Vain Audio has introduced Orange Gate, a free gating and compression plugin designed to provide precise and effortless control over audio dynamics.
Simple Yet Powerful Dynamics Processing
Orange Gate ensures clarity in any mix by dynamically shaping audio levels. If a signal is too loud, it gets silenced; if it’s loud enough, it comes through. Its intuitive interface features essential controls such as attack and decay, making it easy to adjust dynamics quickly.
Features
On/off switching for instant gating control
Adjustable attack and decay parameters
Filtered input triggering with lowpass, highpass, bandpass, and bandstop options
System Compatibility
Orange Gate is available as:
VST3 and CLAP for Windows
AU and CLAP for Apple Silicon macOS Ventura and above
TeMuFra has introduced Colours, a free additive synthesizer designed for dynamic and complex sound creation. This instrument enables users to build custom waveforms from scratch, offering limitless possibilities in sound design.
Advanced Additive Synthesis
Colours provides precise control over harmonics, envelopes, and filters, allowing users to shape their sound with exceptional detail. The synthesizer supports spectral composition, enabling transformation of basic waveforms into rich, evolving textures ideal for electronic music production.
Features
8-voice polyphonic synthesis
Adjustable harmonics with an oscilloscope displaying the waveform
2 ADSR and 2 LFO envelopes
Modulation matrix for linking envelopes to harmonics individually or by octave
Explore New Sonic Territories
Whether you’re an experienced producer or just starting out, Colours offers a creative platform for exploring new sounds. Its intuitive interface and deep synthesis capabilities make it a valuable tool for pushing the boundaries of music production.
System Compatibility
Colours is available in AU and VST3 formats for macOS and Windows.
Free Download
Colours free additive synthesizer is available now via TeMuFra’s Gumroad page. For a free download insert “0” in the pricing field, or if you want to support the author, add any sum.
Chromatic Instruments has released the Pistachiotone MR-65, a detailed emulation of a classic mini-keyboard from 1983, now available as a free download. Designed for Kontakt 6.8.0 or later, this instrument faithfully recreates the original sounds and playing modes of the vintage hardware.
Authentic Sound and Features
This Kontakt library includes all 20 original tone presets, each with four modulation variations, as well as all original accompaniment presets featuring four bass and four chord options. A separate bright version of each preset has also been sampled without the filter circuit engaged, offering even more tonal flexibility.
The instrument accurately replicates the Fingered and Pistachio Chord auto-chord modes, allowing users to generate major, minor, dominant 7th, or minor 7th chords, depending on the number of keys pressed.
Extensive Control and Effects
Pistachiotone MR-65 includes:
Seven original rhythm one-shots with separate tuning, volume, and character controls
Filter and pitch modulation sections, including bipolar envelopes, multi-shaped LFOs, and formant controls
A suite of built-in effects, including bit crusher, saturator, stereo chorus, tape delay, and digital reverb
Over 100 presets, ranging from pads and leads to retro synth sounds, chiptune effects, and vintage factory presets
A randomization function for generating new sounds instantly
Advanced settings menu for fine control over filters, tuning, playing modes, and more
System Requirements
Requires Full Kontakt 6.8.0 or later
Not compatible with Kontakt Player
Download Pistachiotone MR-65 for Free
Pistachiotone MR-65 is available as a free download at Chromatic Instruments, with donations encouraged to support further development.
United Plugins have released WideFire, a new plugin that is available as a free download until March 18. After this period, the price will increase to €9.00, with a further increase to €29.00 on May 1. The plugin is free for all existing DarkFire users, as the DarkFire license unlocks WideFire.
A Unique Audio Widening Approach
WideFire is derived from DarkFire, focusing on a core feature requested by users. It introduces an innovative stereo widening technique that goes beyond traditional wideners. The plugin provides a natural and immersive stereo field while maintaining excellent mono compatibility. Additionally, it can generate stereo content from mono sources, making it a versatile tool for music producers.
Analogue-Style Saturation with Advanced Widening
Like DarkFire, WideFire is an analogue-style saturator plugin with a unique function. After saturating the signal, the added harmonics are separated, widened through a dedicated algorithm, and blended back with the original signal. This process enhances the audio’s spatial depth without compromising clarity.
Features
Free until March 18, then available at an introductory price before rising to full price on May 1
Creates a wide stereo image while maintaining mono compatibility
Converts mono recordings into stereo and enhances existing stereo content
Analogue-style saturation with harmonic separation and widening
High-quality 64-bit internal processing with support for high sample rates
Adjustable photorealistic interface with resizable GUI
CPU-efficient processing with intelligent sleep mode
Latency compensation and noise-free automation
Free lifetime updates for compatibility with new OS and DAW versions
Enhance Your Mixes with WideFire
WideFire allows producers to achieve a spacious and immersive sound without introducing unwanted artefacts. It adds depth to vocals, guitars, synths, and various other audio sources, making it an essential tool for mixing and sound design.
Efficient and User-Friendly Design
The plugin features a photorealistic user interface that mimics hardware aesthetics while offering a flexible resizing option. Users can easily adjust the GUI to fit their workflow. Additionally, WideFire operates with an intelligent sleep mode that minimizes CPU usage when processing is unnecessary, optimizing performance.
Compatibility and Future Updates
WideFire is compatible with Windows and macOS, supporting VST2, VST3, AU, and AAX formats. United Plugins ensures that its products remain up to date with modern DAWs and operating systems, offering free lifetime updates.
PastToFutureSamples has introduced 60s Closet Drums!, a free drum sample library recorded with vintage gear for an authentic retro sound. Donations are welcomed to support the project.
Vintage Drum Sounds
This library features a 1960s Ludwig Club Date 20” kick, a 1960s Ludwig Supro 14×6.5 snare, and a Zildjian hi-hat, all recorded through API preamps and API EQs to tape. The result is a warm, character-rich drum sound reminiscent of classic recordings from the era.
Free Download
60s Closet Drums! is available as a free download. Visit PastToFutureSamples’ website to get the library and add vintage drum sounds to your productions.
Ewan Bristow has introduced EB-Harmonizer, a free harmonizer plugin designed with Plugdata. This spectral processing tool offers rich atmospheric sound, making it a valuable addition for producers and sound designers.
Built-in Effects and Controls
EB-Harmonizer features a combination of spectral processing, reverb, and vibrato/stereo controls, allowing users to create immersive and evolving soundscapes. Whether used subtly or for more dramatic transformations, it provides a flexible approach to harmonization.
System Compatibility
EB-Harmonizer is available for PC, Mac, and Linux in VST3, AU, CLAP, and LV2 formats.
Download EB-Harmonizer for Free
EB-Harmonizer is free to download, with donations welcomed to support further development. Visit Ewan Bristow’s website to explore its features and try it out.
The Sound Ape is offering NoizeBreaker, a Kontakt library developed by Sick Noise Instruments, as a free download for a limited time. This futuristic sound design tool features high-quality sci-fi SFX inspired by robots, transformers, and aliens, making it an excellent resource for game audio, film scoring, and electronic music production.
Futuristic Sci-Fi Sound Design
NoizeBreaker is tailored for trailers, games, animations, and electronic music genres like psytrance, hightech psytrance, techno, and dubstep. The library features over 200 sound effects, including downers, drones, glitches, impacts, robotic footsteps, shutdowns, signals, robotic SFX, transform SFX, and weapons. Each category provides a variety of sounds designed to bring cinematic depth and futuristic elements to any project.
Advanced Sound Shaping Controls
NoizeBreaker offers precise sound manipulation tools. Users can adjust pitch, pan, and volume using the sound control settings, while the ADSR envelope allows for detailed shaping of attack, decay, sustain, and release. The built-in filter provides control over cutoff, resonance, and gain, offering flexibility in tonal shaping. Additionally, the LFO section introduces movement with adjustable rate, depth, and multiple waveform selections. The unison feature enhances richness with controls for voices, detune, and spread.
Built-in Effects
To further refine and transform sounds, NoizeBreaker comes with five integrated effects. The reverb section includes pre-delay, size, color, stereo, and damping controls. The delay effect provides time, damping, pan, and feedback adjustments. Both flanger and phaser offer depth, speed, phase, and feedback parameters for modulation. Lastly, the distortion effect allows volume, tone, and drive modifications for added grit and character.
Key Features
Over 200 high-quality samples.
5 effects for versatile sound manipulation.
Cross-platform compatibility (Mac and PC).
Ideal for trailers, games, and various electronic music genres.
Effortlessly drag and drop samples into your DAW.
Full Kontakt support (version 5.8.1 or higher).
System Requirements
NoizeBreaker requires Full Kontakt 5.8.1 or newer and is not compatible with Kontakt Player. It runs on both Mac and PC.
UnplugRed has introduced Magic Carpet, a free delay plugin available in both free and paid versions. The plugin can be accessed through Patreon, offering unique delay processing capabilities.
Unique Delay Processing
Magic Carpet features three delay lines with a shared feedback path. This design creates a delay effect that starts sparsely but gradually becomes denser with each repetition, producing a full and immersive sound without noticeable gaps.
Noise Mode for Experimental Sounds
In addition to its delay functionality, Magic Carpet includes a noise mode, which can be enabled via the right-click menu. This mode pushes the feedback to unstable levels, generating chaotic and loud noise textures for experimental sound design.
Free Download
Magic Carpet is available in both free and paid versions. Visit UnplugRed’s Patreon to access the plugin and explore its creative delay capabilities.
KiTiK.dev has released Krush, a free spectral crusher plugin that offers a unique approach to sound processing. Designed as an experiment in spectral processing, it delivers creative and unexpected results for producers and sound designers.
Unique Spectral Processing
Unlike traditional bitcrushers or distortion effects, Krush manipulates sound in the spectral domain, creating textures and sonic variations that stand out.
The author says “Krush is a spectral ‘Crusher’ that sounds like nothing you’ve heard before (or at least I haven’t heard before). I’m diving into the realm of spectral processing and here is my first go at it. This was more of training exercise for me than anything, but I thought the results sounded cool, so I thought I’d share!”.
System Compatibility
Krush is available in VST3 and AU formats, making it compatible with both Windows and macOS.
UVI has introduced Workstation 4, a major update to its dedicated player, now available as a free download. UVI has also launched a new free Starter Pack alongside this release, offering an updated workflow and expanded sound selection.
Enhanced User Experience and Sound Exploration
Workstation 4 features a refined interface with significant browsing and sound selection improvements. Users can now navigate presets with a modern search system, improved tagging, and an optimized layout. The addition of audio previews for every preset enables quick sound selection without interrupting the creative process.
Features
Updated browser with preset tagging and favorites
Audio previews for all presets in the UVI catalog
Fully tagged UVI soundbanks for focused searches
Layering, effects, arpeggiation, and performance controls
Free Starter Pack included with Workstation 4
System Compatibility
Workstation 4 is available for PC and Mac in VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, and standalone formats.
Free Download
Workstation 4 and the free Starter Pack are available now. Visit UVI’s website to download through the UVI Portal desktop app.
