Bass-08 is a digital resurrection of the 808 drum machine, made with Bitwig Studio's advanced device technology. Each note triggers a subtly different sound, breathing life into classic circuits.

After three years of development, Sitala, a free cross-platform drum sampler, today reached its 1.0 release.

Christmas has come early courtsey of SampleScience. Their Room Piano v3 is a free VST plugin instrument for Windows musicians.

This Kontakt instrument from Crypto Cipher is an absolute no-brainer. Featuring elephant bells, guitars and more sound design patches, it's free to download and use.

Magic Switch is a free micro-plugin developed by BABY Audio. It is based on the 'Magic' feature from their Super VHS plugin.

Ableton Live is probably the most popular DAW on the planet for electronic music makers. If you haven't tried it yet then you can do so for free for 90 days thanks to this special offer.

Grab this excellent software compressor for Mac, PC, iOS and Linux today - it won't cost you anything.

TAL's Noisenaker is completely free and here, you can see a short guide to making your own synth patches from scratch.

NetEase Cloud Music deal for China, plus Spanish and Russian language websites, open up the online DAW to millions of producers around the world.

A circuit-accurate recreation of the iconic EMT 140 reverb, Arturia's REV Plate-140 is totally free to download - but only for the next few days. Grab it now.

Klevgränd is offering a special version of its Jussi vocal synthesizer as well as discounts on its other software. Here's the details.

Hear how Panic Girl composes and performs with a variety of synths, ask questions and even get the chance to win a copy of her latest vinyl.

Hands-on demos, advice and instruction and all for free - here's how to get tickets.

Grab this totally free plug-in and take control of your tracks today - here's what you need to do to get the RS-W2395c EQ.

Audacity is completely free, cross-platform and can be used to record, mix and master music. Joe Albano reveals how to master your tracks for no cost.

The latest offer for members of Novation's Sound Collective community is a trio of uniquely evocative plug-ins, available for free download from 3rd October to 5th December.

There's a surprising amount you can do with the numerous free DAWs out there all the way up to producing professional level tracks. Joe Albano highlights the best of the bunch.

18 analog drum sounds can be yours in this fat-sounding drum and sub bass instrument. Here's how to get it for zero outlay.

If you're part of Novation's Sound Collective here's some great news - you can get iZotope's Trash 2 multiband distortion plug-in completely free for a limited time. Here's how.

Grab this free pack of patches for the Serum soft synth today, created by DJ Ammo and available for anyone to download.

Grab this mind-bending collection of choppable samples now for free, or pay what you can. Here's how to get it.