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Image Image Credit Stefanie Keenan / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Kevin Gates and Dreka Gates attend the Warner Music Pre-Grammy Party at the NoMad Hotel on February 7, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Dreka Gates is requesting over $73K per month from Kevin Gates in combined child and spousal support. She claims Kevin stopped paying key expenses, including school tuition and property taxes. Kevin Gates now argues they were never legally married, which Dreka calls “factually baseless.” A family dispute means Kevin Gates may have to crack open his wallet for a hefty…

Commonly asked questions Can I use Kontakt without a DAW? Yes, you can use Kontakt without a DAW. Kontakt runs both as a standalone app and as a plugin inside any DAW, but it’s more commonly used in a DAW. Standalone: you can launch Kontakt directly as an application. This is good for practising with a MIDI keyboard, quick sound tests, or live use DAW plugin: If you want to record, sequence, or use Kontakt in a track, load it up in your DAW as a plugin Live performers might use Kontakt as a standalone, but producers almost always use…

Image Image Credit Johnny Nunez / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Kanye West and Travis Scott perform at Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2016 at MetLife Stadium on June 5, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Travis Scott gave Kanye West a public shoutout during his tour, calling him “my brother” and teasing a possible collaboration. Their creative partnership spans years, with highlights including songs on Yeezus, Cruel Summer, and Utopia. Scott’s “CIRCUS MAXIMUS TOUT” continues to break records globally, with stops across Asia and the Middle East. Travis Scott is still Team Kanye West.…

Image Image Credit Dia Dipasupil / Staff via Getty Images Image Alt Normani Kordei Hamilton attends the “Freaky Tales” Premiere during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 18, 2024 Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Normani revealed her admiration for five legendary women who influenced her musical journey. Her picks came during a sit-down with Ciara on “Level Up Radio,” where they also discussed their “Ecstasy (Remix)” collab. Ciara added Mýa as her own honorable mention, sharing a personal story about writing for her at age 15. Ciara’s “Level Up Radio” returned for its second season…

Image Image Credit Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor via Getty Images and FREDERIC J. BROWN / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Cardi B attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California and Bia attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on May 30, 2024 Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Cardi B said dissing BIA over her album sales would be “overkill” and not worth her energy. BIA’s debut album, BIANCA, reportedly sold 8,000 units in its first week. The feud reignited…

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.…