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…
→ ContinueCEDAR Audio has announced Blade, a Hyper-Resolution Analyser EQ that combines the company's long-standing spectral analysis technology with a precision IIR EQ. …
→ ContinueDAWJunkie has released a free multi-effects processor called Knobs. It is designed to create "happy accidents" and forces you to use your ears. We have the deta…
→ ContinueAs the aughts revival teems with a wondrous mix of dopamine-hit-inducing nostalgia and exciting vectors of discovery for those born too late to experience the e…
→ ContinueIn tandem with the release of Genome 2.0, Two Notes Audio Engineering has launched a free entry-level version, Genome Intro. Genome Intro is available in AU, VS…
→ Continue“Found songs of mine, and I'm not famous,” one Redditor writes after seeing their track among 12+ million tracks in an unlawful AI dataset. The post “Until the …
→ ContinueThe retro-inspired hardware sampler arrived earlier this year after a period of intense speculation and hype. The post Unsurprisingly, the Akai MPC Sample is th…
→ ContinueDeveloper Kobito has made its ChordGenius free for a limited time. We’ve covered a few MIDI Chord generators recently; we’ve had the Bloomer emotion…
→ ContinueBunkervik Spatial Reverb is a free spatial reverb plugin for macOS and Windows, created in collaboration between The NEMUS Project, Missing Ear, and Physical Au…
→ ContinueIf there’s one unexpected parallel between car enthusiasts and guitar players, then it’s the shared obsession with modifications. For many musicians, modding a …
→ ContinueWith advanced vertical slicing, workflow improvements and way more. The post Bitwig Studio 6.1 has arrived, with a “radically updated Sampler” – here’s everythi…
→ ContinueBOOM Library has announced TRANSFORCE, a new transient shaper plugin developed primarily for professional sound designers working in film, television, and games…
→ ContinueThe Pro Tools Smart Tool combines Trim, Selector, Grabber and fade functions in one. Here's how to use it across audio, MIDI and automation to speed up your edi…
→ ContinueWe first covered Bassliner during its open beta stage in late 2024. It’s been a while since then; Bassliner is now a fully fledged commercial plugin, and …
→ ContinueLearn how to write a bassline across eight genres—from house and disco to trap and drum and bass—with free MIDI files and Serum presets included.…
→ ContinueYour audio interface is the heart of your studio, enabling you to get sounds into and out of your computer. Audio interfaces vary widely, from simple, plug-and-…
→ ContinueCalloga has released Unshuffle, a free open-source sample library organizer for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Unshuffle is designed for producers with messy sample…
→ ContinueHanding in-depth spectral control to engineers like no other, Eventide’s SplitEQ lets engineers take transient and tonal control of their sounds and more beside…
→ ContinueKrotos has announced that its Video To Sound AI-assisted sound design technology now runs directly inside Adobe Premiere Pro through a new plugin. It is aimed a…
→ ContinueCodWaves has released WaveBalance, an auto gain staging plugin for macOS and Windows. WaveBalance is designed to solve one of the most common mixing problems: i…
→ ContinueStagecraft Software has released FlowFilter, a free filter plugin for macOS and Windows. The developer informed me that FlowFilter is a major update to AutoFilt…
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