Ujam launches Subcraft sub-bass and kick drum plugin with 37 per cent off at Plugin Boutique for a limited timeUjam has released its Subcraft sub-bass and kick drum plugin, and it’s available with a hefty – but temporary – 37 per cent discount at Plugin Boutique.
The plugin is now available to purchase from the Plugin Boutique store at £43 ($49 USD) until 31 December. After the new year, it will go back to its RRP of £69 ($79).

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The Subcraft – which Ujam says comes with “built-in MIDI phrases, creative FX and a kick drum engine” – is also currently available in a bundle with two other plugins: the Void, which creates breakbeats without samplers or beat slicing, and the effect plugin the Finisher Fluxx.
All three can be bought together for £49 ($59), which is a 75 per cent discount from their collective £199 ($227) RRP. The deal expires on 1 November.
Ujam comments on its newest plugin, “Every possible bass tone and note that comes out of Subcraft has been painstakingly tuned, processed and mixed by our professional audio engineers to maximise bass power and consistency.

“This means that Subcraft is single-handedly the most consistent and reliable sub-bass tool to exist on the market, and you can hear the difference no matter what speakers or headphones you’re listening on.”
Plugin Boutique is also offering up to 88 per cent off on plugins in the Ujam Beatmaker 2 series. Virtual instruments like the Idol (engineered to focus on K-pop), the Rico (reggaeton), the Vice (synthwave) and the Dope 2 (90s hip-hop) are all available at £8 and $8.08 USD (get it?). The deals will end on 3 November.
The discounts are all part of Plugin Boutique’s October Deals, which the store says takes up to 95 percent off the recommended prices of its products. See the full range of discounted plugins and software now.
Earlier this month, Ujam made its UFX Reverb, which contains 10 different reverb types, free to download. It will be available for free until 31 October.
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Lang Lang Music Foundation & Interlochen Center for the Arts to Host Young Pianist IntensiveIn June 2025, 17 of the world’s finest young pianists will converge at Interlochen Center for the Arts for the Interlochen-Lang Lang International Music Foundation Piano Intensive - Becoming A Citizen Artist.

The one-week intensive is a new summer offering, resulting from a partnership between the Interlochen Center for the Arts and the Lang Lang Young Scholars Program, a multi-year mentoring program for pianists under the age of 16 presented by the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. During the intensive, which will run June 14-20, 2025, the scholars will focus on building their capacities as citizen artists and strengthening their abilities to communicate with and engage their audiences through a series of community concerts presented in partnership with Interlochen Public Radio.

“We’re delighted to welcome the Lang Lang Young Scholars to Interlochen and to share the core capacities of successful citizen artists with these emerging musicians,” said Trey Devey, president of Interlochen Center for the Arts. “This exciting opportunity not only allows us to play a role in preparing these remarkable young pianists but also to deepen our relationship with globally renowned pianist Lang Lang and his extraordinary Foundation.”

"We are thrilled to partner with Interlochen Center for the Arts to offer this unique opportunity to our Lang Lang Young Scholars,” said Leszek Barwinski-Brown, CEO of the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. “This intensive represents a crucial step in their development, not only as musicians but as engaged citizen artists. We believe this program will equip these talented young pianists with the tools to communicate their passion and artistry, leaving a lasting impact on their audiences and communities around the world."

While at Interlochen, the Lang Lang Young Scholars will be mentored by an exceptional faculty of artist-educators from the top conservatories and universities in the U.S., led by Interlochen Marjorie Wood Drackett Piano Chair Dr. Kara Huber. Other instructors for the program include Curtis Institute of Music Eleanor Sokoloff Chair in Piano Studies Michelle Cann; Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Piano Department Chair Norman Krieger; Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Associate Professor of Piano Spencer Myer; and Interlochen Arts Academy Instructor of Piano Christopher Goodpasture.

Lang Lang International Music Foundation's Young Scholars (credit: Andrew Werner)

Students also have unique opportunities:

1)    They will work with renowned instructors, from some of the nation’s best schools, universities and conservatories, in private lessons and master classes.

2)    They will work with Interlochen Public Radio Music Director Dr. Amanda Sewell to prepare for and present an interview, recorded and shared on IPR.

3)    Students will work with Interlochen Director of Music Production & Engineering Marc Lacuesta, who will introduce them to the skills needed to collaborate with a studio engineer. Students will walk away with a studio recording.

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The Greengate DS:3 Part 2: Putting a Retro Sampler to useThe Greengate DS:3 had been re-created in the form of the Goodgreat. Now [Bea Thurman] had to put it to use. If the Greengate DS:3 card was rare,  the keyboard was nearly impossible to find. After a long search, [Bea] bought one all the way from Iceland.  The card of course came courtesy of [Eric]. 
It was time to connect the two together.  But there was a problem — a big problem. The GreenGate has a DB-25 connected via a ribbon cable to the board’s 2×10 connector. The keyboard that shipped with those cards would plug right in.  Unfortunately, [Bea’s] keyboard had a DIP-40 IDC connector crimped on its ribbon cable.  What’s more the connectors for the sustain and volume pedals were marked, but never drilled out. The GreenGate silk screen was still there though. 
Maybe it was a prototype or some sort of modified hardware. Either way, the 40-pin DIP connector had to go if the keyboard ever were to work with the card. What followed were a few hours of careful wire tracing 

Tracing out pins is always a pain.  To make it worse, the only DB-25 connector [Bea] had on hand was an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC). It’s the right part to use for the ribbon cable attached to the keyboard, but not what you’d want to use to test pinouts. These connectors are generally crimped once.
The GreenGate keyboard and foot pedals are matrix scanned – much like a standard alphanumeric keyboard. The keyboard also needed some internal cleanup after 40 years. Like many ‘boards of the day, it used small spring wires that made contact with a common bar. After some painstaking debugging, working directly with [Eric] on video chat, [Bea] had the system working.  Now came the fun part — using the keyboard to make music.  
The Greengate hardware is impressive, but the software is stunning. [Bea] got in touch with [Colin Holgate], who wrote it. He’s also the “gate” in Greengate. With [Colin’s] software, Waveforms can be edited in an oscilloscope view, much like one would find in a modern DAW. The software even includes a pattern editor, which can be used for arpeggios.  
The GreenGate has 4 notes of polyphony, is multitimbral, and can layer multiple samples across the keyboard. Considering this is all handled on an Apple II+ with a green screen monitor for a UI, impressive is an understatement.
[Bea] gives us a great walkthrough using the system. She starts by sampling audio from a cassette. With the audio in memory, she uses this to build a simple song. The entire setup made an appearance at VCF MidWest, so if you saw it in person let us know in the comments!

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