In this Beat Dissected, we show you how to program a 5/4 drum ‘n’ bass groove in the style of Machinedrum, Nosaj Thing or Lone. If your journey to dance music was via jazz, it’s likely you will have listened to Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five’. It’s an excellent example of how 5/4 started to make…

Sonnox has announced the release of Claro, the latest addition to their Toolbox range. Claro is a brand-new EQ Plug-in that comprehensively serves the production process from… Read More Read the full story

Analog Obsession released dBComp, a freeware compressor/limiter plugin suitable for mixing, mastering, and live use. dBComp was tailor-made for use on drums in live situations or in the studio. However, the developer states that you can also use the plugin for other instruments such as guitars, basses, and even vocals to give them a more…

Bvker is running a very generous offer on their new Astro Drum Kit. You can download the entire kit for the price of a simple Soundcloud follow. The Astro Kit is a collection of drum sounds inspired by the work of Travis Scott. It’s safe to say that Scott is one of his generation’s most…

Softube released an updated version of the freeware Saturation Knob saturation effect in VST, AU, and AAX plugin formats. Saturation Knob is a popular one-knob saturation tool from Softube. Its single-knob interface came with advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage was simplicity, and the main drawback was the inability to control the gain. More precisely,…

Orchestral Tools has updated the Sine Player to version 1.0.6. The update includes AAX support, optimizations and improvements to the Mic Merge feature and some major UX improvements. For… Read More Read the full story

Deskew Technologies has updated Gig Performer, its flagship cross-platform plugin host for performing musicians to version 4.1. The new version adds support for importing… Read More Read the full story