Music Software Deals | 2nd January 2026

📰 In This Weeks Newsletter

Happy new year!! 🥳 Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2026. Starting things off, we uploaded our latest video to Youtube. In this video, Leonard walks us through the updated Ocean Way Studios Deluxe from Universal Audio. Check the video out here! 

In related news, Excite Audio are currently still running their end of year sale - up to 75% off. We have a couple of videos demonstrating some of their products check them out below.
Making a Track with Excite Audio Plugins! - Track Walkthrough 🎶
Evolve elastic REVIEW/DEMO - New sample-based synthesizer from Excite Audio!!

In other news, if you missed it, Bestservice are running a “Grand Finale” promo with some codes.

- Save $15 on orders over $100 with code HNY15
- Save $30 on orders over $200 with code HNY30
- Save $50 on orders over $300 with code HNY50

This is your final chance to snag massive discounts on products at VSTBuzz — Take a look at some deals here.

🔥 This Week’s Best Audio Plugin Deals

• AutoTune Vocal EQ by Antares - 50% off ($50 at Plugin Boutique)

• Tube-Tech CL 1B Mk II by Softube - 60% off ($79 at Plugin Boutique)

• Jura by Air Music Tech - 77% off ($34 at Loot Audio)

• SSL Fusion Bundle by Solid State Logic - 75% off ($75 at Plugin Boutique)

• Chords Pro by W.A. Production - 79% off ($14.90 at W.A. Production)

• Electric Keys – Tines by MeldaProduction - 86% off ($11 at MeldaProduction)

• Vox Engine 4 by Red Sounds - 70% off ($10.50 at ADSR)

• Liikkuva by Pulse Audio - 77% off ($35 at AudioPluginDeals)

• Artefakt by Schallenberg Engineering - 41% off ($29 at Pulse Audio)

• BEAM Bundle by Schallenberg Engineering - 58% off ($99 at Plugin Boutique)

• Vocal Tuner + Deesser FREE by Softube - 64% off ($29 at Plugin Boutique)

• LAYER IT by Diginoiz - 50% off ($59 at Plugin Boutique)

🤑Best Deals Under $10

Cash strapped? These are the best deals for under 10 bucks!

• ArrangerKing by BarkingAudio - 83% off ($8.99 at ADSR)

• Collision: Epic Tamborims by Schallenberg Engineering - 69% off ($9 at Pulse Audio)

• KeySight by Schallenberg Engineering - 69% off ($9 at Pulse Audio)

• Iced Out by Future Sample - 80% off ($5 at Pulse Audio)

💸Best Freebies

Our current favourite free plugins, sample libraries and sample packs:

• TAL Dub 1,2 & 3 by TAL Software (available at Tal Software)

• Vocal Acrobatics by Saint Mike DSP (available at prodsaintmike)

🎹 New Releases

This is our selection of the best new audio plugin releases this week

• Muscial Sampling has released Hoard Bundle. A versatile collection of guitar libraries suited for a variety of genres. Need a confident acoustic guitar lead? Picked Acoustic. Need something more intimate/heartfelt? Fingerstyle. Need some realistic, chicken-peckin’ lines? Mandolin - 33% off [$199 at Bestservice]

• Rast Sound has released World Vocals 5. From African chants to Persian melodies, Balkan harmonies to Indian ragas — voices that once required Kontakt now live in their own engine - 50% off [$99 at Rast Sound]

• Vicious Antelope has released Entelechy II. This library offers a coherent palette of presets, including cosmic-inspired textures, experimental digital tones, and dreamy, emotional 80s patches - 60% off [$9 at Pulse Audio]

🕵️‍♂️Most Popular Searched Products

This week, the most popularly searched products on MSD were as follows

1. Diva by u-he [Details]

2. Soothe 2 by Oeksound [Details]

3. Xpand 2 by Air Music Tech [Details]

4. Metric AB by ADPTR AUDIO [Details]

5. Oxford Inflator by Sonnox [Details]

6. AmpliTube 5 MAX v2 by IK Multimedia [Details]

7. Soundtoys 5.5 by Soundtoys [Details]

8. Thenatan Full Bundle by Thenatan [Details]

9. f.’em by Tracktion [Details]

10. BBC Symphony Orchestra Core by Spitfire Audio [Details]

That’s this week’s best music software deals around the web. Here’s a silly meme to brighten up your day. Until next week!

Josh