We’ve been teaching digital DJing since 2010 and we’ve seen all kinds of challenges come and go as the industry has matured. However, five problems have hung around all the way through. These five issues with digital DJing – especially for beginners – are painfully real, and can lead to expensive errors, wasted time, and…
W. A. Production Releases “Asymo Reverb” Dynamic Spatial Reverb (VST3, AU & AAX)
W. A. Production has released Asymo Reverb, a dynamic spatial reverb for macOS and Windows. They say: Reverb has always been about placing sound inside a physical space; a room, a hall, an arena… somewhere with walls that stay exactly where they are. But what if those walls could move? Asymo Reverb rewrites the rulebook…
Blue Cat Audio Releases Free Amp 2.0 and Updates All Free Plug-Ins
Blue Cat Audio has released Blue Cat’s Free Amp 2.0, a major update to its free guitar and bass amp simulation plug-in. The company has also updated its complete collection of seven additional freeware plug-ins with expanded MIDI control, preset management improvements and user-interface enhancements. Blue Cat’s Free Amp 2.0 Free Amp 2.0 introduces a…
idealism releases hetki, a character piano instrument for macOS and Windows
idealism has released hetki, a piano instrument built around a single 1908 Steinway Model O recorded at Greystoke Studio, London. hetki holds about 5,100 recorded samples at 96 kHz/24-bit from three mic positions (close, overhead and room), with six velocity layers, up to three round robins, recorded releases, and sustain-pedal and una corda banks. Four…
7 Best Auto-Tune Alternatives in 2026 (Ranked and Priced)
The best Auto-Tune alternative is not the plugin with the longest feature list. It is the one that follows your singer reliably, runs at a latency you can monitor through, and gives you the control the session actually needs. Quick answer: NEOTUNE Pro at $29.99 is the best value, because the correction sits beside clean-up,…
How to Use FL Studio 2026’s Rebuilt FLEX (Tips & Presets)
Quick answer: In FL Studio 2026, FLEX was rebuilt — a faster preset browser, streamlined controls, and up to 50% less CPU. The workflow that gets the most from it: start from a close preset, shape it with the macros, tighten the envelope, add movement, then layer a second FLEX for a sound that’s actually…
Best VST Plugins for Trap Guitars in 2026 (Ranked)
Quick answer: For the classic lo-fi trap guitar sound, Vinyl Guitar 2 is the fastest route — pre-processed, beat-ready tones out of the box. Scarred Guitars VSTi is our pick for dark, Spanish-style plucked lines, and Shreddage 3 Stratus is the best electric (with a genuinely usable free tier). Full ranked list below. Part of…
DAWJunkie releases VerbJunkie and Free Convolute Reverb for macOS & Windows
DAWJunkie has announced the release of two new reverb plug-ins for macOS and Windos (VST2, VST3, AU & AAX): VerbJunkie, a creative stereo reverb processor combining convolution and algorithmic reverbs with rhythmic movement, and Convolute, a streamlined convolution reverb available completely free. VerbJunkie VerbJunkie is designed as a creative stereo reverb processor that combines two…