r/FreeSounds

I built Afterdark Studio 0.8.0-rc.1 Limited Beta for emerging rappers working with one computer and one microphone. It runs locally in a browser and includes two DJ decks, beat sequencing/piano roll, microphone recording, vocal-production tools, LUFS/true-peak metering, and synthetic acoustic rooms. No account, cloud AI, or API key is required.

Ready-to-test source and setup: https://github.com/seemorecodez/afterdark-studio

Current automated evidence: 111 tests passing and 646/646 interactive controls covered in the Edge UI audit. Honest limits: this is not yet a professional DAW or autonomous DJ; perceptual vocal features are experimental; the isolated drill pack remains disabled after failing its creative gate.

I would value hands-on reports covering: first-run setup, beat quality, microphone/recording workflow, DJ transitions, crashes, audio glitches, and performance. Please include OS, browser, audio interface, and reproducible steps. I am the project creator and am requesting critique, not stars or sales.

I'm a high school student who is developing a free plugin!

A few weeks ago you probably saw that I posted about COGG, a free plugin I built that metallizes and industrializes any sound. Specifically, harmonic distortion, metal plate convolution reverb, and pitch layering are there all in one chain.

I just shipped v1.1 with 8 factory presets so you can dial in different metallic textures instantly instead of tweaking all the knobs from scratch. Everything is there, from subtle texture (like the preset RUST), to full chaos (like presets SHRAPNEL and MELTDOWN).

Still free, no account needed, VST3 + AU for Mac, VST3 for Windows.

Download now for free: https://plasma-hype.itch.io/cogg

Trailer/demo of the update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfD2drnrMjQ

Thanks to everyone who tried v1.0 and gave feedback, this update came directly from figuring out what people actually wanted to do with it. I personally have used COGG in almost all of my FL projects ever since I released it. Please give it a shot and let me know what you think of the presets and plugin as a whole for a v1.2!

Hi! Call me Vita ❤️

I’m a sound designer focused in create some presets to share with everyone that wants some new and cool stuff. Everything I make is pay-what-you-want starting from $0, so basically if you want to get them for free, you can.

Now I’m focusing in backroom-style keys, synthwave keys and some cool pads. Some of that presets use personalized wavetables and I’ll continue to create more from every kind of category inside vital.

I left video demos in description of every pack so that you can hear what you’re downloading before you get it. So, if you want to get some of my stuff for free, look at the comments.

If you want to suggest presets and different sounds you think i could create, please let me know.

Been heads-down on this for about a year and figured this crowd would appreciate the guts more than the marketing page.

BeatForge — drum machine, step sequencer and REX loop player. VST3/AU/AAX/Standalone, universal binary. JUCE 9 (migrated last month), everything below the framework is my own code.

Bits that might be interesting to people here:

REX SDK. Wrote a JUCE wrapper around Propellerhead REX SDK 1.9, including drag-and-drop of slices out to the host. Bitwig still has no REX support, which turned out to be a decent reason for the plugin to exist.

Synth engines. ~5k lines of 808/909/modelling done from schematics rather than sample playback — VCA topology, click transients, pitch sweeps, the 909 tom triple-VCO, that sort of rabbit hole.

Antialiasing. Started with blanket 8x oversampling and it was eating CPU for no good reason. Replaced it with ADAA on the memoryless waveshapers (exact tanh with the ln(cosh) antiderivative) and linear-phase minBLEP saws at 1x, then a per-engine oversampling map — most engines run 1x now, only FMKick and the 909 snare need 4x. Built an offline FFT alias-measurement harness to verify it; alias floor sits around -90 dB. Worth noting ADAA-2 blew up on me under heavy drive — catastrophic cancellation, auto-mute and crackle — so everything is bounded ADAA-1.

Realtime discipline. Lock-free atomic slot for deferred time-stretch, ScopedAudioSuspend guards on live mutators, steal-quietest voice allocation. Debug assertions went from ~3150 to 3. auval and pluginval at strictness 10 both clean.

Also. Full undo/redo, NAM master-bus saturation, and a WASM build of the synth engines for the site via Emscripten and a hand-rolled juce_shim.h.

Happy to go into detail on any of it — the ADAA and REX wrapper work especially, since there's not much written about either.

Site + demo: https://www.beatforge.nl

⚡ Hey creators, producers, and artists!
I just dropped a massive collection of 931 high-quality instrumentals completely FREE FOR PROFIT to help anyone looking for inspiration or royalty-free tracks for their next project.
Whether you need heavy 808s, smooth R&B vibes, deep electronic grooves, or energetic Afrotrap, it’s all inside one instant download.
🎹 What’s Included in the Pack?
💽 931 Royalty-Free Tracks (HQ WAV/MP3)
🎧 Multi-Genre Selection: Afrotrap, Hip-Hop, R&B, Deep House, Funk, Rock, Oriental & Classic
📦 Instant ZIP Download (~2.7 GB)
⚡ No paywalls, no hidden subscriptions.
📜 License & Usage Rights
✅ 100% Free For Profit: Use them on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, TikTok, IG, etc.
✅ Ideal for rappers, singers, video creators, podcasters, and filmmakers.
✍️** Only condition**: Credit ⁠DJBILBOX BEATS⁠ in your releases.
🚫 No re-selling/re-distributing the raw audio files as your own pack.
👇 Link to claim the free download is in the comments below!
Let me know what genres you're working on—hope this pack helps fuel your next track or video project! 🕹️✨

⚡ What’s up producers!

I just put together a G-FUNK & WEST COAST Drum Kit inspired by that classic 90s West Side bounce. If you're cooking up Dr. Dre, Snoop, DJ Quik, or modern West Coast beats, this pack delivers that authentic thump and groove straight out of the box.

🥁 WHAT’S INSIDE:
- Hard-Hitting Kicks & Snares tuned for West Side bounce
- Crisp Hi-Hats, Shakers & Percs
- Classic G-Funk FX & Vocal One-Shots
- High-Quality WAV Audio (Compatible with FL Studio, Ableton, Logic, MPC, etc.)

📜 LICENSE & TERMS:
✅ 100% Free For Commercial & Non-Commercial Use
✅ Instant ZIP Download on Gumroad (No hidden sign-ups)
✍️ Credit: DJBILBOX BEATS (Appreciated on commercial tracks!)

👇 Direct link to grab the download is in the comments below!

Drop a comment with your favorite G-Funk track of all time — hope these sounds add some sauce to your next beat session! 🌴☀️

Downloadable 153 .wav files which can be used  in your projects. I already shared them on freesounds.org for some years ago. I wanted to publish it here too as a whole pack now.

https://spidervis.itch.io/horror-tension-sounds

The video below including some of the samples. Excuse me for the low quality background image, there was no AI in those years :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfk-YB1hR\_E

I did all the samples by myself and they were actually 3 different packs before. Some of them are also in different notes, some not. Ambiance sounds, effects, transition, electronic, fast rhythm etc. Almost all of them are named in Turkish. You can use the samples freely, even the song above. All other details are on the original page of my sound pack.