Red Sounds is offering the Vox Engine for Native Instruments Kontakt as a free download from their website until September 18th, 2020. Despite usually being seen as uninteresting or sterile, pop production is more often than not just a hopeful crapshoot. Ungodly amounts of money are spent yearly to produce the next big chart-topping hit,…

SaschArt has released EasyGater, a freeware trance gate effect in VST and AU plugin formats for compatible DAW software on PC and Mac. Like the outdoorsman said to the Alligatoridae when they asked if he could turn in the quarterly earnings report early: “Easy, gater!” Aside from being someone who presumably builds or sells gates,…

Face coverings on the dancefloor and security patrol are amongst the list of measures proposed by the NTIA for a Covid-secure reopening of nightclubs. A new report published by the Night Time Industries Association states that, according to research conducted by the Institute of Occupational Medicine, there is “no reason” why nightclubs cannot reopen “with…

Hypersamples has released Stratos, a Kontakt instrument featuring Lush and Modern Pads, Hybrid Leads, Plucks and Pulses created from processed vocal recordings. The resulting… Read More Read the full story

Auburn Sounds have released Renegate Free, a freeware noise gate effect in VST, AAX, AU, and LV2 plugin formats for compatible digital audio workstation software on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The newly released Renegate plugin actually comes in two flavors: Renegate Free ($0) and Renegate Full ($39 regular price, $29 intro sale). The freeware edition…

In this Synth Secrets, we create a Mall Grab-inspired layered pluck lead that emulates his fast-paced, rave-ready style.   Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and new synth sounds using plugins such as Massive, Sylenth and Diva. This time, we’re going create…

Big Fish Audio has released a new update to the Momentum loop transformation platform. This brand new version 1.2 includes numerous new features as well as bug fixes. BFA says:… Read More Read the full story

Deconstructed is an ongoing series where we take apart the arrangement of a song to see what makes it work. This time, we’re looking at Kevin Saunderson’s Detroit techno classic, ‘Just Want Another Chance’. For readers of Attack, Kevin Saunderson likely needs no introduction. Along with school mates Juan Atkins and Derrick May, and collectively…