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"EastWest QL RA – Rare Instruments from Around the World Recorded in Hollywood Quality, Now 70% Off!"

July 15, 2025

Quantum Leap RA provides composers with a vast selection of rare and traditional instruments from Africa, Europe, India, the Americas, Australia, the Far East, the Middle East, and Turkey. You'll immediately notice the exceptional sound quality, and be impressed by the wide range of articulations—spanning from tightly controlled performances to deeply expressive playing styles. Every instrument and ensemble in the collection has been extensively sampled to preserve its authentic tonal characteristics and expressive nuance. The library also offers enhanced instrument loading and greater control over detail, allowing users to tailor the sound more precisely than ever before.

"e-instruments Session Keys Grand S — Steinway D Concert Grand Piano Virtual Instrument Now 50% Off!"

July 15, 2025

The Grand S captures the rich harmonic structure, warm tone, and full resonance of the Steinway D Concert Grand Piano, an instrument favored by some of the world’s greatest artists for concerts and recordings.

"Predator 3 by Rob Papen: A Unique Synthesizer Combining Usability and Deep Sound Design — Now 33% Off!"

July 15, 2025

Predator 3 is the latest evolution in Rob Papen’s long-standing Predator series—a synthesizer that has shaped the sound of countless tracks and inspired numerous artists and composers over the years. Just like its predecessors, it combines a massive library of over 6,500 high-quality presets with cutting-edge features, making it an ideal choice for all kinds of modern music production. The updated version introduces several new tools, including an arpeggiator, multi-envelope control, and an Audio Follower input for sidechain-style modulation—all within an intuitive, interactive user interface designed for hands-on control.

"Softube OPTO Compressor — Faithful Emulation of a Legendary Classic Now 67% Off!"

July 15, 2025

Softube’s OPTO Compressor is a faithful recreation of one of the most iconic and revered hardware compressors in professional audio. Known for its rich tube character and its ability to gently enhance the softer nuances of a performance, it delivers the warm, smooth tone engineers have trusted for decades. This plugin captures the legendary magic of the early-1960s T4 opto cell, while adding essential features tailored for today’s mixing and production workflows. The OPTO Compressor brings together vintage sonic integrity and modern flexibility, all with the hallmark sound quality Softube is known for.

Wires by AudioThing — A Faithful Emulation of a Soviet Wire Recorder, Now 50% Off

July 14, 2025

Wires is a faithfully modeled and enhanced emulation of a Soviet wire recorder from the 1970s. Originally designed for military and secret service use behind the Iron Curtain, this rare machine found new life in the hands of a few experimental musicians — becoming a magical lo-fi tool and a ghostly echo device. Now, for the first time, this obscure yet surprisingly intuitive piece of hardware is available as a modern audio plugin that stays true to the original while offering greater flexibility. Transform your audio into something straight out of a numbers station, overlay it with eerie echoes, or use it to craft dusty lo-fi beats perfect for studying or late-night sessions.

Waldorf Microwave 1 – A Synth That Defines Hybrid Synthesis, Now 40% Off

July 14, 2025

Based on the iconic Waldorf ASIC chip, Microwave 1 is a faithful recreation of Waldorf’s first-generation Microwave synthesizer, bringing its legendary hybrid architecture into the modern plugin era.

The Iconic Oxford Synth Returns – GForce Software’s impOSCar3 is Now 56% Off

July 14, 2025

At the heart of GForce Software’s impOSCar3 lies the spirit of the legendary British hardware synth, the OSCar — a hybrid classic that combined digital precision with analog warmth. Like the original, impOSCar3 retains this hybrid architecture, merging digital oscillators with analog-style filters to unlock a broad and inspiring sonic palette. Backed by GForce Software’s decades of synth development expertise, impOSCar3 delivers a rich array of sounds — from lush, dark textures and ambient pads to resonant bells and assertive leads. Version 3 introduces a brand-new wavetable editor, offering deeper control over sound shaping, while enhanced filtering strikes a perfect balance between digital clarity and analog depth. And if that’s not enough, switching to poly unison mode unleashes a massive, wall-of-sound experience that’s as bold as it is immersive.

"Ample Guitar SC III – Effortlessly Play a Fender Stratocaster in Your DAW, Now 20% Off!"

July 14, 2025

Ample Guitar SC III is a virtual instrument that lets you play a Fender Stratocaster 50th Anniversary model with expressive realism, right from your computer. Each string has been meticulously sampled from the open position (0 fret) to the 22nd fret, capturing three pickup configurations: Neck, Neck + Middle, and Middle + Bridge blends. Core articulations like sustain, natural harmonics, palm mute, slide, and hammer-on/pull-off are recorded in a dry, natural tone without any added reverb—giving you full flexibility for mixing. To enhance realism, the plugin features randomized attack/sustain dynamics, along with automatically triggered fret and release noises, allowing for vivid and lifelike performances.

Visco by Forever 89: A New-Concept Drum Machine That Lets You Transform Sampled Sounds — Now 20% Off

July 14, 2025

Visco is more than just a beat maker, sound design tool, or live performance drum machine — it’s a plugin that models and manipulates any sample you feed into it, freeing you from the usual limitations of working with recorded audio. At the heart of Visco is a unique 2D grid interface, where sounds are visualized as blobs that can be freely shaped and moved. Using tools reminiscent of modern UI design software — like hands, magnets, erasers, and crossfaders — you can grab, push, pull, and blend your sounds with fluid, intuitive gestures. With Visco, you can stretch or warp samples beyond their original time and frequency, morph two sounds into one cohesive texture, or fine-tune sonic characteristics to fit your mix. It opens up an expressive new workflow for anyone working with sampled audio.

Oberheim OB‑X – A Modern Classic with Vintage Beauty, Now 53% Off from GForce

July 14, 2025

The GForce Oberheim OB‑X is the first-ever officially licensed emulation of the legendary 1980s analog synthesizer. More than just a faithful recreation, it has been modernized and fine-tuned to fit seamlessly into today’s music styles—including electronica, EDM, drum and bass, ambient, rock, progressive, and hip-hop.

Softube Weiss DS1‑MK3 — Faithful Emulation of a High-End Mastering Processor Now 47% Off!

July 14, 2025

Originally released in the 1990s, the Weiss DS1 quickly established itself as the gold standard for mastering studios worldwide—despite its premium price tag. Praised for its transparency, unparalleled versatility, and exceptional sound quality, the DS1 became an essential tool behind the scenes of countless major releases over the past two decades—even if you couldn't hear it, you were definitely hearing it. Over time, Weiss Engineering continued refining the unit, leading to the DS1‑MK3, an even more advanced and polished version of the original. Now, for the first time, this legendary processor is available as a Softube plugin, delivering all of its precision and power with greater flexibility—at a fraction of the cost, and fully integrated into modern DAW workflows.

Wavesfactory Mercury – Fazioli F-228 Piano Recorded at Metropolis Studios Is 50% Off!

July 14, 2025

Mercury Piano is a grand piano library for Kontakt Player, featuring a meticulously sampled Fazioli F-228 recorded at London’s renowned Metropolis Studios. Developed over the course of a full year, Mercury Piano reflects an exceptional level of detail and craftsmanship. While it pays tribute to Queen, you don’t have to be a fan to appreciate this instrument. With its distinctive tone, high-quality recording, and state-of-the-art scripting, many consider Mercury Piano to be one of the finest virtual pianos available on the market today.

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