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The new series of events on Greenwich Peninsula will be christened by Italian house unit MEDUZA and English DJ James Hype’s collaborative project, Our House, th…
→ ContinueGospel Musicians has released Gospel Drummer, a virtual acoustic drum instrument for gospel, contemporary worship, R&B, neo-soul, and urban music production…
→ ContinueSpectra Gran is a new granular-based instrument designed for cloud textures and spectral sound shaping. The developer presents it as a focused tool for deep ele…
→ ContinueSonikSearch v3 is a sample library manager developed for music producers and sound designers, introducing AI-based semantic search and an expanded set of creati…
→ ContinueFrom self-funded EPs to sold-out arenas, Burnett and Evans reveal what it actually takes to champion an artist The post How Daniel Caesar’s executive prod…
→ ContinueSlapAsSound has released GroovEmu Arranger, a free Windows system that turns REAPER into a live arranger-style workstation. This one comes from Marko Karja, a d…
→ ContinueA drum kit is a drum kit is a drum kit, right? The concept of an eight-slot sample-driven drum plugin has been around since approximately the Old Kingdom days o…
→ ContinueAudio Spices is giving away 10,000 free plugin bundles exclusively to BPB readers, including full licenses for Salt, Chili, and Basil. These are not demos or ti…
→ ContinueGlitch percussion is a sonic element you can set up with a solid synth and a handful of effects, if you know what you’re doing. Of course, to do glitch percussi…
→ ContinueA new generation of these tools has been landing recently, built by developers who clearly recognise the gap. Some replace clunky, ageing utilities. Others solv…
→ ContinueDownload our free synth plucks preset for Splice INSTRUMENT—grab these presets during the drop window and they’re yours to keep forever.…
→ ContinueWith Studio Pro providing a natural home for both engineers and musicians, Fender’s latest production controllers promise to better bridge the gap between perfo…
→ Continue“We need to surprise ourself and to be more and more unpredictable, and we can't have technology do that for us.” The post Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter ex…
→ ContinueThe brand has responded to MusicTech’s request for comment, stating that it’s “simplifying” its “organisational and legal structure”. The post InMusic has alleg…
→ ContinueTubeOhm has released TO-Sampler, a free sampler plugin and standalone instrument for Windows. The main reason I’m featuring this one in the news is that w…
→ ContinueAir-G Audio has released Air-G EQ Pedal, a free six-band graphic equalizer plugin for Windows and Linux. Air-G EQ Pedal is part of Air-G Audio’s Guitar Co…
→ ContinuePlugin Boutique is offering SSL Native X-Saturator for $10, down from $49, until August 10th. The deal also qualifies for Plugin Boutique’s current free g…
→ ContinueCarve Audio has released Mixing Cheat Sheet, a free mixing-reference plugin for macOS and Windows. So instead of giving you another PDF chart full of frequency …
→ ContinueDeveloper Leigh Pierce has released two free bass pedal plugins for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The new releases are NoAmp Low Rider DI and Obsidian B7000, follo…
→ ContinueThe esteemed d’n’b producer shares crucial lessons for producers, recommends his favourite Novation gear, and debunks a tired myth in music production. The post…
→ ContinueViolet Audio US has announced the DX16B and io44, a passive analogue transport and distribution system that moves balanced microphone and line-level audio over …
→ ContinueThe Crow Hill Company has made Pocket Strings permanently free, approximately a year after its initial paid release. The plugin combines live orchestral recordi…
→ Continuereminitone has released Sphere Flow, a visionOS spatial panning app for Apple Vision Pro. Engineers grab Dolby Atmos objects with their hands in the room and mo…
→ Continueebbandflow has released Hallowed Bells, a sample instrument built from a Schiedmayer Celeste on loan from the National Ballet, recorded in the company's own sco…
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