Pioneering UK DJ John Digweed has just released a follow-up to last years ‘Quattro’, ‘Quattro II’ a 4 disc album project featuring a star-studded musical cast. As UK DJ and producer John Digweed says, his history has “been very well documented over the years”. The short version, according to Digweed is “I fell in love…

nLab Synthesis has announced the release of Kosmo, an experimental sound generator and groovebox based on Native Instruments Reaktor 6.4 (Full Version). Taking inspiration from… Read More Read the full story

Sound Magic has announced the release of Neo Zheng, a comprehensive Chinese zither virtual instrument. Sound Magic explains: Neo Zheng is sampled from 4 carefully… Read More Read the full story

Cluster Sound has announced that its synth and drum sound packs for Ableton Live have been upgraded to support Kontakt. All Cluster Sound packs, mostly based on vintage synthesizers and… Read More Read the full story

Audio Plugin Deals runs a 48% OFF deal on Drum Fury 2 by Sample Logic, offering the plugin for $69.99 (regular price $129.99) until September 21st. Sample Logic’s stuff is awesome. They’re one of the first companies I really trusted when I was just starting out – and I wasn’t alone, either. Their Kontakt libraries…

Japanese VST plugin marketplace miroc.co.jp is offering iZotope’s popular Nectar Elements for free for Golden Week. Starting from today, the 29th, iZotope’s Nectar Elements vocal processing suite will be available for the competitive price of nothing at all until May 6th. iZotope needs no introduction, but Nectar might be the most often overlooked part of…

In this tutorial, we explore how to use tuning to improve drum mixes and add weight to the low end. For many producers, the process of picking drums is quite a fast one. You pull a punchy kick and snare from your drum machine or sample library, program a hi-hat loop, add some percussion and…