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From the Crow Hill Company comes Harmonium, their latest addition to the free Vaults series. The Vaults series from The Crow Hill Company has already delivered some wonderful free instruments in its relatively short existence. Lo-Fi Strings and Bridge Guitar are two great examples from earlier this year. Harmonium is the latest addition, and, like many Vaults instruments, it comes with an interesting backstory. If you’re not familiar with the Vaults series, it’s a collection of free instruments ranging from strings and percussion to guitars, synths, and more. Each instrument is free to download for six months, after which it…
Softube’s Transient Shaper is currently available for just $10 at AudioDeluxe. That’s an 89% discount from its usual $89 price. Transient shaping can completely change how a sound sits in your track. The ability to emphasize or tame the attack and sustain of a sound is essential for getting punchy drums and bass. Of course, there are dozens of transient shapers out there, but what makes Softube’s Transient Shaper stand out is its dual-band design, which lets you process high and low frequencies separately. Most transient designers affect the whole signal, but here you can target just the highs, just…
Developer Dystopian Waves has a bunch of interesting Max for Live devices on their Gumroad page. Now you can get Drox II, a glitch and stuttering effect, for free. Please note that this requires Max for Live and Ableton Live (both paid). Drox II is a real-time audio manipulation device that can infuse movement, complexity, chaos, and character to your tracks. You could use it to make nostalgic effects like CD skipping, which we all used to love back in the day. If the thoughts of CD skipping already make your blood boil, you could, of course, opt for more…
FuturBeats has released FuturBeats Trap, a free AI-assisted VST/AU/Standalone plugin for macOS and Windows that helps producers generate and arrange beats in seconds. The plugin delivers eight loop stems that are musically compatible and ready to drag directly into your DAW or desktop. A built-in feature called EXPAND takes those loops further by automatically generating a two- to three-minute track arrangement. You start by setting your project tempo, then hit CREATE to generate a full stack of loops, including drums, bass, melodies, and supporting layers. You can regenerate individual loops, preview new variations, or hit EXPAND to turn them into…
99Sounds has released Cinematic Sounds, a free collection of cinematic sound effects and loops curated from Flame Sound’s professional sound design libraries. This new release is a small but carefully selected showcase of premium-quality cinematic sounds from Flame Sounds’ premium libraries. It contains braams, booms, impacts, whooshes, textures, and rhythmic loops, all now available for free as a thank-you gift to the 99Sounds and Bedroom Producers Blog communities. Cinematic Sounds includes 99 production-ready sounds that cover all of the essential building blocks for modern cinematic sound design. They’re tailor-made for scoring film trailers, editing video content, and producing cinematic music.…
Even the best singers can drift slightly off pitch during a recording. That’s where vocal tuning and pitch correction come in. These tools help polish performances, ensuring every note fits perfectly within the mix while keeping the emotion and tone intact. In modern music production, tuning is not just for fixing mistakes. It’s also a creative tool that helps producers shape the sound of a record. From subtle adjustments that keep vocals natural to more stylized effects heard in pop and hip-hop, understanding how to use pitch correction effectively is a key part of becoming a professional producer or engineer.…
Image Image Credit Prince Williams/Contributor via Getty Images and Maury Phillips/Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Young Thug and Kevin McCall Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Kevin McCall opened up about using EBT and called out Chris Brown over unpaid royalties during a viral podcast appearance. Young Thug publicly offered to give McCall the $25,000, calling Brown a “real one” and urging McCall to reach out. Brown appeared to respond indirectly on Instagram, hinting at unresolved tension between the two artists. Young Thug decided to step in to show support for fellow artist Kevin McCall after the singer admitted to…
Image Image Credit chuchart duangdaw/Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Audio mixer console in the studio Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Jacobdior’s mixes and mashups — particularly a rework of Total’s “Kissin’ You” — caught Megan Thee Stallion’s attention for a forthcoming single. Beyoncé utilized a couple of his creations for her “Cowboy Carter Tour” earlier this year. Jacobdior’s has also been headlining DJ parties from Brooklyn to Chicago. Megan Thee Stallion’s comeback era is set to begin this Friday (Oct. 24) with “LOVER GIRL,” a romantic new single built around a sample of Total’s 1996 classic “Kissin’ You.” The…
Image Image Credit Prince Williams / Contributor via Getty Images and Maury Phillips / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Chris Brown attends Doo-Wop All R&B Soul Music Presents Breezy Bowl XX Official Tour Afterparty Hosted by Chris Brown and Kevin McCall attends “Young Legend Nights” Performance Series hosted by Sean Young & YLE at Avalon Hollywood Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Chris Brown appeared to responded to Kevin McCall’s financial struggles after a tearful $25K request. McCall revealed he is on EBT and asked Brown for help during a “Back On Figg” interview. Young Thug offered to help McCall,…
Image Image Credit MICHAEL TRAN / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Kehlani at the 51st annual American Music Awards Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: The Folded Homage Pack includes remixes with R&B icons like Toni Braxton, Brandy and JoJo. The flyer ties into Kehlani’s “Nini’s Fluff & Fold” theme from the music video. Kehlani is submitting “Folded” for Grammy consideration and previewing their 2026 album. Kehlani has one of the hottest R&B singles in the world right now. On Wednesday (Oct. 22), the singer revealed that “Folded” will be getting a special Homage Pack, which, as the name suggests,…