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PIANESQUE is a new Kontakt instrument built around abstracted piano textures, developed from extensive processing of a grand piano. Rather than presenting a tra…
→ ContinueToday’s dialogue noise reduction plug-ins provide a highly effective way to reduce reverb and noise in location recordings. Tools such as Hush Pro are so effect…
→ ContinueThe DontCrack / Plugivery team has announced that the DontCrack online store will close after more than 20 years of operation. The decision marks a shift in foc…
→ ContinueIf you are choosing a limiter in 2026, the real question is not which plugin gets loudest on paper. It is which limiter helps you finish a mix or master without…
→ ContinueAudio Plugin Deals is offering Legendary, a cinematic sound design library for Kontakt and WAV, as a free download for a limited time. Legendary normally costs …
→ ContinueKrystal Dynamics has released KrystalPeak, a free limiter plugin for macOS and Windows. We covered Krystal Dynamics earlier this year when the developer launche…
→ ContinueOrra Audio has released Orra Press ($49), a multi-module serial compressor plugin for macOS and Windows. We are taking a closer look at the plugin and giving aw…
→ ContinueIn a time when artificial intelligence is usurping musicians at an accelerating pace, Laurie Spiegel’s revived 1986 composition tool repositions the computer as…
→ ContinueThe claim that Apple Silicon unified memory means you need half the RAM of an Intel Mac sounds plausible. For DAW work, the reality is more nuanced than that.…
→ ContinueUDO Audio’s George Hearn on the art of play, the music that made him and designing one of 2026’s most important synths The post “The Prophet-5 set the standard …
→ ContinueWe spent decades trying to remove hiss, hum and human error from our recordings. The pursuit of perfection left us with technically right, musically wrong.…
→ ContinueSimple Meter is designed to give you quick, reliable insight into stereo levels and loudness during mixing and reference matching. You can link multiple instanc…
→ ContinueLearn about when and how to use ChromaVerb, Space Designer, and Quantec Room Simulator, three of the most popular stock Logic Pro reverb plugins.…
→ ContinueSetting up a home studio for video recording doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In this video, Creative D’Will joins Mitch Gallagher in his home studio to walk th…
→ ContinueJZ Microphones has today announced the MU-1, a studio microphone that houses a ribbon element and a large-diaphragm condenser capsule side-by-side in a single p…
→ ContinueVST Alarm is offering the W.A. Production Orchid chorus plugin as a free download until June 4th, 2026. Orchid normally costs $39.90, so this is a good time to …
→ ContinueSteinberg Nuendo 15 includes an easy and convenient built-in ADR workflow which covers the process of setting up, rehearsing, recording and reviewing ADR. In th…
→ ContinueLALAL.AI has released an updated version of its AI stem separation plugin for DAWs, adding local six-stem processing directly inside your session. The main idea…
→ ContinueThe series will broadcast sets from festivals, clubs, and other events. The post Apple Music announces new livestreaming series: Club Live appeared first on Mus…
→ ContinueSoftware instruments, effects and mixing plugins – here’s everything fresh in the plugin marketplace this week. The post The best new music plugins this week, f…
→ ContinueWriting nothing will always be less productive than getting the creative ball rolling and “just writing SOMETHING”. The post “Not every song has to be Imagine b…
→ ContinueYou can now get Krampfstadt Studio’s Brick Toys sound pack for free from A Sound Effect. When it comes to sample packs, there’s no shortage of great…
→ ContinueStrezov Sampling has launched The Performers Anna, a new phrase-based ethnic vocal library for Native Instruments Kontakt. The release expands the company’s bou…
→ ContinueSonora Cinematic has launched Transfigured Orchestra Vol 3: Cinema Brass – Soundbox Pack, a new cinematic brass library designed for use with Audiomodern’…
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