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🎯 Digital audio is the representation of sound using numbers. It works by converting analog sound waves into a stream of data using sample rate (how often) and bit depth (how detailed). This allows us to record, edit, and playback sound using computers, software, and digital devices with high fidelity.In the age of music production, podcasts, and streaming, nearly every sound you hear is digital. But what is digital sound? And how does it differ from analog? Let’s break it down into bite-sized, producer-friendly concepts. 🎧   🧱 Part 1: From Analog to Digital – A World of Ones and Zeros…

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jelly Roll recently shared a “brotherly hug almost 10 years in the making,” marking a mutually inspirational moment first set in motion by the 2017 song “Only.”As seen in footage of the meeting, Jelly first greeted Johnson by telling him he’d been “waiting a decade for this hug.” Per the star of the upcoming The Smashing Machine, while he and Jelly have been “buddies” for years, this marked their first proper in-person encounter.“Several years ago (roughly 2017) I was going through a very hard thing at the time, I was struggling,” Johnson said when detailing…

Sonixinema has released Ethereal Pads, a free ambient library for Kontakt Player and the fourth and latest addition to its Origins series. Ethereal Pads runs in the free Kontakt Player 8. The Origins series has been exceptional so far, and if you missed the earlier releases, I recommend getting them all. Previous releases include Delicate Strings, Whispering Woodwinds, and Emotive Brass. Ethereal Pads combines strings, woodwinds, brass, and vocals taken from Sonixinema’s libraries and processed through various Eurorack modules, including the outstanding Arbhar Granular Audio Processor by Instruõ. Ethereal Pads features five presets: one default patch and four variations. Each preset…

Plugin Boutique has launched a limited time Manufacturer Focus promotion on Wavesfactory, offering its audio plugins and virtual instruments at a 50% discount for the next few days.Wavesfactory plugins provide pristine sound quality and a clear focus on user experience. They design their plugins to be innovative and evocative, crafted with love and care. Buy now and save up to 50% on their entire range in our exclusive Manufacturer Focus sale!Individual plugins are offered at 50% off during the promotion.Equalizer: An intelligent automatic 32-band EQ plugin.Quantum: An audio plugin that separates an audio signal into its attack and sustain parts.Cassette:…

Most music lovers have at least a few old tour t-shirts in the closet, but for artist merchandising company Bravado, the backstock was much bigger. At its warehouse facility in Nashville, Bravado was storing approximately 400,000 obsolete and unsold tour t-shirts and other unused merch. Now, instead of just collecting dust and taking up space, these unused products are being transformed into yarn that will be used to make new artist merchandise. The t-shirts and other items are currently on a cargo ship to Tangiers, Morocco, where they’ll be upcycled at Hallotex, a globally known textile manufacturer focused on sustainability…

Vienna Symphonic Library is a developer known for creating exceptional orchestral libraries, whether single instruments like the Studio Bösendorfer Imperial or sections like Synchron Special Woodwinds. Their latest release is the Synchron Stage Reverb Lite for macOS and Windows. A fundamental element of VSL libraries’ success is the use of the Vienna Synchron Stage, one of the world’s best scoring stages. The Vienna Synchron Stage has provided the setting for countless Hollywood scores, and now, VSL is offering some of that magic in the box. Synchron Stage Reverb Lite is a free version of VSL’s new flagship reverb plugin (paid…

Plugin Boutique has announced a limited time promotion on IK Multimedia’s AI-powered software that lets you capture, share, and explore an infinite universe of sound.Amplitube TONEX is offered at an 85% discount for the next few weeks.A revolutionary concept in rig modeling, and the core of the TONEX ecosystem, TONEX software uses breakthrough AI Machine Modeling™ technology to let you model the sound of any amp, cabinet, combo or pedal, and turn it into a plug-in, all with a sonic accuracy that’s virtually indistinguishable from the real thing. You can instantly play up to 1,250+ Premium Tone Models already available…

The Foo Fighters‘ self-titled debut album recently turned 30 and the Dave Grohl-led band appears to be in a nostalgic mood. That explains why the group dropped a surprise cover of Minor Threat’s early 1981 hardcore classic “I Don’t Wanna Hear It” on Monday (June 30) as part of a three-decade celebration they’re calling #FF30. The accompanying video for the blitzing punk tune — which features an instrumental track recorded in 1995 and vocals laid down this year — is a lightning fast montage of candid, chummy images from throughout the band’s career, including a healthy dose of sweet snaps…

Plugin Boutique has launched a Summer Sale on Aberrant DSP‘s creative audio effect plugins, offering discounts of up to 36% off for the next few weeks.Introduce colour, intrigue, and personality into your mixes with Aberrant DSP’s creative, Lo-fi, tape and compressor plugins. Buy now and save up to 36% for a limited time only in our Summer sale!The following plugins are included in the sale:Lair ($24 USD) occult reverberator, your door to familiar, abominable, and alien worlds.Digitalis ($24 USD) is an endless digital wasteland that allows you to manipulate, degrade and bend your sound in a multitude of different ways.​SketchCassette…