Augmatic Audio has released Augmatic GRE 2.0, a generative MIDI drum sequencer and arpeggiator, with a limited-time 50% launch discount. You can get Augmatic GRE 2.0 for $14.99 on Windows and Mac, or $5.99 on iPad and iPhone. The regular prices are $29.99 and $11.99, respectively. GRE generates MIDI notes, so you’ll need to connect…
Building Beats With Ableton Live 13
Ableton Live 13 is now in public beta. We put the new Drum Synth, Step Sequencer, Transient Shaper, and Clipper to work and build a beat from scratch. Three years after Live 10, Live 11 arrived. Three years after Live 11 came Live 12. It is now coming up on three years since Live 12,…
How Eurovision Producers Build a Complete Dance Track in Three Minutes
At 128 beats per minute in 4/4, a 32-bar dance intro lasts a minute. Give that opening to a Eurovision entry and a third of its running time has gone before the first verse. The producer has to decide what listeners need to hear first and where the song should peak. The arrangement also has…
DJWORX radio on Centreforce 883 11th Nov 2026
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Best Afrobeats Sample Packs: 10 Packs Compared
Afrobeats production buying guide The best Afrobeats sample packs balance rhythm and songwriting. You need percussion with movement, guitar and keyboard parts that leave room for a vocal, bass that supports the groove, and enough separated or MIDI material to change the idea. We compared ten current ProducerSources collections by verified contents, musical role and…
Freqport Releases FreqLift – Multiband Dynamics, Tube Saturation and Clipping
Freqport has released FreqLift, a plugin that combines multiband upward and downward dynamics, FreqTube saturation and oversampled clipping. It works entirely in software, with optional FreqTube FT1 hardware integration for real analog tube saturation. FreqLift splits the signal into independently processed low and high bands using a linear-phase crossover. Its upward dynamics bring quieter detail,…
Reasonable Audio Releases Preamble – Free Preamp Distortion Plug-in (AAX, AU, CLAP & VST3)
Reasonable Audio has released Preamble, a free preamp distortion plug-in that captures the input stage of a particular bucket-brigade delay pedal, without the delay. Preamble is designed to shape a sound on its way into the next stage of a chain. On guitar, it smooths out an edgy DI before it hits the amp and…
UVI Releases Twin 88 Keys – Acoustic and Electric Piano, Together
UVI has announced the release of Twin 88 Keys, a concert grand and a vintage electric piano in a single, expressive instrument. The Grand & The Electric The grand is a CFX recorded in California with the finest studio gear, with mixable close, cinematic, and mono microphones. The electric was deeply sampled in Paris on…