Best creative multi-effects plugins 2023: transform your tracks with these cutting-edge creative tools
Supercharge your samples and take those tired old synth sounds to a new level with our choice of the top multi-effects plugins
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Pittsburgh Modular's Taiga is a new semi-modular that "pushes the boundaries of analogue synthesis"
East Coast meets West Coast in the design of this three-oscillator synth, equipped with a six-stage wavefolder and Pittsburgh's unique Dynamics Controller
How to create microtonal music using Ableton Live's Microtuner
This plugin, free to Live 11 users, enables you to escape the boundaries of conventional western tonality
5 absolutely free tools for soundtracking
Channel your inner cinema auteur – for much less than a bucket of popcorn
Yamaha’s AG08 continues the flow of new live streaming and podcasting mixers
Capture your conversations or broadcast to the world
Total control: how the latest MPE, touch and gesture controllers could revolutionize your music production
From squidgy keys to wearable rings, bounceable beat-makers and distance-sensing crystal balls, the array of unusual MIDI control options today is expanding exponentially
Rhodes MK8 electric piano vs Rhodes V8 plugin: can producer Steve Levine tell which is which in a blind listening test?
More to the point, can you?
6 of the best free mixing plugins
These freeware mixing plugins really clean up - and will do the same for your tracks
Fantastic (free) synths and how to use them: DiscoDSP OB-Xd
We open the hood on a powerful (and free!) Oberheim emulation and dive into the world of analogue modelling
Enter the Matrix, a new portable, affordable open-source grid controller that could light up your performances
Super-slim device offers flexible lighting and a velocity-sensitive option
How to use Alchemy as a sampler in Logic Pro
Learn how to use Logic's powerful native soft synth for a new purpose: sampling
Best filter plugins 2023: we count down our favourite frequency shapers
Cut, boost, sweep, modulate and get creative with your frequencies
How to produce creative vocal FX with Waves OVox
This vocal effects suite is capable of some serious sound-mangling. Let's take it for a spin...
Create the famous wobble bass sound from scratch using Logic's ES2 synth, and get inspired to make your own new sounds
Recreate the sound that's beloved for its womp-womp and wallop
6 of the best free mastering plugins
Half-a-dozen options to polish your tunes without paying a penny...
Google says that its MusicLM AI model is the best text-to-music generator yet, and the audio examples might just prove it
New technology can create complete tracks based on just a few words of description
How to create analogue tape-style effects with Ableton Live's Delay
You don't need tape machines or expensive plugins to produce a convincing tape-style delay effect
The ultimate producer's guide to reverb
If you're struggling to separate springs from plates, you're confused by convolution or ailed by algorithmic processors, read on...
How to enhance your vocals with Antares Auto-Tune
Antares Auto-Tune is a remarkably dexterous suite of voice-manipulating software, and is now capable of far more than just pitch correction
