Cyber Monday plugin deals 2024: All the early deals in one place

The one plugin I've seen in every professional studio I've been to, FabFilter's Pro-Q 3 is the industry standard for EQ. Ultra versatile with a fantastic UI and loads of clever features, it allows you to sculpt your tones exactly to your liking. A $45 discount at Plugin Boutique makes this a must-have.

One of my must-have plugins for Black Friday, Soothe 2 has quietly taken the music production world by storm thanks to its ingenious resonance suppression. It looks like an EQ, yet operates partly like a compressor, making it an initially confusing plugin. What you need to know is that it tames harsh, edgy resonances in your mix and despite appearing complex, is incredibly easy to use and see results with. It's got a huge $70 discount over at Sweetwater at the moment, making it perfect timing to get your hands on it - you'll thank me later.

If you want to instantly amp up your home recording efforts, you should buy this plugin right now. It's got a huge $206 reduction over at Plugin Boutique and is designed to be placed at the very end of your mix bus. The Sonnox Oxford Limiter will hugely increase the loudness and clarity of your mix without clipping. We've just bought one ourselves, and it's had an instant effect on our mixes, helping bring our tracks to life at the mixdown stage.

Probably my all-time favorite delay plugin, Soundtoys EchoBoy has been used at one point or another on pretty much all of my productions, and I regularly see it appearing in professional studios too. Packed full of lush analogue delay tones and with unparalleled flexibility in tweaking, with $150 off at Plugin Boutique it's a must-have for your plugin folder.

Waves Platinum Bundle: was US$1,999, now US$129.99 at Waves Audio
Packing 67 bundles into one all-encompassing package, the Waves Platinum Bundle is the perfect place to start your producing journey. Bought individually at full price they'd total a massive $1,999, but a ginormous $1,869.01 discount brings back into reach of the majority of music makers out there.

NI’s longstanding software bundle series has really benefited from the company’s merger with iZotope and Plugin Alliance. The combination of NI big hitters kontakt 8, Massive X and Guitar Rig 7, alongside iZotope’s excellent Ozone 11 mastering suite, plus a generous crop of effects and sampled instruments, make for a really well-rounded package that’s very tempting given the 50% discount. For our money, the Standard package is the sweet spot value-wise, but the more expansive Ultimate and Collector’s Edition bundles are also 50% off.

The ultimate drum software just got a massive $100 discount over at Sweetwater. Packed full of ultra-realistic drum tones with endless tweakability, whether you're recording entirely in the box you're looking to sample replace, or backup real-world drum recordings, Superior 3's offering is unparalleled.

I already own UAD Sound City Studios and it's quickly become one of my most used plugins. I use it to liven up drum room sounds, add space to guitar tracks recorded via plugins, and give a sense of space to vocals.

An all-encompassing software that will cover off all of your music-making needs, IK Multimedia's Total Studio 4 Max has got a gigantic $450 discount on their official site. Comprising thousands of instruments, a huge selection of plugins, and countless effects, it's an all-in-one solution for making music at an unbelievable price.

Probably the greatest collection of soft synths ever amassed, Arturia's V Collection X has got a phenomenal $200 discount at the moment at Plugin Boutique. Packed full of useful presets, synths, instruments, and samplers, this is the ultimate collection of software instruments for home producers, professionals, and sound designers.

One of the most popular saturation plugins in the industry, Soundtoys Decapitator is a standard in studios across the globe. Versatile enough to cover a light dusting of vibe all the way through to all-out sonic destruction, this is one plugin that should be in every producer's arsenal. A $61 discount over at Plugin Boutique makes it a fantastic early deal to take advantage of.

Native Instruments recently gave its DJ software a long-needed overhaul. New features include AI stem separation, flexible beat grids and a fun mini drum machine. Overall, v4 has a well-rounded feature set and smart-looking interface. Its best feature, however, is that unlike many DJ apps, there’s no subscription or paid add-ons involved. You can pick the software up for the thoroughly reasonable discounted price of £90 and have access to everything Traktor has to offer. For home DJs or simple pro setups, it’s a good deal.

The excellent 3D granular effects tool Dust from SoundMorph is a go-to creative paintbrush of ours, with its uniquely intuitive interface offering up vast sonic scope. Sound can be spawned by the plugin’s own library of samples, triggered by MIDI or sequencer, or – if used as an insert effect – via your track’s audio and then processed via its particle-based ecosystem.

This MPE-leaning, expressive synth can be picked up with 40% off the standard price. Morphing and shaping kinetic synth pads, leads and atmospheric textures are the order of the day with Equator2. Though the company is best known for its extraordinary range of Seaboard MPE instruments, its their ultra-flexible soft-synth that we tend to reach for most frequently.

This incredibly realistic, physically modelled virtual piano suite's Standard or Pro versions are reduced this weekend over at Sweetwater. It's one of the best piano suites around, and allows users to explore a range of officially endorsed piano models from the likes of Steinway, Bechstein, Petrof and more. Plus, with version 8, Modartt have thrown in classical guitar and a salvo of percussion instruments

Antares Auto-Tune Pro: 50% off at Antares
Probably the most famous vocal plugin of all time, Antares has slashed a massive 50% off perpetual, annual, and monthly licenses for the encompassing tuning software. Nearly every modern record uses vocal tuning in one form or another, and so should yours.

One of my must-have plugins for Black Friday, Soothe 2 has quietly taken the music production world by storm thanks to its ingenious resonance suppression. It looks like an EQ, yet operates partly like a compressor, making it an initially confusing plugin. What you need to know is that it tames harsh, edgy resonances in your mix and despite appearing complex, is incredibly easy to use and see results with. It's got a huge $70 discount over at Sweetwater at the moment, making it perfect timing to get your hands on it - you'll thank me later.

Even if you already own a 76-style compressor plugin, this is one of the best Black Friday plugin deals I've ever seen. Normally retailing at $299 it's got a humongous 90% discount, taking the price down to less than your average family takeaway. Capturing all the characteristics of the original hardware units, I reach for these plugins a lot when I'm mixing.

If you want to instantly amp up your home recording efforts, you should buy this plugin right now. It's got a huge $206 reduction over at Plugin Boutique and is designed to be placed at the very end of your mix bus. The Sonnox Oxford Limiter will hugely increase the loudness and clarity of your mix without clipping. We've just bought one ourselves, and it's had an instant effect on our mixes, helping bring our tracks to life at the mixdown stage.

Probably my all-time favorite delay plugin, Soundtoys EchoBoy has been used at one point or another on pretty much all of my productions, and I regularly see it appearing in professional studios too. Packed full of lush analogue delay tones and with unparalleled flexibility in tweaking, with $150 off at Plugin Boutique it's a must-have for your plugin folder.

With its excellent selection of analog-flavored delay tones, Baby Audio's Comeback Kid is a great choice if you're in the market for a delay plugin. It's already pretty cheap by plugin standards, but a $40 discount at Plugin Boutique has brought it down to just $29, an absolute steal.

Read more: Baby Audio Comeback Kid review

This sublime emulation of a modern hardware classic is on sale for $59 instead of $89 until December 27th. ZDV can concoct some genuinely captivating delays with those big front-panel knobs demanding you to get creative, manually mangling up its impressive filters. We heartily recommend you add it to your delay-roster

I already own UAD Sound City Studios and it's quickly become one of my most used plugins. I use it to liven up drum room sounds, add space to guitar tracks recorded via plugins, and give a sense of space to vocals.

Expanding hugely on the original Pro-R, the mark II version of FabFilter's reverb plugin significantly ups its game. Available with a tasty $45 discount at Plugin Boutique, like FabFilter's other plugins you get loads of versatility in how you shape your tones with ducking, auto-gate, saturation, and freeze controls all built-in directly.

This reverb goes beyond stereo and has been tailor-made for 3D and spatial mixing. With support for up to 7.1.6 channels, this particular reverb/space-shaper is a real boon for making those mixes sound even bigger

One of the most popular saturation plugins in the industry, Soundtoys Decapitator is a standard in studios across the globe. Versatile enough to cover a light dusting of vibe all the way through to all-out sonic destruction, this is one plugin that should be in every producer's arsenal. A $61 discount over at Plugin Boutique makes it a fantastic early deal to take advantage of.

Ultra-affordable yet incredibly realistic, Aberrant DSPs SketCassette II is honestly one of the best cassette emulators I've ever used. Even at full price it's an absolute bargain, but an extra $12 saving doesn't hurt. Perfect for lo-fi lovers or those who just want some extra character on a boring sound.

If the thought of a plugin with a million options on it brings you out in a sweat, you'll love Baby Audio's Super VHS. Simple, yet powerful, it's capable of subtle character changes right through to all-out mangling of whatever sound you want to feed it. Down to just $9.99 from $69, you're saving yourself a hefty $60, brilliant value.

Less than half price for three of the finest amp plugins you'll find anywhere? Trust Thomann to deliver this Black Friday. The classic tones and versatility of the Fender Deluxe Reverb, AC-30 Top Boost, and Marshall Plexi are all here waiting for you.

Probably the best guitar VST deal we've seen this Black Friday, at IK Multimedia's website if you buy Amplitube 5 Max or Tonex Max for $99.99, you'll get the other completely free of charge. With a huge array of accurately modeled and captured guitar tones, the combination of both bits of software means you'll be well covered for guitar tones for the considerable future.

The ultimate drum software just got a massive $100 discount over at Sweetwater. Packed full of ultra-realistic drum tones with endless tweakability, whether you're recording entirely in the box you're looking to sample replace, or backup real-world drum recordings, Superior 3's offering is unparalleled.

An ultra-powerful way to increase the punchiness of your drum recordings - or replace them entirely - Steven Slate Drums Trigger 2 is used by many pro engineers to augment their drum tracks. It's incredibly accurate bleed suppression needs to be heard to be believed, and it comes loaded with loads of great samples too. A $70 discount at Sweetwater makes it a must-have if you want to add some pro sheen to your drums.

Waves Black Friday: Free plugin
We can reveal that Waves will be giving away a brand new free plugin this Black Friday, so if you want to be the first in line to get yours you can sign up right now. Last year they gave away Silk Vocal, a smoothing plugin great for vocals as well as instruments worth $149. It’s well worth taking the time to sign up to get yourself some extra value for money this Black Friday weekend, when Waves will reveal a brand new free plugin.

Valhalla DSP Supermassive: Free
Once you've used Valhalla's Supermassive reverb plugin it's honestly difficult to believe it's free. Packed with larger-than-life sounds it is perfect when you want to add some ultra-spacious tones to your recordings. I regularly use it on ambient tones in my recordings, and it's great for vocals too.

Minimal Audio Squash: Free
Get Squash - the brand new ultra-modern OTT compressor from Minimal Audio absolutely free this Black Friday. Squash is perfectly tuned for modern styles, and allows users to quickly explore different characters and achieve the ideal loudness and spectral balance.