Free Plugins & Samples released by SampleScience

SampleScience manage an Archive.org account and once in a while free samples, plugins and Kontakt 5 instruments are uploaded there. One of our most popular freebie is Nostromos Light, if you haven't tried it, download it here! direct 274 MB download link). There's also a free collection of royalty-free loops made with Nostromos that you can download here.

Also, for those who missed it. There's 5 free Nintendo Drum Kits to download here. The kits are available in various formats including wav, aiff, Reason Refill, Ableton Live Drum Racks and more.

If you're a NI Kontakt owner (full version 5), the Total Composure Orchestra has been uploaded for your listening pleasure. Get it here. Finally, our first plugin Thales Model I is also available in a free 5 sounds version. Get it here. Although it says demo, you can use it in your commercial and free tracks free of charge.

Visit: samplescience.ca/search/label/free

Thomas Mundt updates free LoudMax to v1.18

Thomas Mundt has updated LoudMax to version 1.18 for Mac OS and Windows. The Winamp version has also been updated.

Changes:

- Improved limiter attack phase calculation. 

- Minor optimizations.

LoudMax is a Look-Ahead Brickwall Loudness Maximizer with a clean transparent sound. It is designed to retain the original character of the music as much as possible even at high compression levels.

Visit: loudmax.blogspot.com

LVC-Audio updates Limited-Z to version 1.1.0

LVC-Audio has updated Limited-Z mastering limiter (free version) to version 1.1.0.

The free and paid versions of Limited-Z gets a new limiter mode, "Vintage Bus".

Limited-Z is a specialized and easy-to-use limiter, based on the foundation of being a capable look-ahead brickwall limiter suitable for final mixing or mastering. Limited-Z dynamically combines several unique limiting algorithms to provide transparent limiting on all audio sources.

Limited-Z is a free plugin, with a paid version that adds the following features:

- Selectable secondary metering that includes Input Level, estimated Distortion Level, and ISP meter.

- K-Metering of input and output levels.

- Linear-phase oversampling (2x, 4x, or 8x).

- Continually adjustable output margin control between 0 dB and -1.5 dB, and 0 dB and -10 dB for post-production.

- Adjustable X/Y controls for the Dynamic Algorithm settings for easily fine-tuning the limiter's overall sound and aggressiveness.

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Venn Audio releases Utility free lightweight digital channel strip plugin

Venn Audio has released Utility, free lightweight digital channel strip plugin offering precise controls over various aspects of an audio signal.

Utility is a free, lightweight, universal general purpose all in one digital channel strip plugin offering precise controls over various aspects of an audio signal, from mid/side processing to soft clipping.

Features include:

- input routing with separate pans for the left and right channels, or alternatively a pre mono balance control to decide how the left and right channels are blended for conversion into mono

- gain, and individual left and right channel gains, mutes

- pan and phase inversion of either channel

- width control, along with separate mid and side gain sliders and mutes

- maximally flat minimal phase high and low pass 12db/octave filtering

- optional hard and soft clipping at 0db

- everything is fully automatable with sensible parameter ranges/scaling.

Visit: vennaudio.com/utility

SoundBridge DAW With RitMix (Win/Mac) [FREE]

SoundBridge is a full featured Digital Audio Workstation that emphasizes mobility, connectivity and ease of use. We’ve optimized the user experience and made the application high resolution with 5 color schemes, added channel strip & plugin presets, a swing tool, advanced mixer routing, and much more! SoundBridge is an omni-recording experience, transcending desktop, mobile, and in-browser recording environments. Our online collaboration engine allows you to seamlessly connect, communicate and transfer data, among an unlimited number of collaborators per project.

Key Features of DAWSoundBridge is a full featured Digital Audio Workstation that emphasizes mobility, connectivity and ease of use. We’ve optimized the user experience and made the application high resolution with 5 color schemes, added channel strip & plugin presets, a swing tool, advanced mixer routing, and much more! SoundBridge is an omni-recording experience, transcending desktop, mobile, and in-browser recording environments. Our online collaboration engine allows you to seamlessly connect, communicate and transfer data, among an unlimited number of collaborators per project.

Key Features of DAW:

• Sequencer
• ADVANCED MIXER
• INSERT FX RACK
• Midi mapping
• TANSPORT BAR
• FILE BROWSER
• MIDI EDITOR
• AUDIO EDITOR
• AUTOMATION EDITOR
• 
  

RitMix Featuress

RitMix is a powerful drum machine containing a 16-step sequencer, MPC-style pad performance section, extensive editing capabilities, and a solid built-in mixer. It consolidates the most essential functionality needed to make complex rhythms on-the-fly and plenty of insert FX, humanizers, and randomization algorithms.

https://soundbridge.io