
Could this Neumann w495 emulation be the most useful free EQ plugin you download this year?
Pulsar is giving away a software version of the 3-band equalizer that became a mastering legend and is still in use today
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Pulsar is giving away a software version of the 3-band equalizer that became a mastering legend and is still in use today
Avid makes its pitch to loop-based music makers
A self-contained app that can be used for improvising, jamming and performing
DAACI CEO Rachel Lyske talks us through how this Abbey Road-backed startup is taking "the next step in the evolution of music creation"
Ain't nobody got time for that!
The in-demand DJ and hit-making producer demonstrates his approach to crafting bootleg edits
It's all getting a bit meta
Chris Lake, MEDUZA, Chloé and more dish out 50 essential production tips for aspiring music-makers
10GB library includes 733 instruments, effects, a convolution reverb and mastering processors
Recreating the impactful bass sound of pop hits like Jax Jones’ Whistle needn’t be difficult. Let’s learn how…
We use Universal Audio's superb plugin emulations of this classin compressor to lift up a mix in seconds
We recreate the sound of this classic tape machine with Waves' J37 plugin
We use IK Multimedia's Black 76 plugin to recreate a classic effect from one of the most revered processors in recording history
Waves' Abbey Road Plates plugin emulates four different physical plate reverbs from the iconic London studio
Get the sound of the most revered preamp and EQ circuit ever designed with this faithful software emulation
This classic trick, recreated with an emulation of the vintage hardware, delivers a tight and characterful low-end
Distortion can be great for adding energy to your mix, and in this tutorial, we’re focusing on applying it to specific sounds
Ever wondered how you can make your short and snappy synth sounds even more interesting? It’s all about the stereo
While the world asks if it’s time to limit AI's exposure to humanity, we ask if it’s time to expose AI to limiters? It’s time to automate (meet) your Master
A monosynth in an amp plugin? We get our shred on
Fuse aims to make multiband compression easy. But does that come at the cost of versatility?
Focusrite’s most popular audio interfaces have received a welcome update. We size up the new Scarletts
Proving the point that it’s not the size of the orchestra, it’s what you do with it, OT’s new suite shrinks the string section to chamber size
A delay with a difference? We’ve heard that before, but Pluralis could well be one of the most creative plugins out there, with twice the appeal
We can all use a little pianistic virtuosity in our productions, and Toontrack’s much anticipated update keeps you right on the EZ track
Magic awaits us in this new orchestral library, as we prepare to be transported to another world via the back of a wardrobe, or Platform 9¾!
One of the most hotly-anticipated softsynths of a decade ago gets an update. But after ten years, is D16’s Lush 2 still relevant in 2023? Oh yes
Whether you’re scoring a film or scouting for evocative textures, Spitfire has a dramatic new proposition to capture your imagination