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Image Image Credit Arturo Holmes / Staff via Getty Images Image Alt Tyler, The Creator attends the Starz screening of “Magic City: An American Fantasy” during the 2025 Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways The album’s 112-spot leap to No. 5 on the Billboard 200 highlights the power of fan engagement and strategic re-releases. The re-release included boxed sets and the bonus track “Mother,” which also hit streaming. Tyler, The Creator reflected on the album’s journey in a lengthy Instagram post. Tyler, The Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA fared well on the charts when it was first released,…
Image Image Credit Prince Williams / Contributor via Getty Images and Steve Jennings / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Hunxho performs during SpelHouse Hip Hop Concert on October 23, 2024 and Keyshia Cole performs at Oakland Arena on July 31, 2025 in Oakland, California Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Keyshia Cole joined Hunxho onstage in Atlanta, where she performed a medley that included “Love” and “I Should Have Cheated.” The surprise appearance reignited dating rumors, especially after a playful moment between the two during the set. Online reactions ranged from excitement to skepticism. They say true love never dies.…
Right now, you can get Ujam UFX Reverb Version 2 for just $5, down from $49, in an 89% off deal at Plugin Boutique. The deal, which is part of Plugin Boutique’s Black Friday sale, expires on December 7, 2025. UFX Reverb is a macOS (Catalina 10.15+) and Windows (10+) release for VST2, VST3, AU 2, and AAX. Ujam dropped UFX Reverb Version 2 on December 5, 2024. It came hot on the heels of the Version 1 release of the plugin, which came on July 26, 2023. UFX Reverb Version 2 features 20 verb models. The original release offered…
The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is one of the most important weeks in the global electronic music calendar. More than just parties and panels, it’s where the entire industry comes together: artists collaborate, new technology launches, labels discover talent, and students network with professionals shaping dance music’s future. This year, pointblank showed exactly how well-connected our community is within that ecosystem. DJ Shorty Credits: Dan Reid Our lecturer, DJ Shorty, represented pointblank at the AlphaTheta x Apple Music DJ Workshop. He supported our partner AlphaTheta at the ADE Gear Test Lab and ran an Apple Music workshop as a DJ trainer,…
Recently, I covered Drox II in another article, where I lamented the fact that it was a Max for Live device and thus an Ableton Live exclusive plugin. Well, I’ve got no more reasons to stay salty, because the plugin is now Windows compatible in VST format. Great news! Drox II is a glitch and stutter tool perfect for experimental sounds, effects, beats, and contorted melodies, drawing inspiration from the mildly annoying CD era where skips and jumps blurted from your budget Discman as soon as you started walking. Infuse stale tracks with some movement, make a groove into an…
How do you balance raw hardware performance with Ozone refinements? When I’m performing live, things are definitely a little more raw. When it comes to getting things right on the record, Ozone is always a part of the process. Apart from the standard equalizing, limiting, and dynamics, Ozone’s Imager has been a must-have staple in my toolkit for over a decade. There is no better imaging tool out there in terms of sound, user interface, metering, and customization. On “Nobody,” for example, it was important for us to have some low end width on the bass while making sure the…
Pitch Innovations releases Sonic Atlas, a FREE sampled instrument that takes you around the world. We are used to Pitch Innovations being, well, innovative. The India-based developer is passionate about exploring new and creative ways to make beautiful music, and we’ve seen that with products like Groove Shaper and Fluid Chords 2. However, Sonic Atlas takes the creative approach to a new level. As the name suggests, Sonic Atlas will deliver a collection of sounds from various regions around the globe; for now, the concept has launched with India. The available region features three packs that bring together classic Bollywood…
Plugin Boutique’s November gifts part two is here, and, in a change from last week’s offering, UAD’s Galaxy Tape Echo replaces Native Instruments’ Massive. Now you can get Universal Audio’s Galaxy Tape Echo or Excite Audio’s Bloom Vocal Edit Lite free with any purchase. Part two of this promotion ends on November 14th, 2025. As always, free products don’t qualify for the promotion, and you can’t pay in full with a voucher or virtual cash (anything less than 100% is OK). Other than that, find the cheapest product you can if you don’t need anything specific. There are many emulations…
IK Multimedia has given low-end enthusiasts an early Christmas present in the form of four bass guitar giveaways for AmpliTube 5 CS users in November. AmpliTube 5 CS is IK’s free guitar and bass workstation, exclusive to 64-bit systems for macOS and Windows. The November giveaway features the SVX-500 bass amp, matching 2×10 SVX-500 cab, SVX Compressor, and Morley Power Wah Fuzz. New AmpliTube 5 CS users can snag these freebies by installing AmpliTube 5 CS in November. Existing users can also score these freebies via a method we’ll outline at the end of the article. Now, let’s take a…
Delay isn’t just a sound effect — it’s an emotion. It’s the feeling of time folding back on itself, of a moment repeating as if it refuses to fade. Every echo you hear is a memory of the sound that just passed — a reflection of what once was, now returning softer, distant, and slightly changed. In that sense, delay isn’t just about space. It’s about time and memory. Delay or Reverb: What’s the Difference? 🎚️ 1. The Emotion Inside the Echo When you add delay to a vocal or guitar, you’re not filling silence — you’re creating connection.…