FabFilter has just released an update for all FabFilter plug-ins, containing various bug fixes and improvements. This update is free for existing customers and FabFilter recommends everyone… Read More Read the full story
schulz.audio updates RedVerb2 to v2.1.617
schulz.audio has updated RedVerb 2 to 2.1.617. The free update incorporates the most asked for features and improves the usability and stability: It’s now possible to drag one or… Read More Read the full story
Free Beat Making Software
Making beats using free VST plugins and other music production software has never been easier. There are hundreds of excellent virtual instruments and effects you can use, but it takes time to find the right ones. Here’s our list of the best free beat making software for aspiring music producers. A beatmaker’s software kit needs…
Download Free “Creepy Wind Sounds At Night” Sound Library
Free To Use Sounds has released Creepy Wind Sounds At Night, a freely downloadable wind sound effects library in WAV and FLAC formats. Creepy Wind Sounds At Night is available as a “pay what you want product” on Free To Use Sounds’ Bandcamp page. However, there’s no minimum payment required. This means that you can…
Prince’s Yamaha DX7 Up For Sale At Auction
Break open your piggy banks as a new auction selling Prince’s Yamaha DX7, which he played on ‘Purple Medley’ and used on Purple Rain the album, is expected to raise $25,000. Prince’s DX7 is currently owned by Shane T Keller, a former employee of Paisley Park Studios who worked with Prince between 1991 and 1996….
Gene Farris
Leading Chicago producer Gene Farris (Relief, Toolroom, Defected, Soma) has just dropped his superb ‘Space Girl’ track on Dirtybird. We asked him to tell us a little about his interests outside of music in this months Show & Tell. Star Wars It’s no secret I’m a massive Star Wars Fan, and have been collecting figures,…
ZamplerSounds Releases FREE “The Trickster” For MPC
ZamplerSounds has released The Trickster, a free expansion library for Akai MPC. They are also offering 70 premium Zampler soundbanks as fully-fledged MPC expansions. Also, BPB readers can get 20% OFF their ZamplerSounds order with the discount code BPBZAMPLER until the end of July. The Trickster is a sound library designed for dubstep, trap, and…
Arturia OB-Xa V
Arturia finally adds the Oberheim OB-Xa to its list of emulations. But is it good enough to stand out in a very crowded polysynth plugin field? In 1980, American synthesizer manufacturer Oberheim unleashed the OB-Xa, a very lush (and very expensive) polyphonic synthesizer that would come to define the sound of the 1980s. If the…