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Image Image Credit Gilbert Flores / Contributor via Getty Images and Aaron J. Thornton / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Baby Tate at the Spotify Best New Artist Party on February 1, 2024 and Muni Long attends the 2025 BET Awards Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Baby Tate criticized AI artist Xania Monet’s prompt artist, Telisha “Nikki” Jones, for lacking creativity and authenticity in her music process. Muni Long and others questioned the double standard of AI artists being embraced in R&B but not in other genres. SZA, Kehlani and Chlöe also voiced concerns about AI’s growing presence in…

MeldaProduction is known for its highly tweakable and sophisticated plugins, and MPhaserMB is no exception to that rule. This flexible multiband phaser for macOS and Windows, offering a lot of cool features, is free for a limited time! MPhaserMB gives you up to 100 filters and 6 bands with customizable shape, saturation, and synchronization. If you’re into surgical control or just like experimenting with crazy settings, you have ample room to do so with this plugin. Not enough? Take it further with the built-in modulation options: LFO, envelope generator, audio level follower, randomizer, and pitch detector that can be set…

You can now get Circvit’s Circvit Bass five-string bass virtual instrument as a free download. The freebie release is for macOS and Windows in VST3, VST, AU, and AAX formats. Circvit Bass was created by sampling the Legator Wraith 37” multi-scale five-string bass, which has Fishman Fluence Modern active humbuckers. The extended range bass plugin was recorded and developed by Dennis Juenemann, the bassist of German prog metal act Circvit.  As you might expect, given its origin, Circvit Bass is perfect for producers looking for some crushingly phat tones. Juenemann recorded 1000 samples for the plugin via SSL, covering a…

Waves has announced that it is giving away a brand-new plugin this Black Friday, so be sure to secure your copy now! It’s that time of year again; we’re heading toward Black Friday, deals are getting wilder by the day, and Waves has announced a brand-new freebie. Like last year’s Black Friday freebie from Waves, we don’t know anything about it yet, and even if we did, we couldn’t share it. Get yourself a drink, sit down, and get ready to read about nothing (almost). OK, so there is still a point to this article, and that’s to tell you…

What Is Granular Synthesis? Granular synthesis is one of the most powerful and experimental sound design techniques in modern music production. Instead of playing back an entire audio sample at once, granular synthesis breaks sound into hundreds or thousands of tiny fragments called “grains.” Each grain can be independently shaped, stretched, layered, or rearranged, allowing you to build completely new textures from even the simplest sounds. Unlike traditional forms of synthesis, such as subtractive or FM, which rely on oscillators and filters, granular synthesis starts with recorded audio. This could be a vocal line, a drum loop, or a field…

Saszy, what does it feel like to work and create in Lagos? It’s an experience, honestly. You can’t really explain Lagos unless you’ve lived it. We have the hustle, the bustle – Lagos traffic that makes you rethink your plans every day. But in all that, there’s so much energy. I could be driving, or just walking down the street, and suddenly I’ll feel inspired. Maybe it’s a sound, maybe it’s the rhythm of kids playing, or a chant from a street corner. That spark – that little sound – can push you to create something new. That’s the thing…

Right now, you can snag UJAM’s Hot drum machine for just $9, down from $119, in a 92% off deal at Plugin Boutique.  The deal expires on December 7, 2025.  Hot is a 64-bit only release for macOS (10.15 or later) and Windows (10 or later), for VST2 and AU2.  The minimum requirements list 6.11 GB of free disk space as needed. Ujam made Hot to deliver pre-processed drum grooves and samples for quickly creating lively, punchy beats for modern chart music.  You can run Hot as a virtual instrument by playing/programming your own custom parts from scratch, or as a…

Developer Audio Imperia has released Glade, a free cinematic writing instrument for Kontakt Player. It’s been a great few days for media composers and fans of cinematic sounds. First, we had The Pulse Elements, a synth-based instrument, inspired by Ridley Scott’s iconic Blade Runner, and its incredible original score by Vangelis. Now, we have Audio Imperia’s Glade, an instrument that combines more traditional orchestral and world instruments with a modern, intuitive workflow. The best part is that both of these instruments are free and run in the free Kontakt Player from Native Instruments. When I checked out Glade, my first…

Image Image Credit KMazur / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Michael Jackson performs at the 12th Annual MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 7, 1995. Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: Jaafar Jackson makes his debut as Michael Jackson in the first teaser for the 2026 biopic, Michael. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the film explores the King of Pop’s life on and off stage. Fans are reacting strongly to Jaafar’s performance, praising his resemblance, voice, and mannerisms. Michael Jackson’s big-screen biopic is already shaping up to be something truly special. On…

Image Image Credit Christopher Polk / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt SZA accepts the award for Favorite Female R&B Artist award onstage at the 2025 American Music Awards held at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025. Image Size landscape-medium Key Takeaways: SZA opened up about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud in a GQ interview, sharing her thoughts on the drama. The singer maintained her independence despite ties to both artists, choosing not to take sides in the rap beef. Her decision to keep performing “Rich Baby Daddy” highlights her focus on artistry over controversy. SZA had…