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Void & Vista's plugins are 'pieces of art for people to make art with'
By Andy Price published
We sit down with the brains behind Strands and Folds, two Kontakt instruments that caught our attention with a wildly imaginative approach to sound design

How to emulate a classic analogue recording system entirely with plugins
By Jon Musgrave published
It’s entirely likely that you could recreate many legacy analogue set-ups with just a few chained plugins. Here, we’ll show you how to get started

Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
By Matt Mullen published
Zimmer digs deep into his creative process in this interview with Rick Beato

"This really is the ultimate sound design tool": 6 of the most creative plugin synths for sound design
By Andy Jones published
Everything from plants that grow sonic tentacles to synths that create sounds in both time and space

Predicting the future evolution of plugin design
By Adam Douglas published
It's out with hardware replication and in with simplification, with a considerable heap of AI on the side - we ask the experts to foresee the plugin experience of tomorrow

To mark Plugin Week, here’s our pick of the most out-there sound design plugins you should grab now
By Jon Musgrave published
From wonky reverbs, complex motion designers and dehumanisers, this assortment of tools will take your music into places you never thought possible

Leapwing Audio on their stable of forensic mix plugins
By Andy Price published
Leapwing's intuitive, incisive plugins let users perform forensic mix surgery with ease and emulate the tones of iconic producers.

Pivot is a ‘no-nonsense’ FM synth plugin from the designer of one of our favourite hardware instruments
By Si Truss published
With three operators, no algorithms and a morphing filter, Pivot aims to make FM user-friendly – and you can try a Lite version for free
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