Most DJs know what the EQ knobs are for – what they don’t always realise is that boosting them has consequences. Push them up too far and you’re effectively overriding the gain setting you carefully dialed in, pushing your signal into the red without even knowing it. Add a second track and the problem compounds…
Serato DJ Pro & Suite 4.0.6 Add Support For 3 Pioneer DJ Mixers
Serato has updated its software to version 4.0.6, adding official support for three Pioneer DJ mixers: the DJM-250MK2, DJM-450, and DJM-750MK2. All three are now fully mapped by Serato, giving DJs plug-and-play access to Serato’s full feature set – including DVS – through hardware that was previously locked to the Rekordbox ecosystem. It’s worth noting…
AudioThing releases Octaves – Passive Bandpass Filter Plugin
AudioThing has released Octaves, a passive bandpass filter plugin made in collaboration with Hainbach. Octaves is a filter plugin that splits audio into octave bands for unique spectral sound design. It brings a retro scientific character inspired by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, WDR Studio für Elektronische Musik, and modern experimental spaces like Willem Twee, Strøm,…
Orra Audio releases Tone Zone, a FREE tonal curve corrector plugin
Orra Audio has released Tone Zone, a free (pay-what-you-can) tonal curve corrector plugin for macOS and Windows. If you’ve used iZotope’s Tonal Balance Control, this freebie from Orra Audio will look familiar. And it’s one of the best freebies for use on the master bus that I’ve seen so far this year. Tone Zone shows…
UAD Sound City Studios plugin is 84% OFF at Plugin Boutique ($39)
Universal Audio’s Sound City Studios reverb plugin is currently 84% off at Plugin Boutique, bringing the price down from $249 to $39 until April 30th. If you’re looking for a natural-sounding reverb plugin, especially for rock and pop, this is a great pick. UAD Sound City Studios is more than a reverb, though. It’s basically…
RVRSE is a FREE open-source reverse reverb riser plugin
Developer Samuel Ferraz-Leite has released RVRSE, a free plugin that turns any one-shot sample into a tempo-synced reverse reverb riser. If you’ve ever built a reverse reverb riser manually in your DAW, you know the drill. You copy the sample, slap a huge reverb on it, render, reverse, and then fiddle with crossfades until it…
80s-Style Tuned Percussion With Zebra 3
Our third 80s-inspired feature in a month… safe to say we’re fully immersed at this point. But when a synth nails that balance of nostalgia and forward-thinking design, it’s hard to resist. In this edition of Synth Secrets, we’re diving into Zebra 3. A long-time favourite among sound designers, Zebra has earned its reputation for…
discoDSP updates Corona synth to v6.8
discoDSP has updated Corona to version 6.8. Corona is a synth and sampler with pattern arpeggiator, performance controls, and sample library support including WAV, SF2 and DWB formats. Version 6.8 introduces a comprehensive MIDI Learn system with CC overlay badges on all assignable controls, 55 auto-grouped MIDI boards by manufacturer, 30 mod matrix destination presets,…