Cymatics Releases Deja Vu FREE Time-Warping Effect Plugin
Cymatics released Deja Vu, a freeware time-warping effect plugin for digital audio workstation software on Windows and macOS. Deja Vu is a time-warping plugin that completely changes the vibe of any loop, and it’s available to download for free now. It is the latest plugin from Cymatics, the developer behind Diablo (drum enhancer), Space (reverb), [...]
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Major record companies hate AI voice-cloning platforms that don’t pay. The one they hate most was created by a 20-year-old UK student.How the RIAA is tuning its legal attention towards a 20-year-old UK student who is making "quite a lot" of money from his AI site
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AudioThing Lines Lines is an effect plugin that crosses borders: it can be used as a creative mangler of all kinds of signals, ranging from lo-fi telephone sounds, lush phasing, warm distortions, crushing... Read More

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Ardour 8.0 Released, What’s New?
Free and open-source digital audio workstation Ardour is updated to version 8.0, including several new features and improvements. Fans of the free and open-source digital audio workstation Ardour have plenty to celebrate this week! October 8th marks the release of Ardour 8, and the new version brings a bevy of interesting and useful features to [...]
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Minimal Audio’s Current is a powerful soft synth – but producers bemoan subscription-only optionMinimal Audio has been met with disappointment from users over the release of its new flagship subscription-based synth.
The new Current synth has been billed as a “unified sound design ecosystem”, featuring five “powerful sound engines”, numerous modulation options, expressive MIDI effects, FM synthesis and innovative filtering. It also boasts a freely loadable and re-arrangeable effects rack containing all of the company’s standard presets.
There’s also a granular sample, “capable of completely reshaping samples into endless clouds, undulating grain sequences, dense textures, and everything in between”.
Despite its attractive feature set, however, the decision to make the new product available for a subscription costing $15 a month – or $10 a month if you pay upfront for a year – has been widely maligned on social media and on forums.
“It was going to be an instant buy, as I’ve loved everything else they’ve put out, but a subscription-based synth is a hard pass,” one user on the KVRAudio forum. “There is way too much competition for that route.”
“I have no interest in a sub service for a synth – the content update stuff that seems to drive the subscription is of no interest to me,” another agreed.
A third added: “Really hoping Minimal Audio rethinks the subscription or offers some kind of alternative permanent license that gives you less samples or something but gives you the full featured synth. Otherwise I’m not interested.”
Meanwhile, on X/Twitter, one popular comment read: “Looks great, but… $15/month? I really do not care for the presets at all, and I would much rather purchase a perpetual licence with few to no presets than pay for something I will not use. I’m sure a lot of people would agree”.

looks great, but… $15/month? I really do not care for the presets at all, and I would much rather purchase a perpetual licence with few to no presets than pay for something I will not use. I'm sure a lot of people would agree
— voltra (@voltra) October 11, 2023

Another user points out that a subscription-only model renders long-term users paying far above what would be a fair price for a plugin. “If I had rented Serum for $15/mo for as long as I’ve owned Serum i would have spent $1,410 on Serum,” they write.

if i had rented serum for $15/mo for as long as i've owned serum i would have spent $1,410 on serum
— gater (@gater) October 12, 2023

It’s not the first time the use of subscription models in the music tech world has been looked upon unfavourably. Earlier this year, Waves put a stop to plugin sales in a move to a subscription-only model but U-turned just days later following poor customer feedback.
“We understand that our move was sudden and disruptive, and did not sufficiently take into consideration your needs, wishes, and preferences. We are genuinely sorry for the distress it has caused,” they said in a statement.
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“We went into the darkness looking for something”: Pharrell recalls studio sessions with Daft PunkIn a new interview, Pharrell reveals how studio sessions with Daft Punk opened his eyes to the magic that comes from doing things “over and over and over and over again”.

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Speaking on episode six of Daft Punk’s Memory Tapes documentary series, the musician shares some of his takeaways from working with the legendary duo on their final album, Random Access Memories.
“I’ve always been like ‘okay I’m gonna go in there and once it feels good to me that’s it.’ But it’s really not, that’s just the beginning,” says Pharrell, who co-wrote and featured on the tracks Get Lucky and Lose Yourself to Dance.

“I’ve never went in there to perfect it and he continued to push me. So it might have been written, but he’s like ‘Okay now record it again. Okay cool. Now record it again. Okay cool take this again. Okay cool stack this again. Okay do it again, do it again, do it again.’”
“It was like over and over and over and over again which is the right way to do it, right? You get all the knots out and for me that’s what I learned in working with the robots,” he says.
“Now I understand the value of just taking the time to iron it out – that it could be perfection. That’s the difference between a human and a robot.”
Describing his songwriting process with Daft Punk as “all feeling”, Pharrell says: “We went into the darkness looking for something.”
“Working with them is just very magical because I feel like we all see music the same way. We saw music as just like, gift that was given to us to connect with people and set people free and liberate people.”

Also in the chat, Pharrell recalls how the band surprised him by using his recorded vocals on the final versions of Get Lucky and Lose Yourself To Dance.
“I didn’t know who was gonna end up singing it. I left the studio thinking, ‘Okay, can’t wait to see who sings and what it sounds like,” he said. “I didn’t hear it for a year, so I forgot what the song sounded like – both of them.”
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Eplex7 DSP DnB Microsynths and wobs sample pack Vol.1 Eplex7 DSP DnB Microsynths and wobs sample pack Vol.1 - is a collection of more than 100 micro synthesizers, percussion, micro bass, hits, wobs, for electronic music genres... Read More

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GForce Oberheim OB-X is the world’s first official OB-X plugin emulationGForce, a brand known for its development of classic synth plugin emulations, has launched its official virtual take on the iconic Oberheim OB-X analogue synth, which was originally launched in 1979.

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Unlike other emulation such as the Arturia OB-Xa V and UVI UVX80, this is an official software emulation, as evident through the use of the Oberheim logo and, of course, the brand’s name.
While GForce has worked with Oberheim to launch synths based on the OB-X, such as the Oberheim OB-E and the Oberheim SEM, in the past, this its first entirely OB-X-focussed synth.

The new OB-X plugin version faithfully retains features from the original hardware-based OB-X. These features include authentic emulation of the OB-X’s vintage sound. As with the original, there are also monophonic, polyphonic, legato, and unison trigger modes, as well as programmable Aftertouch, but with expanded Velocity controls.
While it maintains many of the same features as its hardware original, the new OB-X plugin version enhances the classic hardware-based OB-X with modern features. It introduces a scalable user interface for flexibility, a powerful preset browser for efficient sound organisation, and over 400 production-ready presets.
GForce also includes the brand’s X-Modifier technology for extensive sound modulation and programmable macros for easy manipulation, expanding its creative capabilities.
The Oberheim OB-X, introduced in 1979, holds profound significance in the history of synthesisers and electronic music. As one of the pioneering polyphonic analog synthesisers, it played a pivotal role in shaping the sound of the late 1970s and early 1980s music. Its lush, warm, and rich analogue tones became iconic, with musicians and producers, such as everyone from Queen and Herbie Hancock, famously making use of it in their music.
This is the third Oberheim synth to be remade by GForce. MusicTech reviewed the OB-E V2 in 2022, marking it as “an update with OG credentials” and “a must-have synth for computer music-makers”.
GForce’s Oberheim OB-X is currently available for an intro price of $59.99/£59.99, set to go up to its full price of $99.99/£99.99 thereafter.
Check it out at GForce Software.
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Universal Audio’s updated LA-2A Tube Compressor plugin is free – but not for longUniversal Audio is giving away a new version of its popular LA-2A Tube Compressor plugin, which is an emulation of the classic Teletronix LA-2A Levelling Amplifier, for free.

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The offer is running until 31 October and simply requires you to create a Universal Audio account. Or, of course, if you already have one, you can install the plugin emulation right away.

Both Universal Audio’s hardware and software versions of the Teletronix hardware effects unit were originally launched in the early noughties. Both replicate the original, produced by Teletronix Engineering Company from 1965 until 1969.
It provides gentle, programme-dependent optical compression, imparting a smooth and musical character to audio signals. Offering authentic emulation of classic hardware LA-2A compressors, the plugin includes three historic models: the LA-2A Silver, LA-2A Gray, and the original LA-2, each with unique sonic characteristics.
Versatile and renowned for transparency, the LA-2A adds warmth without altering audio integrity. It also offers user-friendly controls and presets from renowned engineers for easy setup.
This plugin version of the LA-2A Tube Compressor is part of UA’s LA-2A Classic Leveler Plugin Collection. The emulations in this series have become renowned tools for professional mixers worldwide, with the producer for Mac Miller and Madonna, Ariel Borujow, heralding the LA-2A Tube Compressor as his “go-to compressor for lead vocals and acoustic guitars”.
Universal Audio, aside from boasting a catalogue of widely-used studio gear, has a wealth of other software versions of classic effects units. In March 2023, it launched the Capitol Mastering Compressor plugin, which gives you the “rich” tone of the handbuilt tube mastering compressor, the CM5511, used by Capitol Studios.
UA is not the only brand in the business of thrusting classic oppressors into the digital age. Softube, in February 2023, announced the launch of Icons: The Compressor Collection, which includes three plugins that channel the “authentic character” of the original models of the 60s and 70s. This collection features the OPTO Compressor, based on the Teletronix LA-2A, the FET Compressor Mk II, inspired by the Urei LA-4), and the VCA Compressor, which is based on the API 2500+.
To claim your free copy of the Universal Audio LA-2A Tube Compressor plugin, head to Universal Audio.
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3 Most Important Social Media Trends of 2023In a recent study by Social Media Today reveals three notable social media trends that give music marketers insight into the future. by Bobby Owsinski from Music 3.0 One of. Continue reading
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GForce launch Oberheim OB-X emulation GForce's latest soft synth painstakingly recreates an original Oberheim OB-X, and kits it out with some powerful modern functionality. 

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