Posts by Lyubomir Dobrev

Coronavirus Relief Funds For Musicians: Where to get help or donate

Are you a musician whose earnings have been decimated by the outbreak? Or are you looking for a way to help those who've been hardest hit? Find out here where to get help or support others.

iZotope March Mix and Master Sale: Up to 50% off many iZotope products

iZotope launched a big sale offering significant discounts across its product range, as well as an update for Ozone to version 9.1, adding macOS Catalina support.

Apple news: iPad Pro 2020, MacBook Air 2020, more SSD for Mac Mini

The new iPad Pro and MacBook Air offer little in the way of music production, but the souped-up laptop can be a great little computer for live performances and lite production.

Waves MultiMod Rack: assemble a multiband distortion and mod monster!

Waves' MultiMod Rack lets you drop the Abbey Road Saturator, Berzerk and MDMX distortions into its three slots and dial in multi-band distortion while modulating nearly every parameter!

LEAK: MPC Live 2 is in the works at AKAI!

Images have surfaced on Reddit showing a putative MPC Live 2, showing - if genuine - added CV outputs, an armrest, and more shortcuts to aid live performers in the heat of the action.

Deal: Get the new Softube Volume 4 plug-in collection at 30% off

Softube Volume 4 adds Softube's American Class A channel strip, Monoment Bass, the Marshall Plexi Super Lead 1959 amp, and assorted effects like Spring Reverb. Intro pricing is 30% off!

Deal: Stay home and grab Arturia V Collection 7 at 50% off!

Arturia slashes prices on its V Collection 7 synthesizer suite by 50% - a perfect offer for us homebound synth nerds! This lovely ragbag of awesome classics is will get your creative juices flowing.

Deal: get IK Multimedia Lurssen Mastering Console at 65% off!

Until March 24, IK Multimedia is taking a hearty 63% off its Lurssen Mastering Console mastering software for PC/Mac as well as in-app purchases for the iOS app.

Acon’s $200 Acoustica audio editor is an affordable RX7 alternative

If you can't quite afford iZotope's RX7 package, Acon's more affordable Acoustica software has just reached 7.2 and is definitely worth a look, with features like AI-driven stem-splitting.

AR1: Grab this sweet little reverb plug-in from Initial Audio at 75% off

With AR1, you get a high-quality reverb algorithm that can be shaped to fit vocals, synths, loops, and the usual instruments like pianos and drums. A very nice little reverb, indeed!

NI Maschine to become “start to finish” production gear in next updates

A future Maschine 2.10 update will provide major workflow enhancements, NI says on its forum, making Maschine an end-to-end music creation solution. Not surprisingly, user reaction is positive...

Your Android Wear watch is a drum machine and you didn’t know it!

This musical Easter Egg should work on any Android Wear watch built since 2015, so if you happen to rock one, try the tiny drum machine and let us know how it goes.

Freakshow’s Mishby has to be the strangest tape sim out there

Another plug-in which you can legally steal, Mishby is an unorthodox tape sim meant for creative audio degradation and destruction. One look at the interface says it all...

Sizzle and roast your audio with Softube’s take on the Chandler Germanium Compressor

Softube emulated the Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor in all its FET glory . including the choice of diodes. Meanwhile, the hardware unit is at a hefty discount at Thomann!

PreSonus adds 7-inch Eris E7 XT to its studio monitor range

Like its brethren, the Eris E7 XT features a custom Eliptically Boundary Modeled waveguide which is designed for a 100-degree wide "sweet spot" - and it's attractively priced, too.

Leak: meet the Elektron model:cycles FM groovebox

model:cycles is Elektron's new machine, or should we say one of the machines which the Swedish manufacturer wants us to meet on February 26. It's an FM groovebox!

FirePresser plug-in: blend freely between four classic compressors

FirePresser is a software compressor with a big promise - blend freely between four classic compressor emulations through a familiar clickpad interface and knob controls.

Now shipping: IK brings the verbs and vibes of Sunset Sound to T-Racks 5

Sunset Sound Studio Reverb for T-RackS 5 recreates the reverbs, sounds, and spaces of four locations inside Los Angeles' premier Sunset Sound recording facility.

Black Lion Audio remakes Chris Lord-Alge’s “Bluey” 1176 in hardware

Black Lion Audio's latest Bluey FET compressor recreates a modified “Blue Stripe” owned by Chris Lord-Alge based on the 1176; the company also debuts Eighteen, a new hardware channel strip. Tasty.

Deal: Save up to EUR 350 on the 16″ MacBook Pro and other Apple products

A pretty spankin' good offer for the new 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro is going at Amazon right now, with up to EUR 350 off, alongside sweet deals on a Mac Mini and AirPods.

Can RØDE conquer the USD 99 market with the NT-USB Mini microphone?

Can RØDE conquer the 99-Dollar price segment? The new USB C NT-USB Mini microphone shows they're trying hard! It's a tough market, though, with competitors include M-Audio and others...

NAMM 2020: The Coolest Studio Gear by Wes, Antelope, Korg, AKAI, Golden Age Premier

NAMM 2020 made for another solid all-around music tech show! Here are our Top 5 music tech announcements from Annaheim, California including mics, interfaces and headphones.

Acustica Emerald 2: All the rare vintage German EQs you need

The Emerald 2 suite is based on a series of rare German processors (2x EQs and a filter) made in the 60s and 70s, which look and operate like lab equipment.

Stream is a creative granulizer plug-in inspired by Eurorack equipment

Need a creative new audio mangling tool? Check this out. Stream is a modular-inspired granulizer with up to 16 voices that lets you manipulate audio with a sleek, user-friendly interface.