As with various emulations of the Minimoog, there is competition in the attempt to push the ARP 2600 into the age of software-based synthesizers. At the beginning of the year, desktop and laptop musicians were confronted with the appearance of the Arturia ARP 2600 V, now the French product is being followed by an American […]
After the recording and mixdown of a song, the pre-mastering follows, colloquially also called “mastering”. In this final step of the production (among other things) the final touch is given to the overall sound. There are different ways to master songs. Ideally, mastering will be done by someone who hasn’t been involved in beat production, […]
Sugar Bytes Egoist plugin combines a slicer with a sequencer, a virtual analog bass with a bass line, a sample-based drum machine, and a multi-effect sequencer in a unique groove box. To get started, feed Egoist with a music sample. This can also be a longer audio clip, also from the supplied factory repertoire. This […]
Beat Zampler RX is a free sampler plugin that includes a variety of ways to sculpt and manipulate REX and SFZ sounds and samples. Zampler RX offers numerous advantages in music production. Low CPU consumption despite complex sounds and thousands of free samples are among the most powerful arguments. Zampler RX processes the widespread formats […]
Baby Audio Smooth Operator is a kind of “smart” dynamic EQ and multi-band compressor plugin that is designed to quickly and easily remove muddy and raspy audio. In addition, it makes them sound better, more balanced, and smoother! The Smooth Operator relies on spectral processing and balance. The basic principle is theoretically simple: The signal […]
Xpand!2 software synthesizer plugin covers many sound standards across genres, from Trap, Hip-Hop, RnB to EDM, Pop, and House, you are covered! For a long time available exclusively for the ProTools platform, the XXL sound preserve Xpand! 2 is finally also available as an AudioUnit and VST plug-in and thus practically for all DAWs. Xpand […]
TRAX is the first drum plugin released by Thenatan. Featuring over 400 drum samples gathered in no less than 50 drum kits, Trax’s intention is to cover Trap, Hip-Hop, Drill, and RnB drum needs. TRAX is a simply structured drum rompler with eight channels arranged side by side on a drum machine. Included are 2x […]
Gladiator 3 software synthesizer by Tone2 opens the gates for a new generation of sounds! What makes Gladiator 3 special is its numerous synthesis options. No fewer than 15 shapes are available, such as Subtractive, Frequency Modulation, Pulse Width Modulation, Waveshaping, Super Saw, Additive Spectra, etc., which can be combined with each other in almost […]
No question, Native Instruments Kontakt 6 is not the only software sampler on the market. There are quite a few of them, but Kontakt has not undeserved its hegemonic position. The sound library on offer is really impressive in terms of quality and value for money. And the concept of offering a specialized keyboard, which […]
Polyverse Music makes plugins for creative musicians who view their DAW as an instrument. Making complex effects intuitively tangible and modulating them wildly is what all Polyverse plugins have in common. The Comet plugin is a reverb plugin with dense reverberation flags and particularly intuitive morphing options. He acts according to the motto “Bigger than […]
