A handpicked digest of the most useful audio-production reading on the web, refreshed daily. Plus our own lab notes about building plugins. We always link back to the source, they did the work.
Every Piruz Labs plugin is its own world - part audio processor, part creative machine, part visual universe. Here is why we build that way.…
→ ContinueA free, beginner-friendly synth that draws the sound as you shape it - built for anyone curious about how synthesis actually works.…
→ ContinueOur next plugin does not repeat your guitar - it remembers it wrong, on purpose. A look at the Emotional Degradation Engine and the single knob that drives it.…
→ ContinueTalk Moonshine started with a simple wish: to make harmony, space and motion feel like a place you move through, not a list of sliders. Here is the thinking beh…
→ ContinueWith the KRK Control App, there’s no need to reach behind the speakers every time you want to make an adjustment. The post KRK’s V Series Five studio monitors f…
→ ContinueHell Yes Loop Lab has launched Tape It Easy, a tape-inspired audio effect for macOS and Windows. The plugin is designed to add saturation, tonal weight, movemen…
→ ContinueReplicatAudio has launched KingKrusher, a multi-effects workstation for processing and shaping audio through a configurable chain of effects. Available as a sta…
→ ContinueKatz Praatz has launched Jazz Sketch version 1.8, an update to the standalone Java-based chord sequencer. Jazz Sketch is designed for arranging jazz chord progr…
→ ContinueSound Magic has launched Supreme Drums Nashville, a virtual drum instrument designed for modern Country, Country Pop, and Pop production. The instrument uses th…
→ ContinueAI-assisted software development is redefining how music software gets made, and by whom The post Vibe coding has come for music plugins – are we witnessing a r…
→ ContinueWindows-G has released E-PeakClipper500 as a free VST3 clipper plugin for Windows. We covered E-PeakClipper500 last year as a JSFX clipper for REAPER, which cou…
→ ContinueIlya Orange has released Sample Dicer, a free four-layer one-shot sampler for macOS and Windows. Sample Dicer basically turns raw audio into playable variations…
→ ContinueRecently we discussed the intricacies of how insert processing order can affect your mix. Most understand the implications, but what we really wanted to know wa…
→ ContinueOkay Synthesizer has released Okay Shaper, a free three-band volume shaper for macOS and Windows. We featured Okay Distortion earlier this year, and I liked the…
→ ContinueTuva has released its biggest update so far, adding audio and MIDI playback directly inside DAW project previews. BPB readers get 30% OFF with code SUMMERBPB30.…
→ ContinueSemedo Audio has released AEROMOTION, a free multi-mode modulation plugin for macOS and Windows. Is it an airplane? Is it a cooling fan? No, it’s a modula…
→ ContinueWatch acclaimed producers Oliver (BLACKPINK, Megan Thee Stallion) and dwilly (KATSEYE, bbno$) as they craft samples and beats from scratch in Ableton Live.…
→ ContinueDoes anyone love studio admin? We on the site certainly don’t, but luckily there is one tool in 2026 that has made our plugin lives more manageable. Here we rou…
→ ContinueSuno says its new chatbot understands music production, so you can speak to it like you would “any other member of the band”. The post Suno Studio 2.0 puts an A…
→ ContinueUnless a listener follows an AI-generated profile, Spotify will not feature non-human artists in its recommendations. The post Spotify to label AI-generated art…
→ ContinueWhen VATRA launched, it finally stopped living in a vacuum of my own ideas. I knew v1.0 wasn’t the end, but after almost two years of development, it felt…
→ ContinueIf you’ve ever wondered what an equation sounds like, you can now stop wondering and start playing it. The post MathSynth is a free iOS synth that turns mathema…
→ ContinueThe SV-2 version welcomes a whole bunch of upgrades, from new oscillators to overdrives, filter character modes, and much more. The post Pittsburgh Modular̵…
→ ContinueBMG says that the choice of its artists is a “guiding principle” in the deal, and that it “establishes strong protections”. The post Suno forms “global alliance…
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