Kinder are Briony and Savannah, sisters from Maitland, Australia, making waves in electronic music. While sibling duos are common in other genres, it’s rare to find such a dynamic family pairing in electronic music scene. Naturally, we had questions — so we sat them down for a quick Q&A. Why music? Because the world can’t…
Well, you wait two decades for a specialised DJ USB stick to come along, and then two come at once! First, we had the DJ TechTools Chroma USB, and now AlphaTheta has teamed up with Sandisk to launch an extremely similar-looking device with the same unique selling points: a claimed high transfer speed for exporting…
To kick off a summer of giveaways for our school’s 15th birthday celebration, we’ve teamed up with Denon DJ and Numark to offer you the chance to win one of four top standalone controllers. The first prize is a Denon DJ SC-Live 4 four-channel pro DJ unit The second prize is a super portable but…
Tilr has released TIME-12, a free time modulation plugin for Windows, macOS, and Linux. TIME-12 is essentially a free alternative to plugins like GrossBeat and ShaperBox Time. It combines various time-based effects, such as pitch shifting, glitching, and tape-stop effects, into one intuitive package. If you’re into real-time modulation effects that go beyond basic tremolo…
IK Multimedia has slashed the price of MixBox, its modular multi-effect plugin, to just $19.99 (down from $99.99) at Plugin Boutique. MixBox is essentially a virtual lunchbox-style effects rack, with 70 streamlined effect modules pulled from IK’s T-RackS, AmpliTube, and SampleTank ecosystems. It runs as a plugin (VST2, VST3, AU, AAX) and a standalone processor,…
Plugin Alliance has released Bettermaker Mastering Compressor, a new dynamic processing plugin. Bettermaker Mastering Compressor brings the clarity, punch, and character of world-class analog mastering tools into your digital workflow. Engineered with precision and musicality in mind, it delivers the sonic excellence Bettermaker is known for – faithfully capturing the 100% analog signal pathway of…
BlauKraut Engineering has updated Charlatan, the free VA synth plugin for Windows and Linux, to v3.3.0. Changes: Support sine-shaped segments in Osc waveform editor. Reworked UI skin. Delay FX: add dual modes. Added optional sustain stage to MSEG. Added Velocity Off mod source (Release Velocity). Made XLFO polyphonic. Chorus: Revised 4-voice mode with Triangle LFO….
Modalics has updated Beat Scholar to v1.6.0. New Features: Dark Mode: Complete UI overhaul with a sleek dark theme, accessible from the preset menu. MIDI Display Options: Choose how MIDI notes are displayed — Middle C, note names, and sharps/flats. DAW MIDI Map Reporting: Beat Scholar now reports its MIDI map to supported DAWs (Bitwig,…