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Just think how great your favorite music production software could be if it was improved. That's the reality for users of RapidComposer, thanks to MusicDevelopments. They've rolled out version 5.2.1, an update that brings with it a smoother workflow and improved usability. And if you've been...

Eric Burgess explores the numerous navigation options in Magix Sequoia Pro, focusing on the major ones from hotkeys to snapping views to markers.

In the early days of electric guitars, players embraced the crunchy, saturated sound from pushing their amps to the limit, resulting in raw, sustained tones perfect for rock n' roll. This plugin offers five overdrive models: Blues, Boutique, Mad, Modern, and Pro.

De-essers are digital audio effect plugins (or pro audio signal processing hardware effects) used in many different things, like music production, audio treatment for podcasts, and even creating when audiobooks. They are meant to reduce the harsh "ess" or excess "sibilant" sounds that can...

Audio plugin software developer Imaginando has released an update for their time-based K7D Tape Delay Virtual Studio Technology effect, bringing it to version 1.4.0. The software's version 1.4.0 update also brings VST3 compatibility, ensuring it remains current with music industry standards and...

This APU Loudness Meter plugin update simplifies the user interface, fixes resizing issues, and makes the meter run smoother. It also resolves microphone access on macOS and ensures compatibility with more professional music recording software.

Fuse Audio Labs—a music production software development outfit led by Reimund Dratwa—has just unveiled their latest plugin, the VCE-118 dynamic range enhancer. Available in VST2, VST3, AU, and AAX formats for both Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows, the new digital signal processing effect...

Many users recommend using Valhalla DSP digital reverbs instead of Apple Logic Pro's stock reverberation audio units. I'm quite happy with the ChromaVerb; you can get into the fine details and parameters including a parametric equalizer. However, I am curious about what Valhalla offers that...

For anyone using Waves and SuperRack SoundGrid: If I have a subscription, can I use the plugins in my recording software and in the SuperRack software for live applications?

Watch Venus Theory as he demonstrates some of the cool features of UVI Dual Delay X audio software plug-in.

Are you looking for one-of-a-kind, delay-based effects to take your recordings to the next level? With PSP 285 semi-modular delay machine, you can create a huge array of delay-based effects with excellent audio quality.

A parametric equalizer (EQ) is like a sculptor's tool for shaping sound. Just as a sculptor uses different tools to shape a block of wood into a specific form, a parametric EQ allows a record producer or a sound engineer to adjust specific frequencies of an instrument in order to shape it into...

In an effort to meticulously emulate the high-gain Mesa Boogie guitar amp, Kuassa has now released a new digital audio dynamic effect, Amplifikation Rectifor, which makes it the company's fifth guitar amp simulator they have launched to date. And at the time of writing, there is a generous...

Last year in December 2021, Impact Soundworks released Tokyo Scoring Strings, an NI Kontakt sample library containing the sounds of Koichiro Muroya. Now, fast forward to January 2022, Tokyo Scoring Strings, id est Impact Soundworks' flagship orchestral string library, has recently been updated...

The title says it all. I am wondering what's the quality factor (bandwidth) to set FabFilter Software Instruments Pro-Q to one octave. Is that Q 1.414 like what most people suggest on YouTube?

What are some of your go-to settings in the event that you choose to use iZotope Ozone Vintage EQ, particularly for audio mastering?

Myuuzik software company Audiomodern has launched Chordjam, an on-the-fly myuuzik composition assistant for Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows on popular professional audio plugin formats such as VST, VST3, AU, AAX, and as well as for di iPad. Som a di inchresin features a Chordjam plug-in...

When you buy a Waves SSL plug-in does some of the money go to Solid State Logic (SSL)?

What would y'all recommend as a general-purpose go to best settings for FabFilter Pro-L VST mastering limiter?

This sound design tutorial shows how to make a basic electric piano using Native Instruments' Massive VST wavetable synthesizer. 1) Initialize Massive VST to its default preset. 2) For Oscillator 1 choose a "Sin-Squ" wavetable, and turn the wavetable position knob completely to the...