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TapeFi has announced the release of a tape emulation effect plugin for Windows and Mac. Designed to bring the chaotic beauty of real, worn-out cassette tapes to your music, Fail features 6 modeled cassettes, authentic cassette hiss, and custom tape distortion for true analog warmth or gritty saturation.The plugin also comes with dropout glitches to recreate the broken, unpredictable soul of old tape decks and a MELT effect adds realistic tape wobble and pitch drift for pure lo-fi magic.We spent months capturing the unpredictable nature of real tape – warmth, grit, texture, and nostalgic saturation – each one telling a…

Steinberg has introduced a virtual string instrument which blends the worlds of sampled organic and synthetic sounds.Previously released as a hybrid string sound library for Kontakt, Stratum by Cinematique Instruments is now available for HALion 7 and HALion Sonic.With a single slider, you can effortlessly blend a lush, symphonic violin with the raw beauty of analog synths. Designed for musicians who seek depth, tension, and nuance, this hybrid toolkit offers a palette which moves effortlessly between the intimate and analog grit.Stratum featuresA creative playground: blend string sounds from more than 70 sample sources.Classic sounds from violins, cello, basses, ensembles and…

Sonimus has released DelaySon, a free analog-style delay plugin for macOS and Windows. If you’ve been producing music for a while, the name Sonimus might bring back memories. I first discovered them fifteen years ago when they released SonEQ, a rare kind of freebie back then. With its sleek (especially for 2010) GUI, analog-style saturation, and musical EQ curves, it was one of the few freeware plugins that genuinely rivaled paid plugins in terms of features and polish. Since then, Sonimus has continued to deliver high-quality software like console emulations and other effect plugins, many of which include their signature…

Cardi B is giving fans a little more drama with the video for her latest single, “Imaginary Playerz.”The Jay-Z sampled track, which takes from his 1997 song of the same name and serves as the second pre-release single from her upcoming sophomore album Am I The Drama?, arrived on Friday alongside a visual.On Thursday, Cardi revealed a moment of serendipity, explaining that Jay cleared the sample for her song at a time of day synonymous with one of the Brooklyn native’s most noteworthy albums. “When he text back, my manager, the record was clear, it was at 4:44 pm,” she…

Chance the Rapper’s second studio album, Star Line, is here.The 17-track album boasts features from A-listers and Chicago natives, including Young Thug, Vic Mensa, Joey Badass, BJ the Chicago Kid, Jazmine Sullivan, and Jamila Woods, among others. Chance’s recently released single, “Tree,” featuring Lil Wayne and Smino, also appears on the offering.Chano worked with artist and longtime collaborator, Brandon Breaux, to craft the album’s artwork. Breaux previously created the covers for Chance’s iconic mixtapes, 10 Day, Acid Rap, and Coloring Book.Earlier this week, Chance announced his upcoming And We Back Tour, which is slated to begin on Sept. 26 and…

Chicago’s Babychiefdoit is catching heat for using AI to write his rhymes, but it might make him a pioneer of modern rap music. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe BabyChiefDoIt is stirring up a storm in across rap with a move that’s got the streets divided. The 17-year-old Chicago-bred rapper recently came clean about using ChatGPT to write his lyrics. Why would he cop to this?…

Lil Yachty has caught flak on social media for a song lyric that uses George Floyd’s name in an offensive way.Stephen Jackson took to social media on Thursday night to call the rapper out directly, explaining that it was wrong to use the deceased Floyd’s name in that way in the unreleased song snippet.”Lil Yachty, bro. You been wack, my n***a,” Jackson, who grew up with Floyd in Houston’s Third Ward, said. “But you think you saying George Floyd name, and trying to use his name in a bar, that’s gonna make people like your wack-ass music, my n***a? That…

Doechii was never booked for the AFRAM Festival despite a $187,500 deposit, according to a new lawsuit against a New Jersey booking agent. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe A $187,500 concert deposit to book rapper Doechii is at the center of a lawsuit filed by an Atlanta-based event firm that claims it was duped by a fake booking scheme. Blackout Management LLC says it wired…

Wendy Williams’ guardianship stayed after doctors confirmed her ongoing battle with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, despite family objections. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Wendy Williams’ court-ordered guardianship will remain in place after doctors reaffirmed she is living with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, People reported. The 60-year-old former talk show host underwent a detailed medical evaluation that included neuropsychological testing and brain imaging, according to court…

Teyana Taylor has reportedly been ordered to pay $70,000 to her ex-husband Iman Shumpert after she was found in contempt of court, stemming from their ongoing divorce proceedings.According to Us Weekly, Taylor and Shumpert attended a hearing on July 25 after they accused each other of being in contempt of court by violating the terms of their divorce settlement.A judge is said to have ruled in favor of the former NBA player, who cited an Instagram video posted in March in which the singer and actor addressed reports regarding their divorce.As part of their divorce agreement, both sides agreed to…