This month’s feature interview is with Krust, currently riding high with the remix version of last year’s superb ‘The Edge of Everything’ album. Krust’s ‘The Edge of Everything’ album from last year was a bold, boundary-stretching tech funk collection that took the components of drum & bass and rearranged them into slick, hyper futurist new…
UnitedPlugins has released a new plugin for those who wish to add more energy to their (mainly drums and percussion) loops and tracks. UrbanPuncher controls several processes… Read More Read the full story
Fanan team has released Monica 3, a ’90s style dual layered synth for Windows. They say: Compared to the previous version, Monica 3 is way more versatile, aggressive… Read More Read the full story
Modern DJ gear is pretty complex. Sure, the basics of DJing haven’t changed since turntables, but there is so much more you can do with modern software, controllers, and media players. Indeed, here at Digital DJ Tips we spend a lot of time teaching our students how to use advanced features like loop roll, slip…
Pioneer DJ has announced a new Rekordbox software subscription plan, called Rekordbox Professional, in conjunction with Dropbox. The plan brings, for the first time anywhere, unlimited cloud storage for DJ music and performance data, at a fixed subscription rate. It is designed to help working DJs avoid the worry and hassle of losing USBs or…
SNFK Music just released GlowComp, a freeware stereo bus compressor plugin for Windows and macOS. One of the big “aha!” moments for me was when I learned what a bus compressor is and what its purpose was. You can call it the “secret sauce” of a mix. Some producers avoid bus compression (before mastering) at…
New GUIs and M1 chip support for classic U-He freeware synths, Triple Cheese and ZebraCM. To many users’ delight, U-He has overhauled two of its much-loved freeware synths. The overhaul includes an Apple Silicon release and updates for both macOS and Windows. When developers release free and paid products, it’s fair to say the hope…
Cymatics releases Origin, a FREE vintage Lo-Fi effect plugin for macOS and Windows. There is no shortage of Lo-Fi effect plugins, plenty of which are free to download. Plugins like iZotope’s Vinyl and one of my personal favorites (although not freeware), Flaw from Tritik. No matter how many Lo-Fi plugins I have, I can’t seem…