The Kiss of Shame Is A FREE Tape Saturation Plugin

The Kiss of Shame is a previously unreleased magnetic tape emulation plug-in from 2014, originally developed by Eros Marcello, that was recently finished and released by Matthijs Hollemans. I love tapes, I can’t help it. If you ever visit my home studio area, you’ll find it festooned with cassettes and VHS tapes that go into…

Bansaw Crown Music’s Band Saturator plugin is available for free

Bansaw Crown Music recently released Band Saturator, a freeware saturation effect that is also the developer’s debut plugin.  The Band Saturator is available for Windows (VST3 and AAX) and Mac (AU, VST3 and AAX). Bansaw Crown Music describes the Band Saturator as “Three unique, carefully curated, saturation flavors you can apply to instruments, drums, vocals,…

Zero-G Releases Shadow Strings Cello Library For Kontakt (20% OFF)

Zero-G just launched its Shadow Strings cello Kontakt library at the introductory price of $55.95, which is 20% off the list price of $69.95.  The library requires the full version of Kontakt 7.8.1 or newer and does not work with the free Kontakt Player. Zero-G describes Shadow Strings as “a thriller cello library of multi-sampled pads,…

Tone Empire Debuts Res-Q – American British EQ PlugIn

New EQ plug-in that claims to merge classic British and American equalizer styles with a multi-mode preamp section… The post Tone Empire Debuts Res-Q – American British EQ PlugIn appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing dance music edm and everything electronic. Read the full story

Grimes’s DJ mess-up – Lessons for us all? [Live Q&A]

In this replay of our live Q&A lesson, we kicked things off with some crucial DJing lessons we can all take from the Grimes Coachella “debacle”, before diving into all sorts of questions from our DJ community. Here’s what’s covered… 0:00 Intro 3:18 How to avoid the “Grimes Coachella mishap”? 9:48 DJ news this week…

Atlas Audio Releases FREE Auraleak Vocal Compressor For Windows

Earlier this month, Atlas Audio released the free Auraleak vocal compressor, which is a Windows-exclusive VST release. The plugin is completely free, although to get the download, you’ll need to complete the checkout process on the Atlas Audio website, which requires an email address. Users who wish to support the developer can do so by…

Splash Sound Releases FREE Djembe Sample Library

Developer Splash Sound released Djembe, a free sample-based VST/AU plugin for Mac and Windows. Percussion is one of humanity’s oldest fascinations in music. Drums and other percussive instruments have been part of the music tradition since people figured out they could make noises. As such, instruments like the djembe are welcome additions to any production….

Analog Obsession Releases FREE ATONE Channel Strip

Analog Obsession has released ATONE, a channel strip with an A-Type EQ, filters, and a 436-style compressor. Channel strips are a guilty pleasure of mine. I purchase them with the express intent of having a singular processor to handle all my mixing needs, but I inevitably end up slinging single-purpose processors back on things. Still,…