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If you’ve been around BPB for a while, you’ve likely heard the impact of some of Ewan Bristow’s weird and wonderful creations. His latest release is UZU, a frequency domain filter, inspired by Harmor’s Phaser. Ewan is a Bristol-based (UK) developer who has given us freebies like EB-CatNip (frequency-shifting delay – Plugdata), EB-Diøne (sampler – Plugdata), and the more recent, LOCD (phase-lock distortion). This time, Ewan is back with a new plugin that should delight FL Studio users and excite others who perhaps missed out on some Image-Line gems! I mentioned recently that I hadn’t had much experience with FL…
Developer Witch Pig releases Apocalypsis, a free multi-FX-mangling plugin for macOS and Windows. If multi-FX-mangling sounds a bit out there, my other consideration was calling it a free doomsday device, because this plugin is absolute chaos. We’ve covered quite a few Witch Pig plugins now, like Black Mirror Reverb, Angel Dust, and Starscraper. If those plugins have taught us anything, it’s that we should always expect the unexpected from Witch Pig. The developer typically takes an alternative approach to common effects, and the results are often a very dark or quite ethereal character. In this case, Apocalypsis lives up to…
If I’m after a 70s-style lead or bass, I’ll open Monark and start with the Mini Lead PWM preset for a thick, expressive lead, or Deep Moog Bass for something more foundational. From there, I’ll tweak the filter cutoff and resonance to taste, possibly increasing the filter envelope amount for added bite. To give it that authentic analog feel, I’ll run it through RC 24 with a short plate reverb to dial in just enough to add space without losing punch. Or maybe through Guitar Rig 7 Pro using the Warm Tube preset for subtle saturation. Then I’ll bring in…
2B Played Music is once again giving away one of its popular one-knob plugins. This time, QFX Wax is free until October 24, 2025, using the coupon code WAX25. If you’ve been following BPB for a while, you probably already have a handful of 2B Played freebies in your plugin folder. The developer regularly runs limited-time giveaways on its website, and QFX Wax was last offered for free back in June 2024. We’ve also seen other QFX-series plugins go free, like QFX Echo and QFX Color, as well as some of their other plugins like 2B Reverbed, so this is…
Every producer starts in the same place — staring at a blank project, wondering what button to press first. Whether you’re in Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Pro Tools, or Studio One, the fundamentals of digital music-making never change. These 20 universal DAW skills are the foundation of every great producer’s journey. Master them, and you can make music in any software. A Comparison Guide of the “Big 4” DAWs: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and FL Studio 🧠 LEVEL 1 — Beginner: Foundation Goal: Learn to navigate, record, and save your first ideas. Focus: Exploration, setup, and organization.…
GullDSP has released Circulate, a free and open-source phase smearing plugin for Windows that delivers a unique take on all-pass filtering. Circulate works by using banks of all-pass filters to delay and scatter the phase of your audio around a center frequency. The result is a phase smearing effect that sounds hollow and slightly reverberant. The effect can sound very good with the right settings, and it’s especially effective on transient-heavy material like percussion, plucks, or bass hits. It doesn’t change the frequency balance of your sound, just the way the phase relationships interact, which can make drums feel more…
Image Image Credit Screenshot from Ice Spice’s “Baddie Baddie” video Image Alt Screenshot from Ice Spice’s “Baddie Baddie” video Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Ice Spice’s latest release blends music, fashion, and digital culture in a multi-platform rollout. The visual features cameos from Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee, model Anok Yai, and rapper Bb Trickz. The video also includes behind-the-scenes moments from Paris Fashion Week, tying music and fashion into one rollout. Ice Spice brought out all the baddies for her new “Baddie Baddie” visual companion, which arrived on Wednesday (Oct. 15). The video, which she co-directed with the Evil Twins…
Image Image Credit Paras Griffin / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Singer Summer Walker performs onstage during TwoGether Land Music Festival at Fair Park Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: The new album wraps up Summer Walker’s Over It trilogy, which began in 2019 and helped define her R&B sound. Latto is confirmed as a guest feature, with more “rap girls” expected to appear on the project. Walker plans to tour again following her run with Chris Brown on the “Breezy Bowl XX Stadium World Tour.” Summer Walker’s Finally Over It finally has a release date. On Wednesday (Oct. 15),…
Image Image Credit Timothy Norris / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt D4vd performs during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Weekend 2 Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: D4vd’s former landlord hired a private investigator after a teen was found dead in a Tesla connected to the artist. LAPD searched the Hollywood Hills home and reportedly seized electronics, but have not released new findings. The artist canceled tour dates and delayed his album, though he has not made a public statement. d4vd’s former landlord is taking matters into his own hands. On Tuesday (Oct. 14), TMZ reported that…
Image Image Credit Prince Williams / Contributor via Getty Images and Jason Koerner / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Playboi Carti performs during The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during day three of Rolling Loud Miami 2022 at Hard Rock Stadium Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Kendrick Lamar surprised fans by appearing onstage with Playboi Carti in Los Angeles. The moment marked a rare full verse from Kendrick on their shared track from Carti’s album MUSIC. A$AP Rocky also made a guest appearance during Carti’s performance of “Long Time…