Afrobeats production buying guide The best Afrobeats sample packs balance rhythm and songwriting. You need percussion with movement, guitar and keyboard parts that leave room for a vocal, bass that supports the groove, and enough separated or MIDI material to change the idea. We compared ten current ProducerSources collections by verified contents, musical role and…
Freqport has released FreqLift, a plugin that combines multiband upward and downward dynamics, FreqTube saturation and oversampled clipping. It works entirely in software, with optional FreqTube FT1 hardware integration for real analog tube saturation. FreqLift splits the signal into independently processed low and high bands using a linear-phase crossover. Its upward dynamics bring quieter detail,…
Reasonable Audio has released Preamble, a free preamp distortion plug-in that captures the input stage of a particular bucket-brigade delay pedal, without the delay. Preamble is designed to shape a sound on its way into the next stage of a chain. On guitar, it smooths out an edgy DI before it hits the amp and…
UVI has announced the release of Twin 88 Keys, a concert grand and a vintage electric piano in a single, expressive instrument. The Grand & The Electric The grand is a CFX recorded in California with the finest studio gear, with mixable close, cinematic, and mono microphones. The electric was deeply sampled in Paris on…
Fuse Audio Labs has released Amber Drive, a free British-style guitar amp plugin for macOS and Windows. I love Fuse Audio Labs’ software, and we’ve covered several of their freebies, including VREV-666 Spring Reverb and the VPRE-72 vintage tube preamp. This latest one is pretty cool if you’re into Orange amps but don’t have the…
Audio Spices has opened registration for a free copy of Black Pepper, its new pitch-shifting delay plugin for macOS and Windows. To get it for free, sign up by November 26, and Audio Spices will email your copy on Black Friday, November 27. Enter your email address on the giveaway page linked below and tick…
Ableton has announced that Live 13 will be released in early 2027 with ARA 2 support, a new Step Sequencer, expanded Racks, new devices, and tools for mixing and sound design… The post Ableton Announces Live 13 appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing dance music edm and…
You’ve got hot cue pads on your controller, and you’ve probably set a few already. But knowing where to put them, and what to do with them once they’re there, is what makes them useful. In the video above I show you how hot cues work, where I set them on a track, and three…
