Vocal Reverb by Antares

Antares, best known for Auto-Tune, has released Vocal Reverb. Can artificial intelligence speed up the process of creating the perfect reverb? Reverb has to be one of the hardest things to get right in the mix. The questions posed are many, from the style – hall, plate, convolution, etc.- to how to apply it –…

7 Hidden Features On The Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10 Controller

Own a Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10? Beyond the controller’s headline features like track separation, Mix Point Link, and DMX lighting, the FLX10 has a few hidden tricks many users don’t know about. Check out the video lesson above for seven “secret” features you may not have spotted. Here’s what’s covered: 0:00 Intro 2:11 Jogwheel displays 3:57…

Serato Removes Tidal Stems Support

In a development that will not surprise anyone, Serato has announced that support for using its stems functions when streaming music from Tidal is being phased out. This first happened with Engine DJ on Denon DJ and Numark standalone gear, and it’s coming from the record labels, not Tidal themselves. So all Tidal integrations with…

5 Mins With Satoshi Tomiie At XP Music Futures 2023

Straight from his modular workshop at this year’s XP Music Futures, we caught up with house legend Satoshi Tomiie. With just a few minutes of his time, we caught up with Satoshi Tomiie at the XP Music Futures Conference. Satoshi’s workshop focused on his modular approach to performing live, how to get started, some common…

A Sound Effect Offers FREE Cinematic SFX By Vadi Sound

A Sound Effect offers the Cinematic SFX sample library by Vadi Sound for free this month. Vadi Sound, the creator of over 60 diverse libraries, including Cinematic Braams, Didgeridoo, and Space Anime, teamed up with A Sound Effect to deliver an early Christmas gift this year. The prolific sound designer offers the bestselling Cinematic SFX…

Surge XT 1.3 Introduces New Effects, OSC Support, Command Line

One of the best free synthesizer plugins, the open-source Surge XT, recently received a 1.3 update with new effects, Open Sound Control (OSC) support, and a command line. Surge XT is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. With the 1.3.0 update, Surge XT can now be controlled entirely with the Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol.  You…

KitiK Releases FREE DistorK Multi-Effect Distortion For Windows

KitiK just dropped DistorK, which is a free multi-effect distortion plugin for VST3 on Windows. The developer says the plugin is designed to “get you up and ready quickly to add the grit you need to your sound.” In short, it’s a free distortion plugin offering multiple ways to distort the audio you feed into…