Session Loops updates VocalNet to v1.5 with new Artist Mode

Session Loops announced the release of VocalNet 1.5, introducing Artist Mode, a new feature designed to connect artists and users through officially partnered voice models. Artist Mode allows users to try and purchase collaborative artist voice models while directly supporting the artists behind them. The feature creates a new revenue opportunity for vocalists and content…

Producing music? 10 things you need for a solid track

So you’ve decided to produce music. Congratulations, you are now one software update away from greatness and three unfinished projects away from questioning your life choices. Making a solid track doesn’t require you to have a mansion studio or a Grammy winning mentor, but it does require some key ingredients with a little bit of…

Artists in DSP releases FREE AI-driven Amorph plugin that lets you create plugins

Artists in DSP released Amorph (open beta), their free AI-prompt-driven app, for macOS and Windows. AI has been a relatively hot topic around here recently, with the release of projects like Noizefield’s Audio Plugin Coder (APC). The conversation continues as we take a look at Amorph by Artists in DSP. Before we look at Amorph…

HoRNet 3XOver DJ-style EQ plugin is FREE for 48 hours

HoRNet offers the 3XOver three-band DJ-style EQ and crossover plugin for macOS and Windows as a free download for the next 48 hours. The plugin normally costs €5.99, but you can add it to your HoRNet user account for free during the limited-time promotion. To get it, visit the product page on HoRNet’s website, add…

Fracture Sounds releases Free Blueprint Wurli library for Kontakt Player

Blueprint: Wurli from Fracture Sounds is the 26th and latest addition to the stellar series, and it’s something of a return to the project’s genesis for Fracture Sounds. The Blueprint series started with Electric Keys, a sampled Fender Rhodes Mk1, and Wurli is revisiting the vintage electric piano genre. This time, Fracture Sounds has sampled…

To the MAX: How Cherry Audio Turned the Roland SH-5 Into a Soft Synth

Emulating classic synthesizers for plugins is something of a dark art. We talk to Cherry Audio to find out how they turned the rare Roland SH-5 into their newest plugin, SH-MAX. Cherry Audio has an astonishing work schedule. Their latest plugin, SH-MAX, is their 37th instrument in eight years. Given the speed with which they…

Butch – “Creativity Comes From Working, Not Waiting”

With the release of his new single “Formula E” on DJ Tennis’ Life and Death label, we caught up with the ever-inventive German producer and DJ Butch for a quick Q&A. What’s your greatest fear? Outliving my children. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Losing time to pointless internet distractions. If you weren’t making or playing…