Following the release of the desktop version, Audiomodern has released Riffer 4 for iPad, bringing the next generation of its creative MIDI sequencer to the App Store. Designed to generate melodies, hooks, basslines, arpeggios, and sequences, Riffer 4 features five distinct generation engines, each with its own musical character. Choose a key and scale, generate…
IrisOrbit updates PolyArp to v1.4.0 with note repeats and separate MIDI ports
IrisOrbit has updated PolyArp, its two-part MIDI arpeggiator, to version 1.4.0. New in this version: Independent Repeat modes for each hand: Off, Each, First, Last and Custom, with 1–16 plays in total. Custom 2,1,3 plays the first note twice, the second once and the third three times. MIDI CC and Aftertouch control of Repeat mode…
What Is the Amapiano Log Drum (And How to Get the Sound)
If you have heard amapiano, you have heard the log drum. It is that deep, bouncing, gliding bass note that drives the groove – part bassline, part lead, impossible to miss once you know it. For producers coming from trap or house, the log drum is the one sound you have to get right, because…
Trap vs Drill: Drums, BPM and Bass Explained
Trap and drill are cousins. They share DNA – dark melodies, hard 808s, hip-hop roots – and to a casual listener they can blur together. But under the hood the drums, the tempo feel and the basslines are programmed differently, and knowing those differences is what lets you make either one on purpose instead of…
How to Make Drill 808 Slides (Step by Step)
The sliding 808 is the signature of drill. That gliding, melodic bassline doing the work of a bass guitar is what separates a drill beat from generic trap. The good news: it is a simple technique once you understand the three things that make it work – tuning, glide and note timing. Here is how…
Best Trap Drum Kits in 2026 (Producer Picks)
The drums carry a trap beat. Before the melody, before the mix, it is the 808, the snap of the snare and the roll of the hats that make a beat knock. A good drum kit gets you there fast, with sounds that already sit in a loud master so you spend your time writing…
SnowTec releases Probe, a FREE plugin analyzer for macOS and Windows
SnowTec has released Probe, a free plugin analyzer available as a standalone app and a plugin for macOS and Windows. This one is very useful for testing other plugins and seeing what they really do to the signal. You can inspect an EQ’s frequency response, see the harmonics a saturator adds, or check how a…
SampleScience releases Compact Acoustic Piano, a FREE lightweight piano plugin
SampleScience offers Compact Acoustic Piano, a free sample-based piano plugin for macOS and Windows. I think SampleScience always delivers nice sample-based instruments, and we’ve covered plenty of them here on BPB, including the free Cozy Piano earlier this year. Compact Acoustic Piano definitely isn’t the deepest free piano out there, but I think it’s very…