To date, RoughRider has had over half a million downloads. Audio Damage RoughRider 3Īlthough Audio Damage’s RoughRider compressor has been around for over a decade, it’s still one of the most popular dynamics processors on the planet. The latest version of RoughRider, RoughRider 3, has expanded on the original to include an external sidechain input, the ability to turn off the built-in “warming” filter (the FULL BANDWIDTH button), and much more accurate metering. They release a new instrument every month so keep an eye on their website for updates. From keys and synth pads to strings, choir and everything in between, LABS is great for adding some emotion to your tracks.

Spitfire Audio’s excellent LABS series features a variety of raw, natural-sounding instruments created by musicians in London.

Combining delays and reverb, get ready for luscious clouds of reverb, otherworldly delays, swelling waves of feedback unlike any you’ve heard before. Their reverbs are atmospheric, rich and warm and their Supermassive is no different. ValhallaDSP are renowned for producing some of the best (and best free) plugins on the market. We also offer a number of our own freebies here at Point Blank which can be found here. Plus, get 25% off selected online and LA courses with the codes LONDON25, ONLINE25 and LA25. If you’d like to learn more about how VSTs and plugins work, be sure to check out our London, online and LA courses. So, if you love free stuff and need some inspiration for your latest track, follow on below and download our top picks. Think epic soft synths that glitch and whirr, effects that will widen and double your sounds, time-stretching tools that will tear your samples into new and amazing realms and some super handy organisational plugins that will leave you never hunting for your samples again. We’re back with another roundup of the best free plugins that will take your tracks to the next level. Most of you will likely be very aware of the big hitters, like Serum, Massive and others which are renowned for their sound design elements but there are some very useful free options. We all love free stuff, especially when it can enhance and refine our music production skills.

Free synth pad vst