Black Friday is the best time of year to save on music production gear. 2019 brings new deals that are just as competitive as last year's, if not more. With so many deals floating around the internet, it can be difficult to determine what's worth spending your money on. We've rounded up the best Black Friday deals for music producers and filtered out the deals that aren't worth your time.
Plugin Boutique (Editor's Choice)
Deal: Up to 99% off plugins, synth presets, effects, and more. Watch for $1 flash deals as well. Plugin Boutique sells plugins from a wide variety of plugin companies like Accusonus, iZotope, Krotos Audio, and Output.
The best part about Plugin Boutique is that you earn points on your purchases. These points can be redeemed as cash when making future purchases, saving you quite a lot of money.
Currently, any product you buy through Plugin Boutique also comes with iZotope's Nectar Elements for free.
Deal Ends: Various dates.
Accusonus
Deal: Save over 75% on audio repair and production plugins.
Deal Ends: December 5th, 2019.
Amazon
Deal: Amazon is running a Black Friday Countdown, in which different musical instruments and products are heavily discounted. The deals change by the hour, so make sure to check back once or twice a day. View the current musical instrument deals on Amazon.
Deal Ends: November 29th, 2019.
Antares Audio
Deal: Get Auto-Key for $29 and Auto-Tune Access for 50% off.
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
Arturia
Deal: For new customers, save $200 on the Arturia V Collection 7, which contains a variety of classic synth and keyboard emulations. I you're an existing Arturia customer, login to your Arturia account to view specialized deals.
Deal Ends: December 5th, 2019.
Celemony
Deal: Get Melodyne 4, an industry standard pitch correction software, for up to 50% off.
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
EastWest
Deal: Up to 60% off virtual instruments.
Deal Ends: November 31st, 2019.
Eventide
Deal: 75% off Anthology XI, which is a production and mixing plugin bundle. Elevate is also 75% off, which is a mastering plugin bundle.
Deal Ends: December 17th, 2019
FabFilter
Deal: Save up to 26% on FabFilter plugins.
Deal Ends: December 3rd, 2019.
GIK Acoustics
Deal: In the USA, use discount code "GIKDIFFUSION" to receive 10% off all Gotham Quadratic Diffusors and GridFusors, as well as 15% off all Evolution PolyFusors. In Europe, use discount code "GIKDIFFUSION" to receive 10% off all Gotham Quadratic Diffusors and VeriFusors, as well as 15% off all Evolution PolyFusors and FlexFusor Diffusors.
Deal Duration: November 29th to December 2nd, 2019.
Heavyocity
Deal: Up to 75% off virtual instruments.
Deal Ends: December 9th, 2019.
IK Multimedia
Deal Ends: December 31st, 2019
iZotope
Deal: 93% off iZotope's Black Friday Bundle, 37% off RX Post Production Suite, 25% off Dialogue Match, 33% off the Post Production Surround Reverb Bundle, and 33% off the RX7 Advanced Reverb Bundle.
Deal Ends: December 11th, 2019
Krotos Audio
Deal: Up to 50% off creative sound design tools for TV and film.
Deal Ends: December 15th, 2019.
KV331 Audio
Deal: Up to 63% off Synthmaster.
Deal Ends: December 3rd, 2019.
Lexicon
Deal: 50% off Lexicon's most sought-after plugins, plus an additional 10% off during Black Friday pricing.
Deal Ends: December 3rd, 2019.
Loopmasters
Deal: Up to 70% off music samples, royalty free sounds, and loops.
Deal Ends: December 2nd, 2019.
MusicLab
Deal: Up to 60% off guitar and bass software instruments.
Deal Ends: December 1st, 2019.
Novation
Deal: Up to 50% the the Circuit Mono Station, Launpad MKII, Launchpad Mini MKII, Scarlett 2i4 Second Gend, Scarlett 6i6 2nd Gen, and Scarlett 18i20 2nd Gen.
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
Oeksound
Deal: Save 50€ on both Soothe and Spiff.
Deal Ends: Date note specified.
Output
Deal: Up to 25% off creative virtual instruments and expansions.
Deal Ends: December 3rd, 2019.
Plugin Alliance
Deal: Save 50% on the Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle, which is a yearly subscription that includes all of Plugin Alliance's products.
Deal Ends: November 30th, 2019.
Presonus
Deal: Get Studio One Professional V4 for 49% off.
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
Reason Studios
Deal Ends: December 2nd, 2019.
Reverb
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
Serato
Deal End: Date not specified.
Slate Digital
Deal: Get the Slate Digital All Access Pass for $129/year.
Deal Ends: December 1st, 2019.
Softube
Deal: Up to 49% off various Softube plugins.
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
Sonarworks
Deal: Save up to 41% on Sonarworks' Reference 4 headphone and room calibration software.
Deal Ends: December 3rd, 2019
Sonnox
Deal: 50% off Sonnox plugins. Check out the Sonnox Inflator to squeeze that last little bit loudness out of your masters.
Deal Ends: December 4th, 2019.
SoundSpot
Deal: Big savings on audio plugins from just £2.95.
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
Soundtoys
Deal: 50% off the Soundtoys 5 Bundle.
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
Sugar Bytes
Deal Ends: December 5th, 2019.
Sweetwater
Deal Ends: November 30th, 2019.
Synchro Arts
Deal: 30% off all new licenses including Revoice Pro 4, VocALign Project, and VocALign Pro. 40% off all upgrades and trade-ins for existing owners.
Deal Ends: December 31st, 2019.
Toontrack
Deal: Buy EZDrummer 2 to get one free EZX. Up to 40% off EZX expansions, EZDrummer 2 bundles, and more.
Deal Ends: December 31st, 2019.
Universal Audio
Deal: 60 plug-ins up to 60% off.
Deal Ends: November 29th, 2019.
Vintage King
Deal: Various deals on monitors, microphones, outboard gear, interfaces, software, and instruments.
Deal Ends: Date not specified.
Waves
Deal: Sign up to get Waves' new plugin for free. Waves is offering various deals leading up to Black Friday, as well as through Cyber Monday. View the current plugin deals.
Deal Ends: December 3rd, 2019.
XLN Audio
Deal: Up to 45% off XLN Audio plugins.
Deal Ends: December 1st, 2019.
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