AVA Music Group Release Unity: Modern Trailer Synth for Kontakt Player (GIVEAWAY)

AVA Music Group introduces Unity: Modern Trailer Synth (€89) for Kontakt Player. Read more about this exciting virtual instrument below and enter our giveaway to win one of the three available licenses. AVA Music Group is the name behind virtual instruments like Eminence and Instinct (Trailer Sound Effects). Unity: Modern Trailer Synth is the developer’s…

Krotos Simple Concept Is FREE Until July 31st On Plugin Boutique!

Plugin Boutique offers the Simple Concept synthesizer plugin by Krotos as a FREE download until July 31st. July has been an exciting month for freeware news so far, thanks mainly to the KVR Developer Challenge, which brought us 21 amazing freebies. However, there’s more! Plugin Boutique is currently giving away Simple Concept synth by Krotos…

Does Artwork Still Matter?

Pre-mp3, iPod and smartphone, the visual culture of recorded music were all important to delivering music. But in an age where music is less tactile, and widely consumed more passively, does artwork design still matter? Music today is easily listenable on your personal portable digital device of choice. Gone are the days of clumsy cassette…

Ten Of The Best Multiband Compressor Plugins

Multiband compressors are an indispensable weapon in any mixing arsenal. Here are 10 to consider for your next dynamics purchase. A lot goes into a good mix, from EQ to spatial effects to dynamics. For the latter, we often reach for a wideband compressor plugin when we need to tame some unwieldy volume peaks or…

How To Behave In Public As a DJ: Your Secret Weapon For More Gigs

You’re not a bad person. Of course you’re not. You want people to like you. And you want to succeed when you’re booked to DJ at your local club, bar, lounge etc. But DJing comes with immense and largely undocumented stresses and strains, and you’re often required to be close to saintly to get through…