The halftime drop – where the beat suddenly slows to half speed while the tempo stays put – is the backbone of trap, phonk and a lot of modern hip-hop. It is the moment the drums get twice as heavy and the whole track leans back. These are the plugins that make it happen in…
iZotope’s Stutter Edit 2 changed how producers think about glitch. Instead of drawing stutters onto a grid, you play them – buffer repeats, rolls and gates triggered from your MIDI keyboard like an instrument. It is powerful and performance-focused, and for live glitch design there is nothing quite like it. But that power comes with…
Image-Line’s Gross Beat is one of the most loved time-and-volume tools in modern production. Trap producers use it for halftime and gating, phonk producers use it for stutters and scratches, and everyone uses it for those drag-and-drop time patterns that make a beat lurch and breathe. There is just one problem, and it is a…
SKR4CH is a free browser-based tool for designing single-cycle waveforms, wavetable frame sets, and sustained samples. This is a surprisingly capable waveform editor that runs directly in your browser. It’s pretty intuitive, and you can use it to build oscillator material for compatible synthesizers and samplers. It reminded me of the Waved Studio editor that we…
Vandeta Audio Software has released VAS Reverse Reverb, a free reverse reverb and riser plugin for macOS and Windows. Risers were among the first SFX I started making at the very beginning of my sound design journey. The usual method involves reversing a sound, adding reverb, rendering it, reversing the result again, and lining everything…
Venomode has updated Pivot to version 1.7.0. This update brings back a redesigned take on the classic ‘vintage’ look from the original version. The new interface is fully scalable and supports Retina displays, while the previous modern vector interface remains available. This update is free for existing users. Read More Read the full story
Golden DSP is giving five BPB readers a free copy of Silkbrush Reverb, a $59 ducking reverb plugin for macOS and Windows. To enter the giveaway, answer the question at the end of the article in the comments section. We will randomly select five comments and announce the winners on this page on September 25th….
Wave Mastering LTD has released WIDENER, a stereo enhancement plugin for macOS and Windows, with a $29.99 introductory price through September 30th. WIDENER is the first plugin from Andy De Rosa, a UK-based mixing and mastering engineer who has worked on thousands of tracks and specializes in rock, blues, country, and related genres. It is…
