All LinkedMusicians conversations will now occur at the LinkedMusicians subreddit r/LinkedMusicians, I hope to see you there!

– Peter

https://www.reddit.com/r/LinkedMusicians/

As activity on the LinkedMusicians Forums has slowed down considerably since the announcement that we will be closing the forums and social media groups, we’re going to be closing the forums and social media groups today, June 1, 2026, and maintaining them as archives before deleting them for security purposes. If there’s any content that you want…Read More

It’s not in line with the Summer of Sound discounts. But 30% isn’t bad. I still think there’s a possibility for future summer sales.
“The Summer Sale is here. Save 30% on instruments, effects, and sounds to keep your ideas moving – wherever they lead you.”

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Hey all,

I feel like playing Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” would be appropriate about now! You can help change that.

I realize that change isn’t always embraced with open arms, but I think this change, moving the conversation to a subreddit, is a cause for celebration. It enables our community to grow and thrive in ways that it…Read More

The best deals from Plugin Boutique, Audio Deluxe, and Best Service on one page. Plugin Boutique deals are sorted by discount level, from 49 – 95 percent off.

Best VST Plugin & Sample Library Deals: June 2026

JUNE MEGA BUNDLE

ELEVATE YOUR SONIC TEXTURES WITH FIVE ESSENTIAL PRODUCTION TOOLS
Inject deep vintage character into your low end with RetroMod LoFreq Modern by Tracktion. This powerful instrument captures the raw power of iconic contemporary hardware synths, blending authentic analog weight with advanced digital modulation. Packed with…

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W.A. Production Vocal Limiter reg. $19.90

Rast Sound Juicer reg. $49

Zero-G Celtic reg.…Read More

@Fretman is now starting to post deals over at our r/LinkedMusicians

I’m keeping the forums open until June 5, 2026 after which there will be no more posting at the site and we will begin the process of closing and deleting the forums and social groups (Open Mic, etc.). All discussions will move to our new home on Reddit: r/LinkedMusicians.

This…Read More

As the activity of the site has dramatically declined since my announcement, we are moving up the closure of the forums and Open Mic and migration to the r/LinkedMusicians ( https://www.reddit.com/r/LinkedMusicians/ ) to Friday, June 5, 2026.

The forums, Open Mic, and other social groups on LinkedMusicians.com will be deleted, all of the…Read More

@jaapvisser Thanks for sharing. You know that I love your work and wish you the best.

I don’t know if you caught it, but we’re shutting down the forums and social media groups at LinkedMusicians and transitioning the community over to our subreddit, please keep us updated on Triple Spiral Audio and this project there. This site will continue as a…Read More

OPEN MIC is shutting down.

All LinkedMusicians social media conversations will move to our subreddit, r/LinkedMusicians AKA https://www.reddit.com/r/LinkedMusicians/

40% off until Aug 31

Your voice, elevated
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Introducing Altitude, a new vocal performance station for singers, producers and live performers. Pitch-correction, smart three-voice harmonies, MIDI-playable voice instrument capabilities, powerful…

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RIFFENDIUM 3 – Ambient Guitars
delivers 44 fully customizable electric guitar loops, perfect for cinematic, ambient, and emotional music. Featuring clean and reversed performances, DI options, and powerful effects, it’s your go-to tool for stunning, lifelike guitar parts.

With instant double-tracking, endless tweakability, and 140+ presets, RIF…

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Novachord + Solovox $19
Atomika $25
Dreamsynth $25
Harmonia $25
Sines Synthesizer $25
Yellowjacket $25
Crumar Spirit $29

Ends June 1

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While I can’t use this identical format at Reddit, I am considering doing something similar, organizing deals by discount levels. I can use your input. Like it, don’t like, neutral? The idea is to make finding deals faster and easier to scan balanced with my own time limitations.

Botanical Synthesis
Evolve Nest Acoustics is the first collaboration release in our Evolve series, created with sound designer and music maker: Nest Acoustics. Combining foley, nature, and field recordings with analogue synthesis, this sample-based instrument forms a modern “botanica” sound palette to work with.

Sale ends June 30…Read More

There’s a question I’ve been PMed by a few members that I wanted to add to this thread: Will the LinkedMusicians subreddit hold to the same standard of non-toxicity that we maintain at this site. The answer is yes. While we certainly will see a lot more new members posting on the subreddit and that increase in members will certainly come with…Read More

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This great Universal Audio deal is back again. Use the code SUMMER2026 to lower the price to $89.10. You earn and can use DeluxeBucks — Audio Deluxe’s loyalty cash — to lower the price even more plus get a free plugin. I personally can vouch for the quality of these plugins, as UAD plugins are among my absolute favorites. I highly recommend UAD…Read More

On May 26, 2026 at 3:48 am bapu said
Graham Nash ain’t American Peter 😉

Nash is indeed an American. He became a US citizen during the 1970s.

Coming in at number one is one of my favorite 90s alternative rock bands, The Posies.  I think the list is pretty solid. The Posies are a great pick and Wire Train is a good pick. There’s also a list of bands that should have been bigger that include Hüsker Dü and The Replacements — I concur.

My original 90s indie rock band had a number of co…Read More

On May 25, 2026 at 12:40 am bapu said
I mostly agree with you Peter, I’ll only add

Neil Diamond
Paul McCartney
John Lennon

It’s my take on the NY Times framework, the 30 best living American songwriters. If it included deceased songwriters or songwriters outside the US, there’s no way I could keep it to 30 and McCartney and Lennon would be at t…Read More

Okay, I’ll be the first to remind everyone that I was betting on NI, including Komplete 26 in the Summer of Sound Sale. Considering how aggressive inMusic historically is with deep discounting, I still wouldn’t say it’s a done deal. I’m sure that they’d love to have the cash flow.

Personally, I own Komplete 15 Ultimate Edition and don’t plan on…Read More

My list of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters.

1. Stevie Wonder
2. Billy Joel
3. Paul Simon
4. Bob Dylan
5. Randy Newman
6. James Taylor
7. Brian & Eddie Holland
8. Carole King
9. Jimmy Webb
10. Don Henley
11. Lionel Richie
12. Ben Folds
13. Dan Wilson
14. Robert Lamm
15. John Hiatt
16. Bruce Springsteen
17. Donald Fagen
18. Todd Rundgren
19. Jeff Tweedy
20. Bob…

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Use Code: MEMORIAL26

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The most organized retailers have special emails and web pages for their affiliate partners with their best deals. I find Plugin Boutique does a great job of running their affiliate program. This is a page that they have for their affiliate partners to find the best deals. It’s the one I use and part of the tools I have put together for Fretman to…Read More

https://www.bigfishaudio.com/

@gregjazz The people want to hear more! Can you help them out?

I know this library is phenomenal and I’ve been aware of Greg working on it for probably a decade. FTR, Greg is incapable of putting out anything mediocre. Seriously. I’ve worked with brilliant technologists in the electronics and engineering world. I was responsible for persuading…Read More

I’ve decided to extend the timeline that the LinkedMusicians forums will remain open for an additional month, until June 30, 2026

Hey everyone, Peter here.
After careful consideration of feedback on how to best serve this community and preserve the resources we’ve built together, I have decided to extend the forum closing date by one additional month. The message boards will now officially transition to a Read-Only archive on June 30, 2026.
This extra time ensures a seamless…Read More

Sale runs until June 4, 2026.

ZAK Sound Raizes Collection

I just added POST FLAIR (a category for POSTS, much like a focused FORUM) to our subreddit (r/LinkedMusicians) so that our members can post and easily find freebies and deals for games, photo and video editors, and other non-music related deals: DEALS – Non-Music Related. It’s important to keep the title short for when people are using mobile devices.

Use this code at checkout: SLK88

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Orchestral Bass Slides

Ends June 1

Instruments: Synths

I own and love ToontrackEZX Custom Shop which is on sale for $38.84 along with other EZXs, EKZs, EBXs, and MIDI packs.  Best Service lets you earn and use Best Coin on your purchases, which makes it a better deal that buying at the Toontrack site. It’s also dead simple. You just copy and paste the serial from Best Service at the Toontrack site.…Read More

@swijaya Absolutely, Go right ahead and post game deals in this thread. I’ll create a post flair (a category, basically the equivalent of a forum) for non-music production-related deals (games, photo, video, and design software, SaaS, etc.) at r/LinkedMusicians. I think the category makes a lot of sense for our group anyhow, because I know a lot…Read More

I think that all of us were originally Sonar users (I go back to the first version). Have any of you successfully converted your Sonar files over to Fender Studio Pro? I know that @bapu had posted about a conversion app someone wrote, but I am yet to embark on that mission, and I have more than 100 files.

I thought I might as well get started at…Read More

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Through May 31, get two Best Service libraries for the price of one with our 2FOR1 Promotion. Simply add two participating products to your cart – the second product (max. same price or cheaper!) will automatically become free.

Explore acclaimed collections like the Emotional Series, the Ethno World 7,…

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On May 21, 2026 at 10:14 am jude77 said
I’m particularly glad to see Peter from IK posting here.  On another music forum he regularly took a lot of abuse, but to me he always seemed like a good guy who was genuinely trying to help.  Anyway, Peter-IK, glad you’re here and thanks for posting.

Peter and I have been friends before Peter took a marke…Read More

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Harrison Lookahead Compressor

Hi everyone,

As we prepare for the forum to close on May 31st, I want to ensure we have a reliable way to keep the best parts of this community going.

Starting next week (Friday), I am launching a weekly LinkedMusicians email that will feature only the best deals (generally 5 – 10), significant price drops, and high-quality freebie plugins,…Read More

I realize that it’s A LOT to ask people to make the move to the subreddit and that we certainly won’t see everyone come along with us. That’s understood, and I have zero hard feelings against anyone who isn’t making the journey with us. This is a passion project. It’s about the love of creating music and my love for sharing that joy with others…Read More

PreSonus Fender Studio Pro 8 Crossgrade $86

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PreSonus Fender Studio Pro 8 Upgrade $88

https://www.thomannmusic.com/fender_studio_pro_8_upgrade.htm?offid=1&affid=3831

I was surprised by seeing what qualifies for the crossgrade pricing — pre-Band Lab Sonar X2…Read More

A little insight on our traffic. Yesterday was one of the highest traffic days that LinkedMusicians has ever seen. It was driven by (1) our Deals Forum, and (2) our curated lists of best free sample libraries and best free synths. In fact, the single day of traffic was what the subforum our Early Adopters came from sees in the average week — one…Read More