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LordReverb Mixtape · November
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“A Halloween sing-along from a vampire film: retro pop, stacked vocals and a chorus built for costume parties.”
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Octagon Chromaphone 3 Sound Bank review: 148 arpeggiated presets for AAS Chromaphone 3. Worth $19 to fill that hollow mid-layer?
String Flow Viola review: Ben Osterhouses rolling bow Kontakt instrument fights static MIDI sustains with living motion. Worth $49 for cinematic strings?
Soul Town review: DopeSONIX packs 22 vintage Motown instruments into one plugin. Worth $80 for Detroit 60s soul? Find out if it delivers.
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A Halloween party sing-along from The Vampires of New Orleans. A guest at an All Hallows' Eve party in 1865 tastes the crimson punch and slowly realizes the oth
Analogue Solutions has opened pre-orders for the Series 700, a six-block modular synthesiser built from original Roland System 700 schematics.
Plugin Boutique has launched a subscription giving producers access to 125+ plugins from 20+ brands, plus a free plugin to keep every month.
Guides
New how-tos for the studio.
Find out how transient shaper plugins guide your attack and sustain control, from free Flux BitterSweet v3 to SPL Transient Designer Plus for punch and clarity.
Find out how this tremolo plugins guide covers top picks like Soundtoys Tremolator and free tools so you can add rhythmic depth to any mix with confidence.
Find out how this vibrato plugins guide compares circuit-modeled emulations like Martinic Scanner Vibrato to free DAW options so you can choose with confidence.
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