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The Perfect Plugin: The Rise of DIY Audio Plug-Ins | Production Expert We talk endlessly about what AI might automate or replace. Far less attention is given to what it might enable. Quietly, a small number of audio professionals are building their own plug-ins, not to sell, but to solve problems. If that trend grows, the impact may be cultural as much as technical.

[Music Production] ➡ The Perfect Plugin: The Rise of DIY Audio Plug-Ins

Abbey Road launch The Big Nessie Abbey Road Studios have announced the release of a virtual instrument that has been created in collaboration with British fashion brand Charles Jeffrey Loverboy.

[Music Production] Luke Wood SOS News Editor ➡ Abbey Road launch The Big Nessie

Puffer Fish, ÆLAPSE, Phlegetron: Free Plugins of the Week Colorful saturation, dual-band distortion, and a vintage-inspired combination of tape delay and spring reverb: Check out Puffer Fish, ÆLAPSE, and Phlegetron.

[Music Production] Lasse Eilers ➡ Puffer Fish, ÆLAPSE, Phlegetron: Free Plugins of the Week

DIY DJing: Build Your Own Useful DJ Gear - gearnews.com Can’t afford the latest DJ gear? Want to add unique functionality to your rig? Now you can build your own with these five DIY DJing projects.

[Music Production] Adam Douglas ➡ DIY DJing: Build Your Own Useful DJ Gear

“I think it’s too dumb for anybody to insult their own intelligence by mounting a serious critique of it”: How Toto crafted their deathless classic Song has streamed over a billion times

[Music Production] ➡ “I think it’s too dumb for anybody to insult their own intelligence by mounting a serious critique of it”: How Toto crafted their deathless classic

“I said, ‘Oh, Joni, that’s gonna sound terrible. You need an amp, man! You need some tubes vibrating. You need some air! She goes, ‘Would you just try it?’”: Robben Ford reveals how Joni Mitchell helped him nail his guitar tone on a ’70s classic Ford has fond memories of touring and recording with the “wonderful” Mitchell, who has a producer knows exactly how she wants a guitar to sound – and how to get the tone

[Music Production] ➡ “I said, ‘Oh, Joni, that’s gonna sound terrible. You need an amp, man! You need some tubes vibrating. You need some air! She goes, ‘Would you just try it?’”: Robben Ford reveals how Joni Mitchell helped him nail his guitar tone on a ’70s classic

7 Free Plugins From Dotec Audio | Production Expert Following the overhaul of our free plugin database, there are plenty of free plugins that haven’t been featured on Production Expert for a long time or ever. This time, we are going to look at seven free plugins from Dotec Audio: MIDI-triggered Mute plugin, noise gate, vocal doubler, stereo panpot,

[Music Production] ➡ 7 Free Plugins From Dotec Audio

Tracktion introduce Dawsome’s Love 2 The latest version of Dawesome’s acclaimed sound-shaping instrument has just been added to the Tracktion line-up, offering a new and improved way to turn any sound source into “shimmer, texture and atmosphere”. 

[Music Production] Luke Wood SOS News Editor ➡ Tracktion introduce Dawsome’s Love 2

La marque italienne Prolights présente le projecteur asservi Jet Beam120IP. La marque italienne Prolights présente le projecteur asservi Jet Beam120IP.

[Music Production] ➡ Prolights présente le Jet Beam120IP

Save up to 13% on Fender Player II, Soundcraft & Behringer Mixers, and more: Deals of the Week! - gearnews.com Save up to 13% on Stratocasters from Fender Player II, a compact mixer from Soundcraft, and a DJ mixer from Behringer!

[Music Production] Julian Schmauch ➡ Save up to 13% on Fender Player II, Soundcraft & Behringer Mixers, and more: Deals of the Week!

Amazon Book Club is shutting down in March Amazon has announced that the Amazon Book Club will be discontinued on

[eReader News] Michael Kozlowski ➡ Amazon Book Club is shutting down in March

Love Hultén X Andrew Huang Custom Sound Processor: Check Out This Glitch Machine - gearnews.com Take a look at the sound processor Love Hultén X Andrew Huang, with pedal guts from Empress Effects, Hologram Electronics and Red Panda.

[Music Production] Adam Douglas ➡ Love Hultén X Andrew Huang Custom Sound Processor: Check Out This Glitch Machine

Latest Buggy Kindle Update Causing Widespread Problems Ever since Amazon released the latest 5.19.2 software update for Kindles last week, there have been a number of reports of various problems cropping up.

[eReader News] Nathan Groezinger ➡ Latest Buggy Kindle Update Causing Widespread Problems

Now meshes, video, and more can go 3D inside Ableton Live: SenSei update - CDM Create Digital Music EboSuite and SenSei, live visual add-ons for Ableton Live, got some nice updates this week. SenSei, the tool that puts the power of Unreal Engine inside Ableton Live, gets a particularly major expansion, with some 27 new plug-ins, including mesh loaders, 3D video effects, visualizers, dynamic surfaces, and a video overlay.

[Music Production] Peter Kirn ➡ Now meshes, video, and more can go 3D inside Ableton Live: SenSei update

Rewriting Harmonic DNA: Exploring HAL Audio Morphosis for Music and Post | Production Expert Although sound seers have long been able to chop up, modulate, or otherwise process sounds beyond recognition, until now actually changing one sound into another has remained elusive. Here we check out HAL Audio’s latest tool for transformative visionary vibes for music and post production…

[Music Production] ➡ Rewriting Harmonic DNA: Exploring HAL Audio Morphosis for Music and Post

Save 90% on Pastoral Tones virtual instrument by SampleScience SampleScience has launched a sale on its Pastoral Tones sample-based instrument inspired by the sound aesthetic of Boards Of Canada.

[Music Production] Ronnie ➡ Save 90% on Pastoral Tones virtual instrument by SampleScience

Essential mix: let an hour of tilde's music energize you (then nerd out!) - CDM Create Digital Music Glitchy but driving broken beats are what's for dinner. Hannover's tilde (~) is a font of knowledge on topics from Pd/plugdata to Bitwig Studio Grid FX to mixing and mastering. And those skills translate to some genius grooves. Listen up to this full-power montage of all original music.

[Music Production] Peter Kirn ➡ Essential mix: let an hour of tilde’s music energize you (then nerd out!)

KORG M1: Classic Gear - gearnews.com Classic Gear: Korg M1 Music Workstation

[Music Production] Adam Douglas ➡ KORG M1: Classic Gear

Lewitt reveal the MTP 5 The latest mic to join the Lewitt line-up is said to offer exceptional sound quality, enhanced durability and high feedback resistance, all without breaking the bank. 

[Music Production] Luke Wood SOS News Editor ➡ Lewitt reveal the MTP 5

Friday’s Freeware Découvrez la sélection de freeware du jour, avec le retour d’un développeur bien connu.

[Music Production] ➡ Friday’s Freeware

Save 50% on Native Instruments Session series instruments From guitars and bass to strings and horns, turn your ideas into real performances fast. Buy two or more Session instruments and get 50% off your whole Session cart.

[Music Production] Ronnie ➡ Save 50% on Native Instruments Session series instruments

Thick Sounds releases Anthemic Hard House sample pack Inspired by artists like BK, Andy Farley, Paul Glazby, Rob Tissera, this release is designed for producers who are looking for groovy basses, stomping drums and catchy synths.

[Music Production] Ronnie ➡ Thick Sounds releases Anthemic Hard House sample pack

Loopmasters launches OneZero Drum & Bass Serum Preset Bundle Offered at a 50% discount, the bundle brings the sound design of ZeroZero, Sl8r, VISLA and Brain into a single collection at 50% off regular.

[Music Production] Ronnie ➡ Loopmasters launches OneZero Drum & Bass Serum Preset Bundle

“If you look at a lot of Prince and Nile Rodgers, a lot of their playing is direct into the console”: Why Cory Wong doesn’t need a complex setup to create great recordings In an exclusive interview, Cory Wong tells MusicTech why he only needs simple gear setups to create great recordings.

[Music Production] Sam Roche ➡ “If you look at Prince and Nile Rodgers, a lot of their playing is direct into the console”: Why Cory Wong doesn’t need a complex setup to create great recordings

The Best Electric Guitar Strings: Tone and Value Compared - gearnews.com Let's look at the best electric guitar strings for your axe. Do you go light or heavy? Cheap or expensive? Here are your options.

[Music Production] George Loveridge ➡ The Best Electric Guitar Strings: Tone and Value Compared

Omnisphere 3 après 10 ans d’attente : vraie évolution ou simple mise à jour du synthé culte ? Il aura fallu dix ans pour que Spectrasonics nous livre la relève tant attendue d’Omnisphere 2. Une attente récompensée ?

[Music Production] ➡ Test de Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3

Neve 88M MK2: Route Your DAW Signals Through Neve Preamps - gearnews.com AMS Neve 88M is the first digital audio interface carrying the emblematic brand and a pair of 88R/RS console preamp to go along with it.

[Music Production] Stefan Wyeth ➡ Neve 88M MK2: Route Your DAW Signals Through Neve Preamps

Electronik Sound Lab offre VoltusFX Electronik Sound Lab propose VoltusFX, un plug-in multieffets gratuit combinant un délai BBD, une saturation à double étage et la modulation par LFO.

[Music Production] ➡ Electronik Sound Lab offre VoltusFX

Save up to 80% in Universal Audio's Universal Audio UAD Top 50 Sale Save up to 80% on UAD Synth Collection, Paradise Guitar Studio, UAD Signature Edition Version 3, Ocean Way Studios Deluxe, Anthem Analog Synthesizer, and more.

[Music Production] Ronnie ➡ Save up to 80% in Universal Audio’s Universal Audio UAD Top 50 Sale

GENOME guitar amp & effects suite by Two Notes on sale at 25% OFF Plugin Boutique has announced a limited time promotion on Two Notes Audio Engineering's amp, pedal and studio FX software for Windows and macOS.

[Music Production] Ronnie ➡ GENOME guitar amp & effects suite by Two Notes on sale at 25% OFF