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LIRA-8, Deess-ertic Lite, Echodude BBD-150: Free Plugins of the Week

LIRA-8 brings the mighty SOMA Lyra-8 drone synth to your DAW as a free plugin! This week’s round-up also features a free de-esser plugin and a classic BBD delay.

Steinberg Cubase 15: More Advanced Production and Mixing Tools

Steinberg Cubase Sale: Save 30% on All Versions Including Upgrades!

10 Apr in Studio, Deals

Until 27 April, you can get 30% off all versions of the Steinberg Cubase professional music production software, including upgrade and crossgrade options.

Session Setup Essentials: How To Prepare For A Recording Session

08 Apr in Studio

We discuss Session Setup Essentials with some helpful steps you can take in preparation for recordings that apply in any kind of studio environment.

u-he Zebra 3 – The Final Beta is Now Available: “Like Photoshop for Synthesis”

08 Apr in Synths

u-he released the final public beta update for the Zebra 3 virtual synthesizer. Unfortunately, the official release date has not yet been set.

Ableton Live Alternatives for Electronic Music Production

06 Apr in Studio

We look at some of the best Ableton Live Alternatives for making electronic music, with tools for creative sequencing, sound design, and mixing.

Universal Audio Little Labs Voice Of God: Now Available Natively!

02 Apr in Studio

The Universal Audio Little Labs Voice Of God plugin is carefully modelled on the popular bass resonance tool used by engineers for more than a decade.

Swayed Brings Back an Advanced FM and PCM Classic

31 Mar in Synths

Swayed takes us back to the 90s, where digital synthesis and sampling collided and showed us what both methods could do when used creatively!

EHX Classics Bundle: Vintage Electro-Harmonix Pedals In Your DAW

31 Mar in Studio, Guitar

The EHX Classics Bundle from MixWave and Electro-Harmonix brings together six of the best and most sought-after pedals in an affordable plugin bundle.

TAL-J8X Salutes a Classic from 1985!

31 Mar in Synths

TAL brings us another chapter in Roland's analogue synth swan song from the mid-80s, before everything went digital for a while. Does TAL-J8X do the JX-8P justice?

The Crumar DS-2, Resurrected by Cherry Audio

31 Mar in Synths

The Crumar DS-2 by Cherry Audio continues their collaboration with the legendary Italian brand, bringing back an often overlooked analogue rarity.

XLN Audio DB-30 Drum Butter: Butter Up Your Drums

31 Mar in Studio

The new XLN Audio DB-30 Drum Butter plugin is a multieffects processor with a modular interface for treating acoustic and electronic drums.

Initial Audio SourceLab: Who Needs Serum, Anyway?

30 Mar in Synths

Initial Audio SourceLab is one of the most powerful alternatives to Xfer Records Serum. Recently updated to version 2.0, it is now even more versatile.

Tracking: Recording Full Takes vs Punching In

29 Mar in Studio

In this article about recording full takes vs punching in, we compare the strengths and weaknesses of the traditional and modern approaches to tracking.

INTERSECT, Sirial, Spectrus: Free Plugins of the Week

29 Mar in Studio

INTERSECT is a free sample slicer that lets you reshuffle loops in the blink of an eye! Check it out in this week’s roundup of the best free plugins.

BLEASS Peaks: An 8-Voice MIDI-Controlled Filter Plugin

27 Mar in Studio

With BLEASS Peaks, you can control the root frequency of up to eight filters using MIDI, so they can follow chord progressions or other parts in your DAW.

FreqPort FreqTube FT1-EMU: No Hardware Needed?

FreqPort FreqTube FT1-EMU: Now Available at 25% Off!

26 Mar in Studio

The FreqPort FreqTube FT1-EMU saturation plugin emulates and integrates with the hardware version, and it's now available at an intro price.

Tembo Kickstarter Hits $2M, discoDSP Upsets The Usual Suspects – Synth Journal

19 Mar in Synths

It's all kicking off this week in synth land as the Tembo Kickstarter hits $2M of advanced funding, whilst discoDSP have caused a furore with their dip into the open-source world of The Usual Suspects.