Plugin & Sample Deals
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026 (updated weekly)
A weekly roundup of the plugins, instruments and gear worth grabbing right now. This week: the vintage Royal Compressor for an absurd $5 (95% off), the 808 staple SubLab XL at $39 (51% off, through Oct 31), the one-knob saturator Mass at $15 (61% off), the EL8 Distressor and UA 175B/176 at 80% off, and 20% off ACE Studio yearly plans. Read the reviews to see where each one fits.
This page contains affiliate advertising (PR). Prices, discounts and end dates were checked on each store/official site at update time. Deals may change or end without notice, so always confirm the latest on the store before buying.
🔥This Week's Highlights
Three “worth grabbing now” picks checked on Plugin Boutique and official sites on Oct 25, 2026: Royal Compressor at $5 (95% off, through Oct 31), SubLab XL at $39 (51% off, same date), and ACE Studio at 20% off yearly plus 5% more with code BEATLAB. SubLab XL and ACE Studio have reviews on Beat Lab.
SubLab XL
808 & sub bass
SubLab XL
Thunderous 808s and sub bass in a few clicks — the trap and drill staple, now $80 → $39.
51%OFF
$39$80
Ends: Oct 31
ACE Studio 2.0
AI vocals & instruments
ACE Studio 2.0
AI that sings and plays. Drop in MIDI and get human-like vocals, brass and strings — even music videos. 20% off yearly plans, plus 5% more off your first payment with code BEATLAB at checkout.
20%OFF
$16.58/mo+$20.73/mo
Period: yearly plans, as shown on the official site (check the site for the end date)
United Plugins Royal Compressor
Compressor
United Plugins Royal Compressor
A vintage British-style comp modeled on the Beatles-era classic. One click and your mix turns round and fat. $124 → a jaw-dropping $5.
95%OFF
$5$124
Ends: Oct 31
🎹Synths & instruments
Synths that widen your sound palette. Prices in USD at Plugin Boutique. The $5 Avenger and Serum packs and VirtualCZ ended Oct 25.
Roland ZENOLOGY PRO
Synth
Roland ZENOLOGY PRO
50 years of Roland sound in one plugin. 3,500+ presets from vintage warmth to modern sparkle — $229 → $99.
56%OFF
$99$229
Ends: Oct 31
🎚️Mixing & mastering
Staple effects that make your mix sound pro in one click — at jaw-dropping prices. New this week: Mass, EMT 140 and the Dawesome x Excite Audio bundle.
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor
Compressor
Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor
A recreation of the world-famous modern compressor — great on drums, bass and vocals. $199 → $39.
80%OFF
$39$199
Ends: Nov 1
UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection
Compressor
UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection
Two legendary tube compressors in one bundle — add that thick, sticky tone to vocals and bass. $149 → $29.
80%OFF
$29$149
Ends: Nov 1
UJAM Finisher VOODOO
Multi-effect
UJAM Finisher VOODOO
UJAM's one-knob finisher with 50 sound-designed modes and 150+ presets — made for guitar, great on keys, synths and vocals. $59 → $6.66.
88%OFF
$6.66$59
Ends: Nov 3
The Tone Foundry Mass
Saturation
The Tone Foundry Mass
One knob adds weight, drive and attitude. Modern, Vintage or Resonant mode — instant thickness. $39 → $15.
61%OFF
$15$39
Ends: Nov 30
Universal Audio EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator
Reverb
Universal Audio EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator
The legendary EMT 140 plate, modeled from three original units. Vocals and snares get that classic studio air instantly. $149 → $79.
46%OFF
$79$149
Ends: Nov 3
Dawesome x Excite Audio Effects Bundle
Effects bundle
Dawesome x Excite Audio Effects Bundle
Dawesome LOVE 2 and HATE plus two Excite Audio Motion plugins — four tools from texture to modulation, $286 worth for $129.
54%OFF
$129$286
Ends: Nov 1
🛒Gear stores (Rakuten / Thomann)
Gear prices swing with timing. Rakuten and Thomann are listed as places to check prices (always confirm dates and prices on each site).
Rakuten
Rakuten
Chase Rakuten points: Roland SP-404MKII
Time your purchase of this dream sampler with Rakuten's point-back events (like the Shopping Marathon) to lower the effective price.
Point-back
Check Rakuten for event dates and point rates
Thomann
Thomann
Compare overseas prices at Thomann: Teenage Engineering EP-133
Europe's biggest music retailer often undercuts Japanese prices. Compare the total including shipping and customs.
Price check
Check Thomann for current prices
💡Good picks even without a sale
Even if what you want isn't on sale right now, it's a fine time to build out your setup with free staples — and if you've got your eye on something, get to know its role and regular price from a review so you're ready for the next round of deals.
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FAQ
When is the best time to buy plugins on sale?
Plugin Boutique tends to discount heavily around Black Friday (late November) and the big summer and winter sales. That said, some products sit near sale price year-round, so check the discount and end date together.
What discount is worth buying at?
It depends on the product, but staple effects and instruments often hit around 50% off at certain times, which is a useful benchmark. Learn each product's role and regular price from its review, then buy when something you need drops a lot.
How often is this page updated?
Every Monday. Ended deals are removed and the additions/removals are logged below. Prices and end dates are current as of the update; always check the store for the latest before buying.
🗓️Update log
2026/10/25 update
- Removed: deals ending today (Oct 25) — VPS Avenger Expansion Pack: House & Techno ($5), VirtualCZ ($19) and Serum Expansion Pack: Light ($5).
- Highlights: United Plugins Royal Compressor (95% off, $5, through Oct 31) promoted. SubLab XL (51% off, $39, through Oct 31) and ACE Studio (20% off yearly + code BEATLAB) continue.
- Added: The Tone Foundry Mass (61% off, $15, through Nov 30), Universal Audio EMT 140 Classic Plate Reverberator (46% off, $79, through Nov 3), Dawesome x Excite Audio Effects Bundle (54% off, $129, through Nov 1). Continuing: ZENOLOGY PRO (through Oct 31), EL8 Distressor and UA 175B/176 (through Nov 1), Finisher VOODOO (through Nov 3).
- Prices and end dates were checked on Plugin Boutique product pages; only items matching the deals list are shown.
- Removed: ended deals — Soundtoys Decapitator (through Oct 20), XLN RC-20 and Heavyocity PUNISH (through Oct 16), and the Amazon Prime sale (Oct 16–19).
- Highlights: SubLab XL (51% off, $39, through Oct 31) added. VPS Avenger expansion pack ($5, through Oct 25) and ACE Studio (20% off yearly + code BEATLAB) continue. All have reviews.
- Added: United Plugins Royal Compressor (95% off, $5, through Oct 31), UJAM Finisher VOODOO (88% off, $6.66, through Nov 3), Serum Expansion Pack: Light ($5, through Oct 25). Roland ZENOLOGY PRO, VirtualCZ, EL8 Distressor and UA 175B/176 continue.
- Prices and end dates were checked on Plugin Boutique product pages. UJAM CARBON was skipped because its list and product-page end dates disagreed.
- Removed: ended deals — SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 (Oct 12), Waves CLA Epic, L3 Multimaximizer and Lofi Space (Oct 14), Minimoog (Oct 15).
- Highlights: Soundtoys Decapitator added (70% off, $59, through Oct 20). VPS Avenger Expansion Pack ($5, through Oct 25) and ACE Studio (20% off yearly + code BEATLAB) continue. All reviewed.
- Ending soon: RC-20 Retro Color ($29) and Heavyocity PUNISH ($49) end tomorrow, Oct 16.
- Added: VirtualCZ (75% off, $19, through Oct 25), UA 175B & 176 Tube Compressor Collection (80% off, $29, through Nov 1). Continuing: ZENOLOGY PRO and SubLab XL (to Oct 31), EL8 Distressor (to Nov 1), Amazon Japan Prime sale (main Oct 16–19).
- Removed: the UJAM deals that ended Oct 11 (SOLID 2, HEAVY 2, DEEP, IRON 2).
- Highlights: XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Color (70% off, $29, through Oct 16), VPS Avenger Expansion Pack: House & Techno (73% off, $5, through Oct 25) and ACE Studio (20% off yearly billing + code BEATLAB). All reviewed.
- Added: Heavyocity PUNISH (75% off, through Oct 16). New Ending soon block: SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 (87% off, through Oct 12) and Waves CLA Epic, L3 Multimaximizer and Lofi Space (through Oct 14).
- Continuing: ZENOLOGY PRO (to Oct 31), Minimoog (to Oct 15), SubLab XL (to Oct 31), EL8 Distressor (to Nov 1). Amazon Japan Prime sale (early Oct 13–15, main Oct 16–19).
- Skipped: products whose end dates disagree between the deals list and the product page (Waves Tune, DopeSONIX Crate Digger, LA-3A and others).
- Refresh: removed the deals that ended Sep 30 (FM8, JUNO-106, Waves Platinum, TOTAL VI MAX 2 and more) and switched to October's live deals.
- Highlights: UJAM Virtual Drummer SOLID 2 & HEAVY 2 (92% off, $9 each, through Oct 11) and ACE Studio (20% off yearly billing + 5% off your first payment with code BEATLAB). All reviewed.
- Added: Roland ZENOLOGY PRO (56% off, to Oct 31), Minimoog (73% off, to Oct 15), SubLab XL (51% off, to Oct 31), UJAM DEEP (75% off) and IRON 2 (93% off) (both to Oct 11), SSL Native Bus Compressor 2 (87% off, to Oct 12), EL8 Distressor (80% off, to Nov 1).
- New: a gear-stores block (Amazon Prime sale — early access Oct 13–15, main sale Oct 16–19 / Rakuten / Thomann).
- Note: prices now shown in USD as listed on Plugin Boutique.
- Reconfirmed: the three highlight products (UJAM SOLID 2 / HEAVY 2 at 91% off, ¥1,800 each; VPS Avenger 2 at 50% off, ¥21,647) are all still on sale on Plugin Boutique (through Sep 30). No change to price, discount or end date.
- Big expansion: added full category lists — Synths & Instruments, Drums & Bass, Mixing & Mastering, and Big-value bundles — with around 30 current deals verified at source on Plugin Boutique this week, each with its official thumbnail, discount, price and end date (and a "Read review →" link where we have one).
- Ending soon: IK MODO MAX (79% off, ends Sep 23) added to the ending-soon section.
- Heads up: most end Sep 30. We'll rotate in new deals as October sales launch.
- Removed: UJAM Virtual Guitarist CARBON and IRON 2 (both ended Sep 6).
- Kept: UJAM Virtual Drummer SOLID 2 — reconfirmed on Plugin Boutique at 91% off, ¥1,800 (until Sep 30). Note the discount/price shifted from last week's 92% / ¥1,300.
- Added: UJAM Virtual Drummer HEAVY 2 (91% off, ¥1,800, until Sep 30) and Vengeance Sound VPS Avenger 2 (50% off, ¥21,647, until Sep 30). Both are reviewed on our site and linked via "Read review →". Verified at source on Plugin Boutique.
- Heads up: all three listings end Sep 30. We'll rotate in new deals as October sales launch.
- Removed: cleared out the summer mega-sales that have ended. UJAM Virtual Drummer PHAT 2, Virtual Pianist ROYAL 2, SELECT 5 Bundle (ended Aug 16), Arturia Pigments 7 (ended Aug 17), Roland TR-808, Future Audio Workshop SubLab XL, MeldaProduction MTurboFilter, Baby Audio SubCulture (ended Aug 31), Liquid Sky Zen Delay Virtual and Plugin Boutique Summer Bundle (ended Sep 1). Titles ending Aug 31–Sep 1 would lapse during this week's display window, so we left them off to keep the page trustworthy.
- Kept / added: UJAM's extended summer sale. Virtual Drummer SOLID 2 (92% off, until Sep 30), Virtual Guitarist CARBON (93% off, until Sep 6) and Virtual Guitarist IRON 2 (93% off, until Sep 6), all verified on Plugin Boutique. $9 each (about ¥1,300).
- Heads up: CARBON / IRON 2 end Sep 6, SOLID 2 ends Sep 30. We'll rotate in new deals as September sales launch.
- Reconfirmed: all 12 listed products verified in-sale (ending Aug 16–Sep 1) at source. UJAM summer (PHAT 2, CARBON, ROYAL 2, SOLID 2, SELECT 5, until Aug 16), Roland TR-808, SubLab XL, MTurboFilter, Baby Audio SubCulture (until Aug 31), Arturia Pigments 7 (until Aug 17), Zen Delay, Plugin Boutique Summer Bundle (until Sep 1). No additions or removals this week.
- Heads up: the UJAM summer sale and SELECT 5 end Aug 16; Pigments 7 ends Aug 17. Rotation expected next week.
- Removed: 22 ended deals (KORG summer [M1, Collection 6, TRITON, WAVESTATION, until Jul 31], Sonnox [Inflator, Claro, Oxford Limiter, until Jul 31], UAD [Ampex, Minimoog, EL8 Distressor, API 2500, until Aug 2], IK Total Studio 5 MAX, Plugin Alliance Black Box HG-2, Reveal Sound Spire, Roland RE-201/JV-1080, AIR Xpand!2, D16 Decimort 2, Denise Motion Filter, sonible smart:EQ 4, Safari Sun Bear, GForce Prophet~5, and more).
- Kept: UJAM (PHAT 2, SOLID 2, ROYAL 2, CARBON, SELECT 5 Bundle, until Aug 16), Arturia Pigments 7 (until Aug 17), MeldaProduction MTurboFilter and Baby Audio SubCulture (until Aug 31), Liquid Sky Zen Delay and Plugin Boutique Summer Bundle (until Sep 1).
- Changed: temporarily hid the now-empty "Mixing & Mastering" and "Ending soon" sections. Refreshed the update date, title and description. 10 products listed; UJAM and Arturia summer continuation confirmed on Plugin Boutique.
- Highlights refreshed (reviewed): UJAM Virtual Drummer PHAT 2 (93% off, until Aug 16), D16 Decimort 2 (39%, until Aug 3), Plugin Alliance Black Box HG-2 (75%, until Jul 31), Arturia Pigments 7 (33%, until Aug 17), IK Total Studio 5 MAX (67%, until Jul 31).
- Added: Arturia Pigments 7 (new, linked to its review).
- Removed (ended): Baby Audio Super VHS (ended Jul 26), Eventide Blackhole (ended Jul 27), SSL Native X-EQ 2 (deal no longer confirmed).
- Updates: KORG summer sale (M1, Collection 6, TRITON, WAVESTATION) extended to Jul 31; Prophet~5 ends Jul 30 (ending soon). UAD titles (EL8, Ampex, Minimoog, API 2500) run to Aug 2; Summer Bundle 94% off to Sep 1.
- 32 products, all verified on Plugin Boutique on Jul 28, 2026.
- Highlights refreshed: UJAM Virtual Drummer PHAT 2 (93% OFF, ends 8/16), Baby Audio Super VHS (85% OFF, ends 7/26), IK Total Studio 5 MAX (67% OFF, ends 7/31), Plugin Alliance Black Box HG-2 (75% OFF, ends 7/31).
- Added: UAD API 2500 (85%, 8/2), UAD Ampex ATR-102 (79%, 8/2), UAD Moog Minimoog (80%, 8/2), Eventide Blackhole (49%, 7/27), D16 Decimort 2 (39%, 8/3), Roland RE-201 Space Echo (74%, 7/31), Roland JV-1080 (45%, 7/31), Reveal Sound Spire (60%, 7/31), sonible smart:EQ 4 (53%, 7/31), Safari Audio Sun Bear Bus Compressor (95%, 7/31), Denise Motion Filter (85%, 8/2), Zen Delay Virtual (82%, 9/1), MTurboFilter (85%, 8/31), Baby Audio SubCulture (32%, 8/31), GForce Prophet~5 (30%, 7/30), UJAM SELECT 5 Bundle (74%, 8/16), Plugin Boutique Summer Bundle (94%, 9/1).
- Removed (ended): Wavesfactory Trackspacer / Spectre / Re-Esser (ended 7/15), BFD 3.5 (not verifiable as live).
- Thumbnails: every card now uses the official product image from Plugin Boutique instead of a video still.
- Ending soon: SSL Native X-EQ 2 (7/20), KORG M1 / Collection 6 / TRITON / WAVESTATION (7/21).
- Highlights refreshed: UJAM Virtual Drummer PHAT 2 (93% off, until Aug 16; siblings SOLID 2/HEAVY 2/IRON 2/ROYAL 2 also 93%, CARBON 94%), Baby Audio Super VHS (85% OFF, ends 7/26), UAD Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor (79% OFF, ends 7/31).
- Added: Sonnox Oxford Limiter (75%, ends 7/15), Sonnox Claro (75%, ends 7/15), SSL Native X-EQ 2 (89%, ends 7/20), AIR Xpand!2 (73%, ends 8/3), BFD 3.5 (82%, ends 8/3).
- Updated: Oxford Inflator 75%→77% (¥6,080); Trackspacer 38%→37% (¥6,428); Spectre/Re-Esser 39%→37% (¥10,714). KORG Summer Sale continues (M1, Collection 6, TRITON, WAVESTATION, ends 7/21).
- Removed (ended): Waves L4 Ultramaximizer and Waves IDX (ended 7/13).
- Ending soon (by 7/15): Oxford Inflator, Oxford Limiter, Claro, Trackspacer, Spectre, Re-Esser.
- Highlights refreshed: Waves L4 Ultramaximizer (49% OFF, ends 7/20) and Waves IDX Intelligent Dynamics (36% OFF, ends 7/20) in the reviewed slot.
- Updated: Sonnox Oxford Inflator 77%→75% (ends 7/15); Wavesfactory Trackspacer 37%→38%, Spectre/Re-Esser 37%→39% (ends 7/15). KORG Summer Sale continues (M1, Collection 6, TRITON, WAVESTATION, ends 7/21).
- Removed (ended): Baby Audio Transit 2 (7/12), IK TOTAL VI MAX 2 (7/9), SSL Native X-Comp (7/13), sonible smart:EQ 4 (7/13), UAD titles (sale ended).
- Ending soon (by 7/15): Oxford Inflator, Trackspacer, Re-Esser.
- Highlights: UJAM Finishers (93% OFF, ends 8/16) / Plugin Alliance Shadow Hills (69% OFF, ends 7/31) / Baby Audio Transit 2 (38% OFF, ends 7/12).
- Added: SubLab XL (50% OFF), Wavesfactory Trackspacer (37% OFF), Sonnox Oxford Inflator (77% OFF).
- Ending soon: Baby Audio Transit 2 (7/12), SSL Native X-Comp (7/13), sonible smart:EQ 4 (7/13).
This page contains affiliate advertising (PR). Prices, discounts and end dates were checked on each store/official site at update time. Deals may change or end without notice. Always confirm the latest on the store before buying.