Tuesday, Kilohearts dropped its free Clipper plugin, a no-frills design capable of producing some very interesting sounds, particularly for drums. Clipper is a macOS and Windows release for VST, AAX, AU, and the Kilohearts snapin format. At first glance, Clipper looks like your standard free plugin, with just four parameters on a bare-bones interface.| Bedroom Producers Blog
Initial Audio releases Initial Clipper, a freeware soft clipper effect in VST and AU plugin formats for digital audio workstations on Windows and macOS. Initial Clipper is a soft clipper plugin with a few extra bells and whistles. Namely, it features a real-time peak display, a LUFS meter, and additional saturation controls. Let’s start with| Bedroom Producers Blog
SoundMorph is currently offering Bedroom Producers Blog readers an exclusive 70% discount on all of their products, including individual libraries, plugins, and bundles. To activate the discount, simply add any item (or multiple items) to your shopping cart and apply the coupon code BedroomProducers70off at checkout. The best part is that this massive discount stacks| Bedroom Producers Blog
I’ve been a fan of the Blueprint collection by Fracture Sounds from day one, and probably don’t need to repeat it, but I’m amazed at how far this series of free instruments has come. Their latest release is the Blueprint: Thumb Piano, a free characterful kalimba for Kontakt Player. The Blueprint collection now features over| Bedroom Producers Blog
Developer Fracture Sounds has released the free Blueprint: Textural Cello for Kontakt Player. As some of you will already know and are probably sick of hearing, I love a good orchestral library. Nothing beats having the best players in the world and an incredible sound stage, but unless you’re scoring a AAA movie or video| Bedroom Producers Blog
Fracture Sounds has been releasing great Kontakt libraries as of late, including several quality freebies as part of their Blueprint collection. And today, we’ll look at their 16th addition to the series, Blueprint: Bass Guitar. With this library, they’ve sampled a Fender Precision Bass (or P-bass for short) in detail, using both picked and fingered| Bedroom Producers Blog
Developer Fracture Sounds has released Blueprint: Gentle Brass, and it is free for Kontakt Player. The Fracture Sounds Blueprint series has been so consistent since its debut that it’s fair to say I automatically expect high quality from every new release. While it’s OK to expect high quality based on past releases, we mustn’t let| Bedroom Producers Blog
A collection of the best free Kontakt libraries. Download free libraries for Native Instruments Kontakt and Kontakt Player.| Bedroom Producers Blog
These Blueprint releases from Fracture Sounds are incredible, as they provide us with ridiculously high-quality sounds for free, and they are compatible with the free Kontakt Player 8 (and later versions). Their latest release is the free Blueprint: Brass Ensemble library. To download Brass Ensemble, you’ll have to create an account or log in to| Bedroom Producers Blog
Session Loops has released the updated real-time version of VocalNet, a new AI-driven voice cloning and transformation plugin for macOS and Windows. The plugin enables you to transform vocals in real-time directly within your DAW, and it’s available for instant download with a fully functional 14-day trial, as well as lifetime or subscription purchase options| Bedroom Producers Blog
Whether you’re a fully-fledged horror movie superfan or you just like to embrace the madness of Halloween each year, there’s something strangely appealing about the sound of horror. You can now get that sound free of charge for a limited time with the Circus Horror Strings sample pack by A Sound Effect. But, you’ll have| Bedroom Producers Blog
Initial Audio has released Initial Clipper 2, a free soft clipper plugin for Windows and macOS. This isn’t the first time Initial Audio has offered a free clipper. Some of you might remember the original Initial Clipper from 2021. Version 2 brings a refreshed interface, higher-resolution real-time scope, and a new ceiling control, while keeping| Bedroom Producers Blog
W. A. Production is offering its Vocal Compressor plugin for free in collaboration with Gearspace for a limited time. This isn’t a new release. Vocal Compressor is a previously paid plugin that usually sells for $39.90, now available at no cost for just a few more days. Its sibling Vocal Limiter was free a while| Bedroom Producers Blog
On Friday, Solid State Logic dropped the X-Orcism II: Voices from the Crypt voice changer plugin for free. The shiny new release is a Windows and macOS plugin available in VST3, VST, AAX, and AU formats. X-Orcism II is a Halloween-themed voice changer that integrates four effects: delay, reverb, pitch shifter, and noise generator. Solid| Bedroom Producers Blog
ViatorDSP released Duplex Comp Lite, a freeware serial compressor plugin for Windows and macOS. Serial compression is nothing new in the world of audio processing. That said, ViatorDSP’s new Duplex Comp Lite plugin simplifies the workflow by marrying three processors in a tidy little interface. A paid version of this plugin comes with several bonuses,| Bedroom Producers Blog
Landon from ViatorDSP has just announced his latest freeware plugin, called Graphic EQ. This must have been a busy period for him since he recently released a trio of freeware vocal processing plugins. Graphic EQ is an analog emulation plugin aiming to bring the classic character of analog EQ hardware to your DAW. While the| Bedroom Producers Blog
Memorymoon Synthesizers updated its MiniMogueVA emulation of the Minimoog to version 3.0 (Windows-only). I’m sure the Windows users among us are already very familiar with Memorymoon’s MinimogueVA; it made Tomislav’s list of the best free hardware synth emulations a decade ago. I’m also sure that over the years, some Mac users experienced a sense of| Bedroom Producers Blog
Full Bucket Music releases Six-Traq, a free Sequential Circuits Six Trak emulation for macOS and Windows. The Six Trak arrived on the scene in 1984, and, like many synths, it garnered mixed reviews. People generally seem to like the factory presets, built-in sequencer, and overall sound of the vintage six-voice synth (albeit not entirely Prophet-like).| Bedroom Producers Blog
Full Bucket Music released Ny, a freeware VST plugin emulating the KORG Lambda ES-50 Polyphonic Ensemble. Ny is yet another impressive hardware-inspired virtual instrument from Full Bucket Music. The developer has already turned numerous Korg instruments into highly convincing software emulations. The list includes classics like the Mono/Poly and some more obscure instruments like the| Bedroom Producers Blog
Moog releases its legendary Minimoog Model D synthesizer as an Audio Unit V3 plugin for macOS. Users who previously owned the Minimoog Model D iOS app can access the macOS plugin for free. Moog is one of the most iconic names in hardware synthesis. Back in the early days, due to their compact size and| Bedroom Producers Blog
Brainworx has made its Bx_megasingle guitar amp and cab sim available for free at Plugin Alliance, down from a previous price of $149. The plugin is a macOS and Windows release for VST, VST3, AU, and AAX formats. The Bx_megasingle is an unofficial emulation of Mesa Boogie’s Single Rectifier amp, and the package includes the| Bedroom Producers Blog
Ripple Phaser is the latest release from Minimal Audio, a developer that seems to go from strength to strength (albeit with one recent bump in the road). Ripple Phaser is available at the introductory price of $29 (usually $49) for a limited time or as part of the All Access subscribe-to-own plan. In typical Minimal| Bedroom Producers Blog
The Moogerfooger MF-103S 12-Stage Phaser from Moog is currently on sale at Plugin Boutique and can be yours for only $9.99 for a limited time. There is something special about a good phaser. As a whole, phasers are one of those effects I haven’t had much luck finding a suitable plugin for over the years.| Bedroom Producers Blog
Up until the 1st of December, you can get your hands on the mighty Soundtoys‘ catalog of plugins at highly discounted prices on PluginBoutique. Some of them are discounted up to 80% off during the SoundToys Black Friday Sale, starting from $29 to $49 for single plugins. Alternatively, if you want to go ‘all in,’| Bedroom Producers Blog
ZL Audio has released a freeware compressor plugin called ZL Compressor, available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. We’ve already covered ZL Equalizer, a powerful dynamic EQ plugin from the same developer, so it’s interesting to see what they came up with in the realm of compressors. ZL Compressor has four different operating modes: Clean: Modern, transparent| Bedroom Producers Blog
ZL Audio launched the ZL Equalizer, a freeware 16-band dynamic equalizer plugin for Linux, macOS, and Windows. You can install the open-source plugin by downloading the correct installer for your OS from the ZL Audio GitHub page. Until recently, it was easy to recommend TDR Nova as the best freeware dynamic EQ. Competition is always| Bedroom Producers Blog
ZL Audio has released ZL Splitter, a free multi-mode signal splitting utility for macOS, Windows, and Linux. This is the latest entry in ZL-Audio’s (and no, it’s not short for Zlatic Audio, although I wish it were!) growing lineup of open-source mixing tools, alongside the ZL Compressor and ZL Equalizer. ZL Splitter is designed to| Bedroom Producers Blog
The best free drum VST plugins for music production. The list includes acoustic drum kits, drum samplers, and virtual drum machines.| Bedroom Producers Blog
Free drum kits for music production. Find the best drum sounds for hip-hop, trap, electronic music, and pop/rock drum loops.| Bedroom Producers Blog
TapeFi is a brand-new developer celebrating the launch of its debut plugin, Fail. Fail is a cassette tape emulator that recreates the much sought-after imperfections of analog tape machines. TapeFi spent months refining the nostalgic and unpredictable character of tape to package it in a straightforward, easy-to-use interface. If you can’t get enough cassette tape| Bedroom Producers Blog
23DSP has released their tape emulation plugin called 23Tape, available in VST3 and AU plugin formats for Windows and macOS. 23Tape is a tape simulator designed for anything between gentle tape saturation, adding lo-fi character, and flat-out audio destruction. The plugin has controls for tape characteristics (tape material, speed), noise (hiss, hiss frequency, and “crinkle”),| Bedroom Producers Blog
Bedroom Producers Blog proudly presents BPB Dirty VHS, a freeware VHS tape simulation effect in VST3 and AU plugin formats for Windows and macOS. My favorite way to make something sound analog and lo-fi is to record it to a VHS tape and then re-sample it into the DAW. The technique has been used by| Bedroom Producers Blog
BABY Audio releases Pitch Drift, a freeware pitch modulation effect in VST, AU, and AAX plugin formats for Windows and macOS. Pitch Drift is a streamlined pitch modulation tool that applies subtle pitch fluctuations to the processed audio signal. The effect is powered by the “Drift” algorithm from BABY Audio’s popular Super VHS (49) plugin.| Bedroom Producers Blog
Red Sounds has released deFORM 2, a free pitch modulation plugin for macOS and Windows. It is available for free for a limited time via VST Alarm. DeFORM 2 is a simple pitch modulator designed as a quick tool for achieving a lo-fi vibe. You get two LFOs: one sine wave and one irregular shape,| Bedroom Producers Blog
Ghost Note Audio has released Spectrum Thief, a free EQ-matching plugin for Windows and macOS. If the name Ghost Note Audio sounds unfamiliar, don’t start doubting your knowledge of current VST plugin developers. This is the first time I’m checking out their plugins, too. However, it was interesting to see that they are now hosting| Bedroom Producers Blog
Kuassa has released TilQ Equalizer, a free tilt EQ plugin for Windows and macOS. There’s nothing particularly groundbreaking here, but TilQ is a solid, well-built tilt EQ that delivers precisely what you’d expect. You get quick and transparent tonal balance reshaping with minimal fuss. The plugin offers a single tilt EQ with adjustable frequency, Q,| Bedroom Producers Blog
EQ Academy is a gamified ear-training tool with 100 interactive levels designed to sharpen your ears and your technique. Whatever you’re studying, nothing teaches you more than hands-on experience, and that’s what you get from EQ Academy. EQ Academy is free to all Mastering The Mix newsletter subscribers; I know newsletter subscriptions and email addresses| Bedroom Producers Blog
ViatorDSP, which we’ve covered many times here on BPB, has just released a new free plugin called Viator Monster Channel. ViatorDSP is a one-man project dedicated to creating audio plugins for music producers. Many of them have been released for free, including the fantastic bedroom compressor MkII and graphic EQ. He has also developed some premium| Bedroom Producers Blog
Full Bucket Music has released Broken Mini, a free Minimoog emulation (of sorts) for macOS and Windows. If you read the title and wondered what the name is all about, there’s no mystery; it is quite literally broken. Let’s clear that up straight away; it’s missing knobs, it’s missing keys, and it behaves in all| Bedroom Producers Blog
Developer Soundtoys has made its PhaseMistress analogue phase shifter plugin free for a limited time. It’s that time of year again – we’re edging closer to Black Friday, and if history tells us anything, we can assume a wave of massive discounts and freebies is on the way. Last year, Soundtoys was among the biggest| Bedroom Producers Blog
This is a list of my 19 favorite free reverb VST plugins for Windows and macOS. I have tested hundreds of VST plugins since I launched BPB in 2009, and I can testify that free reverb plugins have improved a lot in recent years. Not long ago, free reverbs were significantly less capable than their| Bedroom Producers Blog
Stone Voices now offers the Ambient Reverb 7 plugin as a free download for Windows and macOS, previously priced at $52.28. This isn’t the developer’s first foray into freeware reverbs. DReverb 2.0 is another excellent reverb from Stone Voices, widely regarded as one of the best algorithmic reverbs you can get without spending a cent.| Bedroom Producers Blog
I tested hundreds of free music production applications and reviewed the best ones in this article. This is all you’ll need to start making music on a computer, even if you’re an absolute beginner. For more free software, read our article about the best free digital audio workstations and download free VST plugins. The best| Bedroom Producers Blog
Convolution reverbs are reverb effects that use impulse responses (IRs) to simulate an acoustic space. I tested dozens of free convolution reverb VST plugins and listed the best ones in this article. For more software categories, return to our free VST plugins page. An impulse response captures the sound of an acoustic or artificially simulated| Bedroom Producers Blog
This article features the best free music production software of the year, based on votes from Bedroom Producers Blog readers. If you’re following our newsletter, you already know that 2024 was an incredible year for music producers on a budget. We’ve seen hundreds of new freeware plugins and tools, and the quality on offer was,| Bedroom Producers Blog
Wave Alchemy recently debuted Triaz Player, a free drum plugin and sample player for macOS and Windows. The plugin is available in VST3, AU, and AAX formats and has native support for Apple Silicon chips. Triaz Player is the freeware version of Wave Alchemy’s Triaz drum plugin, currently priced at £79, down from a list| Bedroom Producers Blog
HyperspaceCore originates from JMG Sound’s flagship reverb plugin, Hyperspace, and serves as a successor to the discontinued Hyperspace CM (Computer Magazine Edition). Hyperspace has been around for years now, but a free version will be welcome news to anyone put off by the hefty price tag. Hyperspace developed a reputation as a reverb plugin that| Bedroom Producers Blog
Beat and Erica Synths have teamed up to create NOCTURNA, a collection of 66 free impulse responses crafted from their Echolocator and Nightverb hardware units. This is a cool set of unusual reverb impulses, especially if you’re interested in exploring convolution reverb beyond the basic bread and butter sounds. If you’ve ever used reverb impulse| Bedroom Producers Blog
You can now get Wave Alchemy’s Pulse PCM60 Reverb (normally $61) for free with any paid Plugin Boutique purchase until June 30, 2025. The monthly freebie allows you to buy Wave Alchemy’s emulation of the Lexicon PCM60 digital reverb hardware unit, which debuted in 1984. Wave Alchemy already has a pedigree with reverb plugins –| Bedroom Producers Blog
Tomislav is a journalist, music producer and web designer from Belgrade, Serbia. He is also the founder of Bedroom Producers Blog and the recently launched 99Sounds sound design label.| Bedroom Producers Blog
Adam Szabo releases Solaris, a free shimmer reverb effect for Windows. The ninth edition of the KVR Developer challenge is now live. As we have just announced in this article, there are 21 plugins submitted for this competition, all of which are free to download for anyone in the audio community. One entry that stands| Bedroom Producers Blog
Bedroom Producers Blog is proud to release BPB Dirty Filter, a freeware tube distortion effect in VST, VST3, AU, and AAX plugin formats for digital audio workstations on PC and Mac. BPB Dirty Filter is our little gift to Bedroom Producers Blog readers and the music production community as a whole. I launched BPB a| Bedroom Producers Blog
The best free DAW applications for use on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Download a free digital audio workstation for your music production studio.| Bedroom Producers Blog
iZotope offers the Audiolens reference app as a free download for a limited time. Keep in mind that you will also need iZotope Ozone or Neuron to use Audiolens. The only thing better than a cheap product is a free product, or so they tell me at least. If you’ve been wondering where the next| Bedroom Producers Blog
Developer Waves has announced a new plugin for Black Friday with 10,000 FREE copies available. Those of you who were suitably unimpressed by the recent Air Music Tech Black Friday plugin news are going to love this one! Before I continue, anyone who likes free plugin offers with information like, you know, what it does,| Bedroom Producers Blog
BPB Dirty LA is a freeware compressor plugin inspired by vintage limited amplifiers. Download it for free via Bedroom Producers Blog.| Bedroom Producers Blog
