What says welcome back to school better than free plugins, instrument libraries & a course?

Ableton 12 Crash Course is available for free with code Beatport100 from Plugin Boutique - https://elevatorprogram.com/beatport-ableton-course

Modalics has released the free Plugin Buddy, a VST3 host that folks seem to be finding useful - https://www.modalics.com/products/plugin-buddy-free

Blues Tech pultec emulation from Retro Tools DSP (free with sign up) - https://retrotoolsdsp.com/register-plugin-bluestech

Variety of Sound has relased the free FeenstaubTX transient designer (Windows only) - https://varietyofsound.wordpress.com/2024/09/09/feenstaubtx-released/

Triumph audio is offering 2 free Kontakt (full) libraries (with 2 more to come this month):
Gorilla Toy Piano free with code FREEGTPFREE - https://www.triumphaudio.com/products/p/gorilla-toy-piano
Terror Trumpet free with code TT4FREETT - https://www.triumphaudio.com/products/p/trumpet-terror

Fracture Sounds has a collection of free Kontakt player libraries - https://fracturesounds.com/product-category/free/

Sampleson has updated their free vst/au CollabB3 Hammond B3 emulation - https://sampleson.com/collab3-free-tonewheel-organ.html

The following Rigid Audio Kontakt (full) libraries are free (some require newsletter signup):
Cinematrix scoring companion - https://www.rigid-audio.com/products_cinematrix.html
Drum One - https://www.rigid-audio.com/products_drum_one.html
Lupus loop slicer - https://www.rigid-audio.com/products_lupus.html
Metawave granular instruments - https://www.rigid-audio.com/products_metawave.html
Rigid Grand piano - https://www.rigid-audio.com/products_rigid_grand.html
Shimmer Strings - https://www.rigid-audio.com/products_shimmer_strings.html
Stompbox percussion - https://www.rigid-audio.com/products_stompbox.html
Synferno - https://www.rigid-audio.com/products_synferno.html