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Audio Blast “Abx3”, designed as a modern homage to the TB-303, is now 85% off

June 13, 2025

Unlock your creative potential with Abx-3 — the ultimate tool for live performance and studio production. This innovative bassline synthesizer comes packed with powerful features, including a 16–64 step sequencer, 32 independent patterns, 8 types of aggressive distortion, 7 built-in effects, a patch randomizer, and more — offering unmatched creative freedom.

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Add Analog Warmth to Your Tracks: Softube Tape Echoes Now 70% Off

June 13, 2025

The warmth that tape delay adds to a track has the power to elevate it beyond its raw elements—giving it life, depth, and soul. From Elvis and King Tubby to Radiohead, the impact of tape echo can be heard across decades of iconic records. It’s a sound that has shaped entire genres. While analog tape delays offer unmatched character, they also come with high costs for ownership and upkeep. Plugin versions aim to fill that gap, but they often come with a downside: an overly clean, digital sound that lacks the quirks of real tape. Many tape delay plugins deliver convincing results. But only Tape Echoes captures the sound you hear in your head, minus the maintenance headaches—offering an authentic tape feel that’s both musical and effortless.

Thumbnail for: Universal Audio "LUNA Pro Bundle" Is 75% Off – Upgrade Your LUNA with Full Extensions & UAD Plugins

Universal Audio "LUNA Pro Bundle" Is 75% Off – Upgrade Your LUNA with Full Extensions & UAD Plugins

June 13, 2025

The LUNA Pro Bundle transforms LUNA, Universal Audio’s award-winning free DAW, into a complete end-to-end analog recording studio — powered by authentic emulations of some of the most iconic gear in music production history. With Studer® Multitrack Tape, Ampex® Master Tape, and UA’s flagship API® Vision Console Emulation (including bus compression, channel strips, and analog summing), the full power of analog workflow is at your fingertips in LUNA Pro.

Thumbnail for: Express Real Amp Dynamics with Your Favorite Simulator – BOGREN DIGITAL “IRDX CORE” Now 43% Off!

Express Real Amp Dynamics with Your Favorite Simulator – BOGREN DIGITAL “IRDX CORE” Now 43% Off!

June 13, 2025

IRDX CORE is a plugin designed to enhance the dynamic response of any amp simulator. Simply insert it after your favorite amp sim or IR loader in your DAW, and you're ready to go. Thanks to BOGREN DIGITAL’s proprietary IRDX technology, the plugin introduces cab behavior that reacts naturally to your playing. Since IRDX CORE is applied after your cabinet emulation, it works seamlessly with your existing plugins and IRs—no need to change your setup or presets. The result is a more realistic and responsive guitar tone, with the kind of depth, punch, and air movement you’d only get from cranking a real cabinet and recording it with a mic. It adds not just sonic detail, but also a more expressive and enjoyable playing experience.

Thumbnail for: AudioThing "Lines" — A Versatile Effect Processor & Feedback Synth Now 43% Off!

AudioThing "Lines" — A Versatile Effect Processor & Feedback Synth Now 43% Off!

June 13, 2025

Lines is an effect plugin that transcends conventional boundaries. It empowers you to creatively shape all kinds of audio signals—whether it's lo-fi telephone tones, lush phasing, warm distortion, shattered feedback, ring modulation, or unique frequency shifting. Even without any input signal, Lines functions as an experimental feedback-based synthesizer capable of generating dynamic rhythms, pulses, and organic soundscapes. By combining external input with its internal engine, you can unlock an entirely new and unprecedented sonic spectrum.

Thumbnail for: FabFilter Pro-L 2: Limiter Plugin with 8 Limiting Algorithms — Now 30% Off!

FabFilter Pro-L 2: Limiter Plugin with 8 Limiting Algorithms — Now 30% Off!

June 12, 2025

FabFilter Pro-L 2 features an accurate true peak level meter and comprehensive loudness meters compliant with EBU R128, ITU-R BS.1770-4, and ATSC A/85 standards. Combined with its proprietary real-time level display, it provides all the necessary information to achieve the best possible results.

Thumbnail for: Eventide "Physion Mk II" Offers 72% OFF – Separate and Process Transient and Tonal Elements Individually!

Eventide "Physion Mk II" Offers 72% OFF – Separate and Process Transient and Tonal Elements Individually!

June 12, 2025

Physion Mk II is a powerful and modern approach to multi-effects, offering a new dimension in sound design. By combining Eventide’s class-leading transient/tonal separation with its world-renowned effects, it opens the door to both practical mixing solutions and creative sound applications. Built on the enhanced Structural Split™ technology from SplitEQ and designed with producers, mixers, and sound designers in mind, Physion Mk II provides an intuitive workflow that helps you quickly explore new sonic frontiers and discover smart solutions.

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MOTU 16A Review: Second-Gen Flagship Audio Interface Overview

June 12, 2025

Routing tools in high-end audio interfaces often come with a reputation for being complex or unintuitive—and in many cases, rightly so. However, CueMix Pro is refreshingly approachable, even for those new to audio routing. Despite the sheer number of I/O options, the layout and workflow are remarkably intuitive. Beginners may feel a bit overwhelmed at first, but once you start interacting with the interface, you’ll find that the logic behind the patch bay and mixer is quite straightforward.

Thumbnail for: E-INSTRUMENTS “SLOWER” — Piano and Dulcimer at Half-Speed Tape Playback, Now 46% Off!

E-INSTRUMENTS “SLOWER” — Piano and Dulcimer at Half-Speed Tape Playback, Now 46% Off!

June 12, 2025

SLOWER is a KONTAKT 7 / KONTAKT PLAYER 7 library that captures the unique sound of instruments such as keyboards and guitars recorded to four different tape machines and played back at half speed. Because everything is slowed down, all sounds are pitched one octave lower. The result is a clear and characterful tone across a wide range of instruments—keyboards, guitars, strings, woodwinds, brass, and more. With built-in modulation features, it also allows for deep and expressive sound design. Unlike digital emulations, SLOWER delivers the warm, analog character that fits perfectly across a variety of musical genres.

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Rob Papen’s SubBoomBass 2 — Earth-Shaking Bass Synth Now 24% Off!

June 12, 2025

SubBoomBass 2 is the next-generation version of Rob Papen’s renowned low-end synthesizer. Building on the strengths of the original, it adds a host of new features including new waveforms, Karplus-Strong synthesis, an improved graphical user interface, and an intuitive XY pad for expressive parameter control. The result is a fresh and powerful bass instrument capable of producing deep, ground-shaking sounds you’ve never heard before—perfect not only for dance music, but for all modern music styles.

Thumbnail for: Universal Audio's “Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection” — 86% Off the Legendary Compressor Sound!

Universal Audio's “Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection” — 86% Off the Legendary Compressor Sound!

June 12, 2025

The Fairchild Tube Limiter Collection delivers the silky, warm compression heard on hundreds of hit records—from The Beatles and Pink Floyd to countless Motown classics. These plugins offer the most faithful emulations of this iconic tube compressor, adding the same analog glow to your vocals, drums, and entire mix. Originally built by audio genius Rein Narma on Les Paul’s kitchen table, the first Fairchild Tube Limiter would go on to change recording history. With its 20 tubes, 14 transformers, and 67-pound frame, the Fairchild soon became a fixture in world-class studios—many of which still rely on vintage units today.

Thumbnail for: Heavyocity's "VENTO Modern Woodwinds" – 56% Off Cinematic Modern Woodwind Instrument!

Heavyocity's "VENTO Modern Woodwinds" – 56% Off Cinematic Modern Woodwind Instrument!

June 12, 2025

Just like NOVO (strings) and FORZO (brass) before it, VENTO is Heavyocity’s response to traditional instrumentation—offering a fresh and original approach to what woodwinds can achieve in modern scoring. Packed with over 160 organic articulations, 100 hybrid snapshots, and 400 tempo-synced loops, VENTO is brimming with musical potential, turning conventional woodwinds into a deep well of cinematic inspiration.