Serato has opened the public beta for Serato DJ 5.0, and the headline feature is a completely rebuilt beatgrid engine called Lucid Beatgrids. It automatically detects tempo changes and downbeats across both fixed and fluctuating-BPM tracks, which Serato says reduces manual grid editing and makes difficult tracks easier to play with confidence. If you have…
amphioniq releases dm4 – a modern homage to the classic LM-4 drum module
amphioniq has released dm4, a modern homage to Steinberg’s venerable LM-4 drum machine module, offering compatibility with existing LM-4 kits and faithfully reproducing the features from the original. dm4 is intended as a playful way to celebrate the legacy and simplicity of the LM-4 as a VST3 plug-in. Introduced in 1999, LM-4 was Steinberg’s first…
Positive Grid Releases Spark PEDAL – Amp Modeler, Multi-FX, and Audio Interface
Positive Grid has announced the release of Spark PEDAL, a floorboard amp modeler, multi-effects processor, and USB audio interface designed for electric, acoustic, and bass guitars. Built on the company’s HD Tone Engine DSP platform from the Spark 2 series, the pedal packages digital modeling, phrase looping, and wireless parameter editing into a portable stompbox…
MeldaProduction Releases MDrumCleaner, MTurboFilter and v17.10 Update
MeldaProduction has announced the release of version 17.10 of its plugin suite. This update introduces MDrumCleaner, the “ultimate drum bleed treatment”, and marks the official release of the MTurboFilter plugin. MDrumCleaner Drum tracks are notoriously difficult to clean, but MDrumCleaner aims to solve the eternal issue of acoustic bleed once and for all. Built around…
Noisebud Updates Pinky 2 to v2.53 – Static Spectral Mode and Dyn/Stat Blend
Noisebud has updated Pinky 2 to version 2.53, a major update that expands the adaptive spectral balancer with a new Static mode and the ability to blend static and dynamic spectral processing. Pinky can now measure the incoming audio for as long as needed, build an averaged spectral curve, and use the result for static…
Sonora Cinematic Releases Panorama Whitekirk for Kontakt Player
Sonora Cinematic has announced the release of Panorama Whitekirk, the follow-up to the developer’s Panorama Guitars Kontakt Player library – this time recorded inside a medieval church with an interesting acoustic twist. Here’s what they say: Nestled amid the Scottish countryside, in the small village of Whitekirk, stands the historic St Mary’s church. Step into…
The Best Cableguys HalfTime Alternative
Cableguys HalfTime is the plugin that made the slowed, half-speed sound a one-knob move. Drop it on a bus, pull one control, and your beat instantly halves in speed while staying in tempo. It is clean, it is cheap, and it is everywhere in trap and phonk. So why would you look for a Cableguys…
How to Make Halftime Beats (the Easy Way)
Halftime is the trick where the beat drops to half speed while the tempo of the track stays the same – the drums feel twice as slow, heavy and spacious, but everything still lines up on the grid. It is everywhere in trap, phonk, drum and bass and modern hip-hop, and it is one of…