Best free plug-ins this week: freeTILT!, Textures and Spectral Lemuring

This week’s collection of free plug-ins brings you a tilting EQ , a library of textures for sound design and a spectral processing effect. Here’s freeTILT!, Textures and Spectral Lemuring.

First look review: Clipmode DRoOM! – the DIY Drum FX System

Clipmode DRoOM! is a unique beat construction kit that invites you to layer samples recorded in different rooms. We've tried DRoOM! for ourselves.

Best free plug-ins this week: CqtAnalyzer, DSPplug mark3 and TS-M1N3

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins features a colorful spectral analyzer, a mid-side limiter and an open-source clone of a famous overdrive pedal.

Best free plug-ins this week: LOADES, TheExpressor, Delay, BitCrusher, AutoFilter

We’ve got an extra helping of awesome free plug-ins for you this week: a de-esser, an expander/compressor, a delay, a bit crusher, and an auto filter!

Best free plug-ins this week: Cyberia, Phantom Center and 999

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins includes an anime-themed bitcrusher, an unusual stereo imager and a MIDI arpeggiator.

Best free plug-ins this week: Glass Piano, Drum8 and TheSplit

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins includes Philip Glass's piano, a cool drum ROMpler and a useful signal splitter.

First Look Review: PWM Malevolent – semi-modular analog synthesizer

The PWM Malevolent was one of the biggest surprises at last year's Superbooth. We've taken the semi-modular synth for a spin in our First Look Review.

Best free plug-ins this week: TripleDrive, The Klone and Panipulator 3

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins features two excellent distortion effects and an indispensable panning and stereo imaging tool.

Best free plug-ins this week: Infinite Space Piano, FunkBass and Abstract Crystal Pads

We’ve got three sampled instruments for you in this week's collection of free plug-ins: a spaced-out piano, a funky bass and a collection of dreamy pads.

10 digital pianos for any budget and playing style

Does your list of New Year's resolutions include playing the piano? You've come to the right place! Here's a list of ten great digital pianos for any budget.

Best free plug-ins this week: Fire, NoizeClick and Pro Tuner

This weeks collection of free plug-ins features a multi-band distortion effect, a kick drum synth and a very useful tuner. Here’s Fire, NoizeClick and Pro Tuner.

Streamline your strategy with these 5 Social Media tips for musicians

Release music regularly or are looking to get started in 2022? These social media tips for musicians will help you engage your audience.

Best free plug-ins this week: Valvola, Dystortion and OrangeFlavor

We're kicking off 2022 with a trio of free distortion effects! This week's collection of the best free plug-ins features Valvola, Dystortion and OrangeFlavor.

Improve your production skills: 5 great tutorial sites and channels

Looking to upgrade your music production skills? We've put together a list of our Top 5 Online Resources for musicians. Check it out!

Best free plug-ins of the year: Top 10 free effects and synths of 2021

Got some spare time over New Year's? How about some free plug-ins? Join us as we take a look back at the best free synths and effects of 2021!

Best free plug-ins this week: Sound Object, Sensuous and DRUID Bass X2

Need an excuse to head to the studio during the holidays? Check out this week's collection of free plug-ins. We've got a three-dimensional panner, a cool monosynth and a multi-effects rack for bass.

First Look Review: Twisted Electrons Blast Beats

Twisted Electrons turned FM chips from 90s SoundBlaster audio cards into the Blast Beats groove box. We put a prototype through its paces.

Best free plug-ins this week: Breadslicer, Overdose and DRUID X2

This week’s collection of free plug-ins is a little bit of everything: a random slicing effect, a 2-oscillator synth and a multi-effect for guitar.

Best free plug-ins this week: TesslaSE MkII, Dirty Spring and NANDroid

This week, we’re celebrating the return of a freeware classic. We’ve also got a spring reverb and an experimental synth. Here’s TesslaSE MkII, Dirty Spring and NANDroid.

Best free plug-ins this week: Dr Phase, Initial Clipper and ReLife

We’ve got three awesome free plug-ins for you this week: an emulation of a famous phaser, a clipper that also does saturation, and a tool that breathes life into dull-sounding audio tracks.

Best free plug-ins this week: Burier, Dyno Mod and ttm000

This week’s collection of free plug-ins features a savage saturator, a classic electric piano effect and a funky tonewheel organ. Here’s Burier, Dyno Mod and ttm000.

OS X Update woes: How to avoid getting bricked by macOS Monterey

Wait before you update: While we're all excited to use the new features of macOS Monterey, here are a few reasons to be cautious when installing.

Best free plug-ins this week: PREDD, Deep Jupiter and LABS Electric Guitars

This week’s collection of the best free plug-ins brings you a vintage mic preamp, classic synth bass sounds and some otherworldly electric guitars.

Best free plug-ins this week: Spooky Meter, Creepy Piano 2 and ThrillseekerXTC

Want to mix in style for Halloween? Check out the scary pumpkin level meter and haunted piano in this week's collection of free plug-ins!