Black Friday 2018 Deals & Freebies For Music Producers!

It’s that crazy time of the year again! In this article, we’re listing the best Black Friday deals on music production software, soundware, and studio gear. The page will be updated as new deals arrive, so be sure to check back later this weekend to see what’s new.

We’ve already upgraded our studio with several heavily discounted plugins this Black Friday season (the 50% OFF deal on the Surreal Machines bundle is our favorite offer so far). After browsing hundreds of deals available online, here is our round-up of the best discounts and offers tailored specifically for music producers. The list is organized into three sections: studio gear (monitors, hardware instruments, audio interfaces, etc.), music production software (plugins and digital audio workstations), and soundware (audio loops and samples).

Software Deals

• Pluginboutique is offering a wide range of discounts on audio plugins. Even better, you will receive a FREE copy of iZotope Neutron Elements with any purchase! Here are Pluginboutique’s best Black Friday 2018 deals:
  • Soundtoys Black Friday Flash Sale (up to 80% OFF)
  • Softube TAPE Black Friday Flash Sale – 48 Hours only! (60% OFF)
  • iZotope Black Friday Bundles Sale (up to 90% OFF)
  • Eventide Black Friday Sale (up to 80% OFF)
  • Image-Line Black Friday Bundle Sale (50% OFF)
  • Audiority Pre X7 Preamp (90% OFF – only $3!)
  • DS Audio Tantra (60% OFF)
  • Kuassa Black Friday Sale (up to 72% OFF)
  • AudioThing Black Friday Sale (50% OFF)
  • SONiVOX Black Friday Deals (up to 92% OFF – only $2!)
  • AirMusic Hybrid 3 + Expansions (99% OFF)
  • AirMusic Vacuum (99% OFF)
  • Audified STA Delay (90% OFF)
  • Glitchmachines Subvert (90% OFF – only $5!)
  • SoundSpot Hiku Introductory Sale (90% OFF – only $2!)
  • SoundSpot Ravage Lite (FREE until December 17th)
  • Click here for more Pluginboutique deals!
• VSTBuzz is offering the following discounts on audio plugins:
  • Acon Digital Verberate (71% OFF)
  • Beatskillz That Thing (84% OFF)
  • Sugar Bytes Factory (50% OFF)
  • Initial Audio Sektor (71% OFF)
  • Click here to see more VSTBuzz deals!
• Time+Space is running hundreds of deals on music production software:
  • PreSonus Studio One (50% OFF)
  • Garritan Black Friday Sale (30% OFF)
  • Output EXHALE Black Friday Sale (25% OFF)
  • Click here for more Tome+Space deals!
• Waves Audio is offering a free $29 value plugin when you spend $50 and two free $29 value plugins when you spend $100 or more. You can also download the Waves Audio Sibilance de-esser for FREE this Black Friday! Here are the best deals on Waves Audio plugins:
  • Kramer Master Tape ($29 instead of $249)
  • SSL E-Channel ($29 instead of $249)
  • CLA-2A Compressor / Limiter ($29 instead of $249)
  • Click here for more Waves Audio deals!
• Youlean is running a 43% OFF deal on Youlean Loudness Meter 2, their highly acclaimed loudness metering tool (a free version of the plugin is also available). The deal ends on November 30th, 2018.
• SampleScience has slashed the prices of their virtual instruments by 40% during the Black Friday sale.
• Accusonus is running a 65% OFF deal on their premium audio mixing plugins and bundles.
• Arturia has dropped the price of V Collection 6 to just 249€ (499€ value) or just 199€ for existing Arturia product owners.
• HoRNet Plugins is offering discounts of 70% on every plugin and of 40% on all product bundles.
• Kilohearts are running their biggest sale of the year, with 60% OFF all available products. You can grab every single Kilohearts product for $199 by purchasing The Works bundle.
• Yamaha is offering a 15% discount on Vocaloid 5 and all related products.
• Vengeance Sound is offering 25% OFF all plugins. Enter coupon code FRIDAY at checkout to apply the discount to your purchase.
• Audio Modeling (creators of the SWAM engine) is offering 25% OFF all of their single instruments and 35% OFF all of their bundles.
• Imaginando is offering a sitewide 40% OFF discount. This includes both mobile and desktop versions of the DRC synthesizer.
• Native Instruments are running a huge Thanksgiving 2018 sale with discounts of up to 50% on their premium products like Kontakt 6, Reaktor 6, Massive, and more.
• Noiseash is offering up to 80% OFF in discounts on their audio plugins.
• Sononym is running a 50% OFF deal on their sample management software. Find the form field called “Coupon Code”, enter BLKPRICE18 and hit “Apply”.
• Goodhertz has been selling plugins for four years, so they’ve cut prices across the board to celebrate. All this week, save 25% on all plugins — no coupon necessary.
• Black Rooster Audio is running a 70% OFF deal on their music production software. You can also check out our review of Black Rooster Audio software.

Soundware Deals

• Samplefino is running a 50% OFF deal on Analogue Drums Bundle – enter the discount code blackfriday2018 at checkout to pay just $9.99 for over 1,000 analog drum samples and a kick drum synthesizer for NI Kontakt.
• ModeAudio has launched a massive 50% OFF sale this Black Friday. All ModeAudio products are included in the sale and there’s no need to apply any additional coupons at checkout.
• Producers Choice is running a sitewide 50% OFF sale. Enter coupon code BLK50 at checkout to apply the discount to your purchase.
• AudioPluginDeals is offering multiple deals (up to 90% OFF) this Black Friday and throughout the weekend. Three additional discounts will be revealed every day until Monday.
• Loopmasters is running a sitewide 60% OFF sale with additional discounts of up to 90% on specific products and bundles. Here are some of our favorite Loopmasters deals:
  • Loopmasters Studio Bundle (90% OFF)
  • Black Friday Bundles (up to 85% OFF)
  • Black Friday Archives Sale (70% OFF)
  • Black Octopus Black Friday Sale (60% OFF)
  • Click here to see all Loopmasters deals!
• Pluginboutique is offering some rather steep discounts on soundware this Black Friday. These are our top picks:
  • Wave Alchemy Black Friday Sale (up to 92% OFF)
  • Heavyocity Thanksgiving Sale (up to 75% OFF)
  • AudioThing Kontakt Bundle (70% OFF)
  • Plugin Boutique Dark Serum Presets Sale (50% OFF)
  • Output Holiday Sale (up to 25% OFF)
  • Click here for more Pluginboutique deals!
• VSTBuzz has launched a couple of interesting soundware deals this Black Friday:
  • Aria Sounds Orchestral Bundle (90% OFF)
  • StudioWeapon Underscore (91% OFF)
  • Rigid Audio Pads Bundle (85% OFF)
  • Hidden Path Audio Barrage (70% OFF)
  • Click here to see more VSTBuzz deals!
• Time+Space is running a 75% OFF deal on Zero-G sound libraries.
• Prime Loops is offering up to 50% OFF on a wide variety of sample libraries and sound banks available in their online store.
• Glitchmachines is running a sitewide 40% OFF sale. They are offering a wide variety of futuristic SFX sample packs and sound design tools. Apply the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY to your order at checkout to get the discount.
• A Sound Effect has announced their Black Friday Sale. Get up to 80% OFF on hundreds of sound FX libraries and gain 1-month access to 10k of additional SFX with any order.
• Samples From Mars are offering their entire product lineup for $39 – that’s an impressively low price considering the quality and the sheer amount of included content.
• AfroDJMac is running a 50% OFF sale on Ableton Live packs (enter coupon code THANKS at checkout to apply the discount). There are currently 50 packs to choose from! Whether you want the classic sound of vintage synthesizers from Roland, Korg, and Moog, or you want to create lo-fi VHS, Cassette Tape, or Reel to Reel Tape drenched sounds, there’s something for everyone!
• Ghosthack has launched the Black Friday Producer Bundle and is offering a 35% OFF discount when you enter the coupon code GIFT35.
• U-He has dropped the prices of various sound banks for their virtual instruments (60% OFF).
• Sound Author is running a 60% OFF deal on Equinox for U-He Bazille.

Studio Gear Deals

• B&H has dropped the prices on a range of pro audio gear and computer equipment:
  • AKG K 240 Headphones ($35 instead of $70)
  • MXL 440 Studio Condenser Microphone ($49 instead of $79)
  • Mackie CR4 Reference Multimedia Monitors ($119 instead of $149)
  • Pioneer DJ DDJ-RB ($199 instead of $249)
  • Click here for more B&H deals!
• Time+Space is offering a couple of interesting studio gear deals:
  • Native Instruments Maschine Jam (28% OFF)
  • Softube Console 1 MkII (21% OFF)
• Massdrop is offering some great deals on audiophile and pro audio gear:
  • MEE audio Pinnacle P2 IEM ($41.99 instead of $99.99)
  • More Massdrop deals coming soon!
• Zylia has dropped the prices of their microphone bundles. Save up to 33% at Indiegogo.

Those are our favorite Black Friday 2018 deals so far. The list will be updated over the weekend as new deals arrive so stay tuned! If there is a particular offer that we forgot to mention, feel free to post your own suggestions in the comments section below. Have fun shopping!