Wanna give your mixes a little analogue flavour? We’ve rounded up the best deals at Plugin Boutique so you don’t have to

Whether you’re looking to bring some vintage crackle to your music, experiment with old school synth character, or find a meticulously-emulated studio-grade compressor, look no further than Plugin Boutique.

This October, the plugin retail platform is offering up to 87 percent off on analogue emulations, with great deals on brands like Roland, Solid State Logic, and Universal Audio.

With 18 emulations included in the promotion, you can find a bunch of plugin options, including compressors, EQs, consoles, tape machines and effects modelled on classic hardware. We’ve selected some of the best deals below.

SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 and Native Channel Strip 2

Two SSL goodies have the biggest reductions right now, with 87 percent off both the Native Bus Compressor and Native Channel Strip respectively. This brings their cost down to just  £17 each from a three-figure sum. Get the SSL G-Series centre section bus compressor in native plugin form, “celebrated for its ability to glue a mix together to make it sound like a record”, or the tone, features and workflow of an SSL 9000K console channel strip.

Roland Analog Polysynth Collection

Until the end of the month, you can get Roland’s Analog Polysynth Collection for £180 (reduced from £455). Inside you get five of its “most revered” synths from the late ’70s and early ’80s, all backed by “Analog Circuit Behaviour (ACB) technology”. Included is: JUPITER-4, JUPITER-8, JUNO-60, JX-3P, JUNO-106.

Universal Audio Minimoog 

Get this emulation of the Minimoog Model D for just £35. The original synth has been used by Kraftwerk, Parliament-Funkadelic, Yes and Dr. Dre, and this version has been developed in partnership with Moog Music, exclusively for Universal Audio.

Roland ZENOLOGY

Roland’s ZENOLOGY plugin, rated 9/10 by MusicTech, “embodies over 50 years of synthesiser research and development”. It’s now just £90 until 31 October, reduced from £204.

To view more deals, head over to Plugin Boutique.

Rachel is a DIY musician who began learning guitar and keyboard from her bedroom at 14. She has written news and features for MusicTech since 2022, and also has bylines across Kerrang!, Guitar.com, and The Forty-Five. Though a lover of heavy music, her guilty pleasure is 2000s pop.