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To celebrate the arrival of Native Instruments products on Plugin Boutique, the company is giving one of its plugins, Freak, away for free to anyone who purchases another product.

Part of NI Crush Pack of effects, this dirty little unit models a diode ring circuit, and can operate in Oscillator, Radio and Sidechain modes, enabling all kinds of creative filth.

Free NI plugin with any purchase at Plugin Boutique

Until 30 September, you can have Native Instruments’ excellent Freak effect – a lo-fi powerhouse  for free!

A rich source of inharmonic noises, sci-fi burbles, detuned sweeps, crazy frequency wanderings and so much more, we described Freak as the jewel in the Crush Pack crown, so it is well worth having (particularly if you don’t have to pay for it).

Plugin Boutique is also offering 80% of the Komplete Classics Collection, a special bundle that contains Massive, Absynth5, FM8 and Replika. This can currently be yours for just $99/£89/€99.

In addition, Plugin Boutique is also 73% off the Komplete Future Classics Collection, which contains Super 8, Form, TRK-01 and Mod Pack. Again, this costs $99/£89/€99.

Find out more and grab yourself a bargain on the Plugin Boutique website.

Native Instruments has introduced a custom version of its beat production hardware, the Maschine MK3 Dinamo. The company energizes the Maschine MK3 with a limited-edition Dinamo version.

Essentially a Maschine Mk3 with a custom silver and black screenprint paint job, this is a collaboration with Swiss type foundry Dinamo, and features the design studio’s inktrap typeface on every surface. This is said to be a homage to “bold design and chunky aesthetics”. Inktrap fonts originally included notches to stop bleed in early printing, but the purpose here is to control light bleed on Maschine’s laser-etched buttons.

In addition, the typeface wraps the edges of the unit, said to be a double nod to the throw-up graffiti and marquee news tickers of the ‘80s and ‘90s, which also happen to be decades that kickstarted and popularized sample-based music-making.

The Maschine MK3 Dinamo Limited Edition only 750 units, now available at $649.00.  Find out more on  Native Instruments website

In celebration of their recent alliance, iZotope and Native Instruments have announced that they are giving away two of their products – Ozone Elements and Hybrid Keys – for free. The Companies celebrate new alliance with a double giveaway, and there is a free $25 voucher for each of their stores, too

This promotion kicks off iZotope annual Community Appreciation campaign. You are entitle to have $25 off at both companies’ online shops.

Ozone Elements is the entry-level version of iZotope lauded mastering plugin, and gives you the tools you need to give your tracks that final polish. These include the iZotope Master Assistant – an EQ, a stereo imaging tool and, to optimise loudness, the Ozone Maximizer.

Whereas, Hybrid Keys is a more experimental offering, delivering unconventional keyboard sounds that are designed for melodic duties in particular. There are plenty of presets, macros, and deeper editing features for those who want to get under the hood.

You can download Ozone Elements and Hybrid Keys for free via the iZotope or Native Instruments website. The vouchers can’t be used on any product that’s already on special offer, and are valid until 30 June 2021.