Best FREE VST Instruments

When it comes to free VST instruments, there are tons of free options out there, but only a handful of instrument plugins stands above the rest. Not all VST plugins are made equal. You need to make sure you’re using high-quality virtual instruments if you want to keep your music production on a pro-level. To…

Programming An Evolving Pad With Moog Animoog Z

Moog’s latest app is deep, combining wavetable and vector synthesis in a 3D environment. We show you how to synthesize a shifting and evolving pad sound. Moog’s latest foray into software, Animoog Z, is a sequel of sorts to Animoog, the company’s groundbreaking iOS app. The original melded wavetable and vector synthesis together, providing a…

Beat Dissected: 5/4 Drum and Bass Inspired By Machinedrum Using Loopcloud

In our latest YouTube Beat Dissected video, we show you how to program a Machinedrum inspired 5/4 drum ‘n’ bass groove using Loopcloud. If you like Machinedrum, Lone or Nosaj Thing, then this video is for you! To continue our series on different time signatures in electronic music, we look at how to do 5/4…

Phantom Center Is A FREE Imager Plugin By Bertom

Bertom releases Phantom Center, a FREE stereo imager VST plugin for Windows and macOS. As the name suggests, the plugin focuses on the Phantom Center, specifically extracting the Phantom Center from a stereo signal. The developer highlights this approach by clarifying that this is not the same as mid/side processing. Before getting into the difference…

LABS Glass Piano Captures The Magic Of Phillip Glass’s Baby Grand Piano

Spitfire Audio releases Glass Piano, another instrument for the free LABS collection. Spitfire Audio LABS is, in my opinion, one of the best free sound resources around. It’s packed with surprisingly good sounds that no one would guess came from a free collection. This latest addition is a little special because it has a history…

Plughugger releases “Maven” for Arturia Pigments

Plughugger has released Maven, a soundset for Arturia Pigments focusing on old-school electronic sounds from the 70s and 80s. The original sound design goal of Maven was to… Read More Read the full story

Sam Music Cinematic Trailer Pack Is FREE With Any Purchase

Audio Plugin Deals is offering the Sam Music Cinematic Trailer Pack for FREE with any paid purchase at their site (retail value $99). Simply add any paid plugin from the APD website into your cart and claim the free gift from your cart page to avail of this offer (valid all throughout February). Sam Music…