It’s that time of year again – time for holiday electronic music gear deals!
This year, Synthtopia has rounded up a monster list of hardware and software deals for electronic musicians, including Black Friday, Cyber Monday and end-of-year holiday deals.
These companies are offering gear or software specials for the holidays. Note that these are limited-time specials, so check out the sites for details.
| Company | Product | Deal | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DVarius | Electroacoustic violins and cellos, effects processors | Black Friday hardware deals | 2023-11-27 |
| Ableton | Ableton Live | All new Live 11 editions are 20% off. | Until release of Ableton Live 12 |
| Amazon | Deals on Macs, hardware synths and more | Black Friday Deals | Not listed |
| Ample Sound | Virtual instruments | Up to 66% off | 2024-01-01 |
| Ashun Sound Machines | Discounts on all HydraSynth keyboards and desktop synths | Up to $300 | 2023-11-27 |
| Artistry Audio | Virtual instruments and sound libraries | Up to 60% off | 2023-11-30 |
| Audified | Audio effects plugins | Save up to 80% | Not listed |
| Audiomovers | Audio engineering software | Black Friday deals | Not listed |
| Auto-Tune | Auto-Tune plugins and subscriptions | 50% all plugins and subscriptions | Not listed |
| Applied Acoustics Systems | Virtual instruments | Up to 60% off | Not listed |
| A Sound Effect | Sound libraries and instruments | Up to 82% off | Not listed |
| Arturia | V Collection 9, FX Collection 4, Pigments & Analog Lab | 50% off | 2023-12-05 |
| Audio Damage | Virtual instruments | Up to 40% off using code BLACKVEMBER23 at checkout | 2023-12-04 |
| Audiority | Effects plugins | 50% off individual plugins | 2023-11-30 |
| Audio Plugin Deals | Virtual instruments, sound libraries and effects | Up to 90% off | Varies |
| Bastl Instruments | Hardware synths | Up to 30% off | 2023-11-26 |
| Bitwig | Bitwig DAW | Up to $100 off | 2024-01-08 |
| Bjooks | Vintage Synth Love Bundle (SYNTH GEMS 1 and INSPIRE THE MUSIC: 50 Years of Roland History) | Save $50 between November 20th and December 11th | 2024-12-11 |
| Blinksonic | Virtual instruments | 50% selected instruments | 2023-12-25 |
| BLEASS | Granulizer texture effect plugin | 40% off | 2023-11-26 |
| Bome | All software | 30% off | 2023-11-27 |
| Bvker | Black Friday Producer Bundle 2023 | Up to 95% off | 2023-12-05 |
| Cableguys | shaperBox 3 | €340 / $340 of effects for €89 / $89 | Not listed |
| Celemony | Melodyne 5 Assistant, Editor & Studio | Up to 80% off | 2023-11-30 |
| Chase Bliss | Hardware effects pedals | 15% off all pedals | 2023-11-27 |
| Cherry Audio | Synth Stack 4, a collection of virtual instruments | Save $100 | 2023-12-05 |
| CME | MIDI hardware | Black Friday Deals on MIDI hardware | 2023-11-30 |
| Constructs Off Time | Gradient software synthesizer | 33% off | 2023-12-01 |
| Critter & Guitari | Effects plugins | 20%-off everything, enter 'BF20' at Checkout | 2023-11-27 |
| D16 Group | Virtual instruments & effects | All products 50% off, use 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞𝟮𝟯 coupon code | Not listed |
| Digital Brain Instruments | 'Next generation' audio tools | 50% off | 2023-11-30 |
| Distropolis | Boutique hardware devices | 20% off everything | 2023-11-27 |
| Earmaster | Ear training, sight-singing & rhythm training tools | 50% off | 2023-11-27 |
| Feel Your Sound | Virtual instruments and software bundles | Save up to 30% | 2023-12-02 |
| Fiedler Audio | Dolby Atmos Tools | 50% off | Not listed |
| Fuse Audio Labs | Audio effects plugins | All plugins $14.90 | 2023-11-27 |
| Gamechanger Audio | Selected hardware | Up to 20% off with GCABF23 | Not listed |
| Goldbaby | Sound libraries | Use this coupon to get 40% off: 23BF40 | 2023-11-30 |
| Guitar Center | Synths and other music hardware | Up to 40% off | 2023-11-29 |
| Isotonik Studios | Music software, audio effects, sound libraries and more | Up to 30% off | 2023-11-27 |
| Hertz Istruments | Virtual instruments and more | Up to 50% off | Not listed |
| K-Devices | VST/AU plugins, Max For Live devices, audio effects, modulators, MIDI tools | 50% off | 2023-11-27 |
| Karanyi Sounds | Instrument libraries, audio plugins and sound packs | Up to 80% off | 2023-11-30 |
| Kilohearts | Virtual instruments & effects | Up to 50% off | 2023-11-30 |
| Klevgrand | Virtual instruments & effects | Save up to $551 | 2023-12-04 |
| Koma Elektronik | Synth hardware & effects | 10% off with code BLACKKOMA23 | 2023-12-03 |
| Korg 2600 | KORG ARP 2600M | Save $850 | Not listed |
| Korg Hardware Synths | Hardware synths, including the Korg Opsix SE & Wavestate SE, Waldorf Iridium and more | Save up to $1000 | Not listed |
| Korg Software & Apps | Korg software & apps | Up to 50% off | 2023-11-30 |
| iZotope | Ozone 11, RX 10, Nectar 4, and more | Up to 75% off | 2023-12-03 |
| Loopmasters | Virtual instruments & effects | Up to 80% off | 2023-12-04 |
| Mac Pro Video | Online tutorials on music software and other creative software | 75% off with coupon 23MPVBlackFriday75 | Not listed |
| MIDI 2 The Max | Products include THE SCALE OMNIBUS (450+ page ebook with 400 musical scales from all over the world), MXL PACK (40+ MIDI plugins for Ableton Live), MXL CLIP AND SCENE CONTROL (to automatically map all Live clips/scenes to key combinations of your MIDI controller), and SCALE LIBRARY for Ableton Live. | Get 50% discount by entering the BF2023 coupon at checkout. | 2023-11-26 |
| MeterPlugs | Metering and analysis plugins | Save 30% | 2023-11-27 |
| Michigan Synth Works | Hardware synths | 10-15% off | 2023-12-04 |
| Motion Soundscape | iOS/AUv3 apps | All apps on sale | 2023-11-30 |
| Music Developments | RapidComposer, Melodya, MIDI Mutator & more | 40% off | 2023-11-26 |
| Musik Hack | Master Plan plugin | 50% Off with code BLACK50 | 2023-12-02 |
| Native Instruments | Virtual instruments, hardware controllers | Save up to $20,663 | 2024-01-15 |
| Novation | MIDI controllers, synths and more | Sale on new and refurbished gear | Not listed |
| Overloud | All products | Up to 80% off | Not listed |
| Orchestral Tools | Virtual instruments | 50% off the Berlin Series | 2023-12-03 |
| Perfect Circuit | Hardware deals | Up to 50% off | Not listed |
| Plughugger | Music software, virtual instruments and more | Up to 95% off | 2023-12-05 |
| Plughugger | Samples and sound libraries | Up to 50% off with code BLACKCELEBRATION | 2023-11-30 |
| Polyverse Music | Effects plugins | Up to 80% off | 2023-12-04 |
| Puremagnetik | Synthesizers, effects & more | Save 50% on everything | 2023-11-30 |
| Rhizomatic | Plasmonic synthesizer | Save 33% | Not listed |
| Realitone | Virtual Instruments | Up to 50% off | 2023-12-05 |
| Reveal Sound | Spire synthesizer and sound libraries | 50% off | 2023-12-06 |
| Reverb | Hardware | Up to 66% off | Not listed |
| Reason Studios | Reason 12 and more | Save up to 70%, use bfw2023 at checkout | 'Black Friday Week' |
| ROLI Lumi | Roli Lumi | 20% discount | Not listed |
| RT Sonics | Signature Strings | 34% off | Not listed |
| Sample Logicl | Genesis Pads in Motion | 70% off | Not listed |
| Sound Radix | Audio effects plugins | Save up to $100 | 2023-12-03 |
| Sampler Zone | Translator 7 Pro, Korg Creator & more | Up to 50% off | 2023-11-27 |
| Slate Digital | A new ‘complete access’ offering, combining two premium subscription packages. | Buy one, get one free | 2023-11-28 |
| Softube | Softube Originals, like Tape, Bus Processor, and Model 82 Sequencing Mono Synth | Up to 83% | 2023-11-26 |
| Sonixinema | Kontakt instrument libraries and bundles | Up to 70% storewide | 2023-12-13 |
| Soniccouture | Virtual instruments | 50% off | 2023-11-19 |
| Soundtoys | Effects | Up to 80% off, freebies and more | 2023-12-01 |
| Spitfire Audio | Virtual instruments | Save up to 75% | Not listed |
| Steinberg | Steinberg software | Up to 50% of | 2023-12-11 |
| Sweetwater | Deals on music hardware | Up to 70% off | 2023-11-26 |
| TASCAM | Podcasting and recording hardware | Discounts on recording hardware | 2023-11-30 |
| Thomann | Deals on music hardware | Save up to 60$ | 2023-11-27 |
| Thonk | Synths, Eurorack, DIY projects | 25% storewide with code THANKS23 | 2023-11-27 |
| Tone Projects | Audio effects plugins | Up to 40% off | 2023-11-27 |
| Tritik | Effects plugins | Get 50% Off with code BLACK23 at checkout | 2023-11-30 |
| Tsugi | Sound effects tools | Up to 50% off | Not listed |
| U-he | Plugins and soundsets | 50% off | 2023-11-30 |
| Universal Audio | Universal Audio plugins | Up to 75% off | 2023-12-01 |
| UJAM | Music software | Up to 75% off | Not listed |
| The Unfinished | Sound libraries | 40% off, using the code SYNTHNOIR23 | Not listed |
| UVI | Virtual instruments, effects and sound libraries | Save up to 50% | 2023-11-30 |
| Waldorfmusic | Software synthesizers | 40% off all software | 2023-11-30 |
| Wavegrove | HCL Islander audio compressor effect | 60% off | 2023-12-03 |
| Waves | Audio plugins | 3 plugins for $49.99 | Not listed |
| XLN Audio | Virtual instruments & effects | 50% off everything | 2023-12-01 |
| Yurt Rock | Sound libraries, music software and more | 50% off with code BF50 | Not listed |
| Yum Audio | Effects plugins | Cyber sale & freebies | 2023-11-30 |
| Zynaptiq. | Audio applications & plugins | Black Friday deals | 2023-12-03 |
| Zzounds | Black Friday deals on hardware and software | Great deals on music hardware and software | Not listed |
If you know of other great holiday specials for electronic musicians, share them in the comments!
Note: Heartwarming holiday illustrations from Rob Meurer’s album A Synth For Christmas.
Your friends at Soundtrack Loops 65% off sitewide! VSTs, presets, loops, samples. http://www.soundtrackloops.com
Thanks for the feedback, Jason, we’ve got this added to the list!
We will have sales with Bastl Instruments on the weekend of Black Friday with sales up to 30%!
Patrick – I added this with an end date of 11/26. Let us know if that’s not what you intended!
Thanks for including us! Now enjoy 40% off, with a minimum of 20% on our eshop. Register at https://mailchi.mp/bastl-instruments/bastl-sub for email notifications. Cyber Monday brings a 50% discount!
just bought your weird little drum thing. fun little fukr! sweet grooves right into the samplr
Acustica Audio “Get 3, the cheapest is free” and up top 80% OFF https://www.acustica-audio.com/shop?categories=special-offers
London Acoustics Taipei Tape and Verrona Console 40% OFF https://www.londonacoustics.com/
Soundrops 41% OFF on everything https://sounddrops.it/
Dibiquadro various % OFF https://dibiquadroaudio.com/n4libs/
For those in love with Acqua/Nebula tech plugins.
Thonk has 10% of all its DIY synth/Eurorack parts: https://www.thonk.co.uk/sale23/
Thanks Kris! I added this to the table.
Erminio – I added all of those, except for Dibiquadro, because the link shared doesn’t mention anything about sales at this point in time.
I added all of those, except for Dibiquadro, because the link shared doesn’t mention anything about sales at this point in time.
Great list! A heads up that A Sound Effect is running a sale as well, with 2200+ sound libraries, plugins and instruments at up to 82% off – it’s at https://www.asoundeffect.com/sale/ – hopefully this can be included too?
Added to the list!
Soundtoys BF offers: https://www.soundtoys.com/
Added to the list!
There are some great deals by CME too, especially the newly introduced MIDI router, mapper and filter interface and usb midi cable 😉 https://www.cme-pro.com/product-category/cme-black-friday-2023/
Added!
End date is 30-11-2023 😉
Updated!
Great list as usual! We also offer a Black Friday Bundle including 8 of our premium sample packs for €20:
https://bvker.com/p/black-friday-bundle/
Thought that might make a nice addition. This offer ends December 5th 🙂
Added!
Hi Synthtopia! Thank you for compiling this list.
We’re running a 20%-off sale on all of our instruments:
https://critterandguitari.com/shop
Added!
Audio Modeling at 33% off, ends Dec 8th:
https://audiomodeling.com/unveiling-our-black-friday-bonanza-grab-a-33-discount-on-all-audio-modeling-products/
Thanks. Awesome list! You help change the holidays from dystopia to Synthtopia lol.
https://michigansynthworks.com/ -> Nov 23-Dec 4 10-15% off ALL ITEMS
I got 20% off Pianoteq
It’s absolutely astoundingly good quality
Bulky sample libraries are a thing of the past
https://www.modartt.com/home
Your website is still complete garbage and uses obsolete technology from 20 years ago
Yes, just like how analog synths are complete garbage and uses obsolete technology from 20 years ago, right? ?
Excellent, varied list! Its a great time to have First World Problems, like which new pieces to add to my pile. The timing is especially good for me.
Oh, also this: 20% off on $400 customized Teenage Engineering axe handles we can use to whack invisibleacropolis! 😀