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Editor's picks
-30%Our CARBON Q review covers its connected EQ, stem-separated reference tracks, Smart Presets and Dynamic Mode, and whether it's worth $55 for your mixes.
-70%UJAM Music Creation Suite Upgrade from any 10+ paid UJAM products reviewed: find out if the discount on a large bundle is worth it for your studio.
-92%SOLID 2 review verdict: UJAM Virtual Drummer breathes like a real kit. Style 14 at 60% Intensity gave us a usable groove fast. Find out if it delivers.
FET-A78 review verdict: adds real character to a chaotic drum bus where digital compressors fail. Worth $149 to finally get that kick and snare to sit?
Filtek Mk3 review: this 1970s Swiss broadcast EQ emulation tamed a dense indie-rock mix at 300Hz with ease. Is the plugin worth $199 for mastering?
BFD Sleishman Drums review verdict: a tonally distinctive BFD3 expansion built for guitar-driven sessions where shells breathe and sustain without washing out.
AmpKnob Trivium Lead review: Corey Beaulieus lead tone tuned by Jens Bogren in one focused plugin. Worth $49 or does the lack of flexibility hold it back?
Mercury-8 review verdict: Cherry Audios Jupiter-8 emulation beats most rivals. Worth $69? We tested it and would buy it without hesitation.
Rytmik 2 review: a hybrid percussion Kontakt Player library that earns its $215 with serious depth for media composers. But is it truly beginner friendly?
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.
Learn everything in this virtual instruments guide, from concert grand pianos to modular synths, running as VST, AU, or AAX plugins in any DAW.
Learn how vocal synth plugins guide your sound from raw recording to alien textures, with vocoders, formant shifting, and harmony stacking in one plugin.
Find the right vocoder plugins guide comparing band-vocoding, vocal synthesis and pitch effects so you know exactly which type fits your production style.
Rob Papen has launched QUAD-2, a 16-voice synthesizer plug-in with 43 filter types, 48 FX, and a new Ribbon Controller, priced at $49.
Analogue Solutions is shipping a second batch of the Filtopia, a stereo analogue monosynth built around five parallel filters.
Dutch startup musiQproof has launched a platform giving AI music creators certified, verifiable proof of creation under recognized legal standards.
Dutch maker AnalogFX has released the LARYNX, a limited-run analog formant keyboard synth inspired by the rare 1982 Synton Syrinx.
CARBON Q is a new multi-channel EQ plugin that links vocals, music, drums, and bass into one unified view for whole-mix tonal shaping.
Slingshot is a new plug-in from Low End Candy that generates reverse delay echoes live, before the transient, inside your DAW.
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