Audio processing and synthesis plugins are always a lively topic for musicians. Many contemporary music-makers rely completely upon their plugin collection for all their sound sources and processing ...

Virtual Studio Technology allows you to incorporate a variety of effects and instruments into your recording projects. VST effects and instruments are called plugins, and are implemented within a ...

A talkbox modifies the output of an electronic instrument using input from the musician's mouth. Artists like Peter Frampton and Daft Punk have popularized this effect, which is similar to that of a ...

There can't be many gaps in the synth plugin market these days, but Audio Damage says that Basic, its new instrument, was developed specifically because there was no "commercial-quality, low-cost, ...

We’re not sure if it’s angry or slightly insane - possibly a bit of both - but Rast Sound’s new free filter plugin is most definitely mad. Otherwise it wouldn’t be called Mad Filter, right? Despite ...

Let’s not sugarcoat it – things have changed. There was a time when if you wanted strings on a track, you had to call a quartet. Horns? Hire a session player. Even a simple piano line meant booking ...

This article highlights eight standout free VST plugins that offer powerful tools for music producers and sound designers without costing a dime. From rich synthesizers and dynamic effects to ...

Ardour is an open source digital audio workstation DAW for recording editing, and mixing music, podcasts, or other audio content. Available for Linux, Mac, and Windows it’s basically a free software ...

If you find yourself with some time on your hands this festive season, we can think of no better way to while away the hours than throwing some gnarly breaks into your DAW and banging out some ...