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14 of the best plugins and DAWs you can use on Linux
We continue our adventure into the world of Linux-based music-making with a round-up of the best Linux-friendly software tools
"On every laptop you have access to every sound you could ever want. That can make creativity hard": Peel
Forging a close bond as two-thirds of international superstars, Foster the People, Sean Cimino and Isom Innis have embarked on a parallel life as Peel.
How to get famous sounds and effects using only Logic’s stock plugins
If you’ve got Logic, you’re already more than capable of recreating Skrillex’s manipulated reverb, Billie Eilish’s formant shifting and much more…
Void & Vista's plugins are 'pieces of art for people to make art with'
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
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"
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
Everything from plants that grow sonic tentacles to synths that create sounds in both time and space
How to use reverb to build impressive-sounding filters, reverses, risers and pads
Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial
How Cherry Audio recreated the sound of the world's first commercial polysynth in software
We caught up with Cherry Audio's CTO Dan Goldstein to find out more about how it crafted a plugin emulation of a super-rare proto-synth from 1939
Predicting the future evolution of plugin design
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
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
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
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
How modulation effects work and how to use them
Phasing and flanging are often confused. We ask why - and demystify!
"It’s simple enough to create the perfect hard-tuned and harmonised effects within our DAW, providing you have the right software": How to harness hard-tuned vocals
That hard-tuned, robot-like sound, first popularised by Cher, has now become something of a staple in modern pop
5 innovative synth plugins daring to do things differently
Unconventional and creatively inspiring, these soft synths are pushing synthesis in bold new directions
Musik Hack on their quest to refine plugin UI design
We sit down with Musik Hack co-founder Sam Fischmann to hear more about the philosophy behind its superb mastering plugin
Our pick of the very best VCA compressor software emulation plugins for any music project
Our resident mixing expert Jon Musgrave, serves up his go-to toolkit for compressing with the best of them
