Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

Hide audio content in your audio files with DECODER / ENCODER apps!

Play spy games with your fans and friends by encoding inaudible audio messages or other audio content into your audio files and having your people decypher them to play them back!

Glitchmachines unleashes a hybrid synth/sampler beast with Polygon 2.0

Polygon 2.0 is a complete overhaul of one of the most powerful hybrid samplers out there, with expanded modulation, granular sampling, dual oscillator, and more!

PreSonus celebrates 25 years with facelift for Audiobox USB 96 interface

Celebrating 25 year in the music tech arms race, PreSonus circled back to the home studio classic that is its AudioBox USB 96 dual-channel interface, with a swish black front panel.

VHS Dreamwaves: nostalgic and vibey 80’s throwback rompler

"Ghostly VHS tones, softly degraded keys, hypnagogic sound beds and wobbly synth leads" packaged into a convenient rompler with LFO, filters and envelopes! What's not to like?

PreSonus Atom SQ: DAW-centric MIDI controller for Studio One and Ableton Live

PreSonus introduced the Atom SQ, a USB-MIDI controller for DAWs like Studio One and Ableton Live. With 32 pads, 8 encoders, touch strip and color screen, it offers more hands-on control for everyone!

IK Multimedia Space Delay plug-in: reincarnating the Roland RE-201 Space Echo

IK Multimedia's latest plug-in, the Space Delay, attempts to faithfully recreate the Roland RE-201 Space Echo, that legendary tape-based delay unit from the mid-70's.

Native Instruments helps out with new Community Drive sound pack

The new Community Drive sound pack from Native Instruments has contributions from 14 top artists and producers, and aims to raise funds for musicians affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lunar Lander is a modular synth-style virtual effects pedal (and you can win an NFR)

Lunar Lander is a 3-in-1 effects plug-in that combines analog delay, Lexicon-style reverbs and tube saturation from a modular softsynth's FX section. You can even win an NFR!

Reloop sPodcaster Go: EUR 60 USB mic for budget-friendly recordings

The choice at the lower-priced end of the USB mic market has a new contender: Reloop's sPodcaster Go. But can a respectable USB condenser mic really be had for EUR 60?

Amped Studio: browser-based DAW now hosts third-party VST plug-ins!

Amped Studio's latest technological breakthrough is hosting third-party plug-ins inside the browser-based DAW! Is this the future of online music collaboration?

Leak: 27-inch Apple iMac refresh with 10-core Intel CPU due for 2020?

While the buzz around upcoming ARM-powered Macs is overwhelming the tech sphere, Apple is quietly working on a monster Intel iMac refresh with 10 cores, according to a leak on Twitter.

Neumann announces V402 dual-channel mic preamp – chasing perfection

The mystery unit glimpsed in the teaser video looked along the lines of a preamp or a monitor controller. Well, it turned out to be a dual-channel preamp!

MIA 413 Tape Saturator: A new analog saturation and distortion toolkit

With 413 Tape Saturator, audio developer Mia Laboratories presents an appealing new plug-in for warming up and compressing your mix buses and audio/instrument tracks.

BandLab Albums: A utopia for musicians’ digital publishing needs?

By giving artists 100% of the revenue and staying transparent, BandLab Albums wants to be what Bandcamp and other rivals are, for better or worse, not...

Apple WWDC 2020: the future of Mac is bright for music producers

ARM-based Macs running iPad music apps, iPads running Logic Pro: the future looks bright for music making on Apple's platforms. Catch up on the latest from Apple's WWDC 2020.

OSL Side Effects: manipulate Mid and Side stereo audio independently

Side Effects is a mid/side-oriented processing chain that features an equalizer, compressor, saturation, panning, and gain facilities. It's on sale (25% off) until July 18!

Elgato and Lewitt present Wave:1 and Wave:3 USB-C mics for content creators

Manufacturers Elgato and Lewitt have teamed up for a pair of upper-class USB microphones, the Wave:1 and Wave:3, aimed at content creators looking for a mic

Acustica Audio Erin mastering suite recreates luxury UK tube gear

More recreations of premium hardware by Acustica: Erin captures two high-end tube equalizers and a tube compressor/limiter, the latter owned by David Gilmour in his Astoria recording studio. Niiice.

Black Rooster Audio KH-COMP1: A refreshing new take on vintage compressor plug-ins

A supercharged vintage-style compressor plug-in with bespoke features requested by hip-hop producer Koen Heldens starts a new chapter for Black Rooster Audio!

Clearmountain’s Spaces: USD 49 reverb plug-in from Apogee

Apogee and producer legend Bob Clearmountain have teamed up for another plug-in, this time presenting a more condensed approach to his signature use of reverb.

Fostex upgrades the 6301-series studio monitor with Dante connectivity

The 6301DT features all the bells and whistles the series is known for, such as D-class amplifier and a new driver unit with auto stand-by functionality. And Dante!

Collab by Facebook: three-way video collaboration app for musicians

Collab lets musicians splice together performances from up to three collaborators in one video - ideal for musicians during lockdown looking for an easy way to make video content for their fans.

Save big on NI Komplete 12 updates and upgrades at Thomann

Until 30 June 2020, Thomann is selling updates and upgrades to Native Instruments Komplete 12 / Komplete 12 Ultimate suite at significant discounts. Grab 'em while they're hot.

Scaler 2 by Plugin Boutique is out: easy-peasy chords & harmony for any tune

Scaler 2 updates a capable harmony and chord generator/helper utility, adding song analysis with chord recognition. One to check out for songwriters looking for inspiration.