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Plugin Boutique is currently offering SSL Native X-Saturator by Solid State Logic at a heavily reduced price of $7.99, down from its regular $49 price, as part of an 83% discount deal running until February 15. X-Saturator is a saturation and distortion plugin designed to add harmonic content and analogue-style character to your signal. It’s based on the idea of driving virtual gain circuits in a controlled way, so you can basically move between subtle coloration and more obvious distortion without leaving the plugin’s interface. The main Drive control determines how hard the signal hits the saturation stage. Increasing Drive…
Niviem has released three free plugins for macOS and Windows: the Phase One phaser, the OPT4 opto leveling amplifier, and the DalEQ Core parametric EQ. All three plugins arrived in January this year. And it’s a nicely balanced free bundle that includes one creative effect and a couple of mixing tools. I haven’t tried Niviem’s software before, but based on the detailed documentation and features, these don’t look like rushed freebies. Each plugin comes with a proper manual and quick-start guide, and my first impression is that these plugins were done with quite a lot of attention to detail. The…
EQ Isn’t Adding. It’s Revealing. Most people think EQ is about boosting. More highs. More lows. More punch. That’s backwards. EQ is what happens when you chip away what doesn’t belong — until the sound reveals itself. You don’t create the statue. You remove the excess. Quick Summary 👉 EQ shapes tone by reducing or emphasizing specific frequencies. Like sculpting stone, great EQ removes what’s unnecessary so the core character can emerge. Every recorded sound starts as a block of stone. rough uneven full of extra material hiding its…
Image Image Credit Lauren Leigh Bacho / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Cardi B and Stefon Diggs celebrate after the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos on Jan. 25, 2026, in Denver, Colorado Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Stefon Diggs said a proposal to Cardi B is “on the agenda.” Cardi has expressed openness to marriage again following her split from Offset. The New England Patriots are expected to face off against the Seattle Seahawks at the Super Bowl LX on Sunday (Feb. 8). Stefon Diggs says proposing to Cardi B might be…
Image Image Credit Prince Williams / Contributor via Getty Images and Prince Williams / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Boosie Badazz performs during ONE Musicfest 2025 and Chris Brown attends Doo-Wop All R&B Soul Music Presents Breezy Bowl XX Official Tour Afterparty Hosted by Chris Brown on Oct. 3, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Boosie Badazz called it “disrespectful” that Chris Brown has never performed at the Super Bowl halftime show. Ne-Yo and others are highlighting Brown’s career resurgence and live performance skills. The debate has sparked questions about the NFL’s booking decisions and cultural…
Image Image Credit Paras Griffin / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt T.I. speaks during the “Nothing To See Here: Watts” red carpet screening and Q&A at College Football Hall of Fame on Jan. 15, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: T.I. confirmed at the 2026 Grammy Awards that Kill The King will be his final album. Pharrell produced the lead single, “LET ’EM KNOW” for the forthcoming project. After retiring from music, T.I. will pursue comedy, family life and other ventures. T.I. is calling it a rap career, allegedly. During an interview at the 2026 Grammy…
Image Image Credit Christopher Polk / Contributor’s via Getty Images Image Alt Chxrry22 at Billboard Presents The Stage at SXSW held at the The Four Seasons on March 14, 2024, in Austin, Texas Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: As XO Records’ first female artist, Chxrry is helping redefine the label’s R&B sound. Her music explores themes of heartbreak, power and identity with a Toronto edge. The list spans her early singles to recent drops, showing her growth and versatility. R&B’s future is in good hands — at least as long as Chxrry is around. The Toronto native, who first introduced…
Developer Carve Audio has released BusBoy ($49), a mixing utility plugin for macOS and Windows. It is currently free until March 2nd, 2026. BusBoy is best described as a simplified channel strip for stereo buses, but I think it’s also an excellent choice for individual channels. The main idea here is to help you establish a solid tone quickly. Instead of stacking multiple plugins for filtering, EQ, compression, and limiting, BusBoy brings all of those essentials into a single interface focused on speed. At the front of the signal chain, you’ll find high-pass and low-pass filters for cleaning up unnecessary…
UVI’s PX Apollo synth is now available for just $19, down from $79, in an exclusive deal at Audio Deluxe. This 64-bit-only release is available for macOS and Windows in AU, AAX, VST, and VST3 formats. PX Apollo is based on a rare prototype from the early ’70s-an early polyphonic analog synth with a 71-voice architecture. To my ears, the PX Apollo gives a warm, phat, and old-school sound with a whole lot of character. I believe it’s an emulation of the Moog Apollo, a prototype for what would become the Polymoog, with the latter releasing in 1975. UVI states…
If you’ve been refreshing your feed for ‘Grammys highlights’ or ‘who won Album of the Year’, you’re not alone. The Grammy Awards aren’t just a celebrity spectacle; they’re a real-time read on what the industry is rewarding right now: global identity, smart collaboration, standout visuals, and career-savvy messaging. And if watching all that has you thinking about the ‘best music business degree‘ or ‘careers in the music industry‘, that’s exactly where pointblank music school can help you level up. With that in mind, here are 5 of the most important Grammy Awards takeaways for aspiring artists, producers, songwriters, engineers, and…