Plugin Boutique is celebrating its 13th anniversary this February, and to mark the occasion, they’re offering the Steinberg Backbone drum Resynthesizer plugin as a free download with every purchase made at their store, now through March 2, 2025.
As part of the anniversary festivities, Plugin Boutique has rolled out several special deals, including 50% off Arturia V Collection X and Korg Collection 5. Alongside these discounts, they’ve introduced their monthly gift-with-purchase offer, which this month features the Steinberg Backbone plugin—valued at €149—available at no extra cost with any purchase.
To claim your free copy of Steinberg Backbone, simply make a purchase at Plugin Boutique this month. There’s no minimum spending requirement; whether you buy a €5 plugin, a €10 sound set, or something more, the plugin is yours. Rent-to-own offers are excluded, however. So, what exactly is Backbone?
Backbone is an innovative drum synthesizer featuring a powerful re-synthesis engine for creating unique drum sounds, including kicks, snares, cinematic impacts, hi-hats, and more. The plugin allows up to eight sample slots, with an option to import your own samples. Once imported, Backbone transforms these samples into synthesized versions, offering deep control through its spectral domain.
The re-synthesis engine separates the original sound into tonal and noise elements, letting you manipulate each part using traditional subtractive synthesis controls like filter and amp. For even further customization, Backbone includes a customizable spectral filter.
Version 1.5 of Backbone introduces DrumGAN, an AI-powered drum generator developed by Sony CSL. This tool creates new drum sounds—such as kicks, snares, and cymbals—quickly and intuitively. It also analyzes and replicates samples, producing endless variations of each.
Additionally, the plugin includes two independent 4-slot multi-FX processors with effects like distortion, reverb, and more.
If you’re interested in this powerful drum resynthesizer, all you need to do is make any purchase at Plugin Boutique to receive the free download. With a regular price of $149, this is a fantastic deal—one of the best gift-with-purchase offers in recent months.
Steinberg Backbone is available for free download at Plugin Boutique until March 2, 2025. It’s compatible with VST3, AU, and AAX formats for macOS (native Apple Silicon + Intel) and Windows.
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