Friday Five: Keeping Music Secret Is The Opposite Of What A DJ Should Do

In this week’s Friday Five, we’re leading with a piece from DJ Mag on why DJs shouldn’t be so protective of their tracks. We’ve also got articles from Digital Music News, Billboard, Pitchfork and Flypaper. Have a good weekend ahead! Tunes Don’t Have To Be Top Secret – Apps like Shazam or going on to…

BlueLab Plug-ins Updated

BlueLab has announced the release of updates, including a new design. There are many new plug-ins, such as gain riding, stereo imaging, and impulse responses (IR) processing, and the previous [Read More] Read the full story

Native Instruments releases Effects Series – Crush Pack

Native Instruments has released Effects Series – Crush Pack, featuring three plug-ins, covering a wide array of tonal distortion effects – bit-crushing, stompbox-style distortion, ring modulation, [Read More] Read the full story

IK updates AmpliTube to v4.6 – New Live Mode

IK has released a new AmpiTube 4 (Mac/PC) update that adds Live mode for use with iRig Stomp I/O, IK’s USB pedalboard controller and audio interface that lets you stomp effects, change presets, [Read More] Read the full story

Roland Cloud updated to v5.4 – Introducing Resin

The Roland Cloud 5.4 update is now live. Not only does this release see a new instrument hit your DAW in the form of Resin, but there are some fundamental additions to the Roland Cloud Concerto [Read More] Read the full story

HY-Slicer Is A FREE Loop Slicer VST/AU Plugin By HY-Plugins

HY-Plugins has announced the release of HY-Slicer, a loop slicer in VST and AU plugin formats for digital audio workstations on PC and Mac. The plugin is offered in HY-Slicer Free ($0, fully functional with fewer features) and HY-Slicer ($50) variants. Let’s take a closer look at HY-Slicer Free first before moving on to the paid…

Cocoa Delay Free VST Plugin Released by Tesselode

Cocoa Delay is a free VST delay open-source plugin developed by Tesselode. It focuses on clean design, easy operation, and a warm, lively sound. Notable Features: Delay time drift, for giving the wet signal a slight wow/flutter effect Adjustable wet level ducking based on the input signal Static, ping-pong, and circular pan modes Drive section…