Developer Reyes Amplifonics has recreated the Harmony H303 tube amp with three new plugins (two of which are freebies). Reyes Amplifonics’ three new plugins include Triode, Reyes 303, and Kill Filter. Triode is a paid plugin, costing $39.99, while the other two are free to download. Before we get into the plugins, let’s take a…
Developer Venn Audio has updated Free Suite, its free essential mixing suite to version 1.5, adding four new plugins. You might remember we covered Venn Audio’s Free Suite a few years ago – a collection of nine essential plugins to help you reach professional standards without reaching into your pockets. The collection went down well…
Baby Audio has released SubCulture, a pitch-tracking bass enhancer plugin for macOS and Windows. SubCulture is designed to add low-end weight that stays in tune with a monophonic input signal. In other words, instead of boosting a fixed frequency or adding a static sub-layer, the plugin detects the incoming pitch in real time and uses…
Some DJs get weirdly offended by the idea of other DJs practising. Falling back on set routines, rehearsing transitions, planning the run of a mix – apparently all of that makes you somehow less of a “real” DJ. I think that’s nonsense, and so does our tutor James Hype. He recently posted this on social…
rncbc.org has announced the (northern) Summer’26 release of Qtractor version 1.6.2, for GNU/Linux. Changes for this release: Warn about the danger in changing the MIDI clip file in the MIDI Clip Editor’s File/Properties… dialog. Also send MIDI Hold pedal off (CC#64) on Transport/Panic. Plugins are now added/inserted before the current selected one or appended to…
AudioBrainhas released version 0.1.0 of BrushBrain, a soft brush percussion instrument for voice, guitar, and claps. BrushBrain’s Voice to Brush mode analyzes incoming audio gestures and uses them to control a noise-based brush generator in real time. The original voice is not used as the final sound source. Instead, BrushBrain extracts performance features such as…
Hell Yes Loop Lab has released Ears and Ears, a standalone application for macOS and Windows designed for comparing mixes, masters and reference tracks without the loudness illusion. Ears and Ears lets users load up to eight audio files and switch between them instantly. Its Fair Compare mode matches playback to the quietest loaded file…
Quick answer: Pick a dark minor key, play a sparse plucked line (leave space), slide into notes for emotion, then drench it in reverb and a touch of delay so it floats behind the 808. Use a playable guitar VST for custom lines, or flip a loop if you don’t play. Part of our complete…