What is a vocoder? How to use vocoders in your music
Learn about what a vocoder is, how the effect works, and how you can apply vocoding in your own music...
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Sustance shares sound design tips for drum and bass synths
Expert drum and bass producer Sustance shares three versatile sound design tips for crafting hard-hitting synths in Serum.
Layering synths for a larger sound (free Ableton Effect Rack included)
Expert producer John Grand showcases how you can experiment with layering synths to achieve a larger sound.
Spitfire Audio is now available via Rent-to-Own on Splice
We're excited to share that some of Spitfire Audio's most beloved libraries are now available via Rent-to-Own on Splice.
Native Instruments Massive X 1.6: new morphing and animator engine, and free Player version
Native Instruments releases Massive X 1.6 with a new creative morphing and animator engine, new presets, and a new free...
Virsyn Tera Pro, modular synth’s BrainZ upgrade gets a free update with eight synth engines
Virsyn Tera Pro is a new multi-synthesis modular polyphonic Synthesizer for iPad with AUv3 support, MPE, and over 1800+ presets. ...
What is trance music? History, artists, and subgenres
Learn about the history, key artists, and subgenres behind trance music, in addition to tips for how to make your...
discoDSP OB-Xd 2, update 2.15 adds VST3 support and more improvements to the open-source free synth
discoDSP has released OB-Xd 2 update 2.15 with VST3 support, and many other improvements for the open-source free Oberheim OB-X...
Superlative SB01, slim battery-powered SH-101 analog Synthesizer tribute is shipping now
Superbooth 2025: Superlative SB01, a super slim battery-powered SH-101 analog Synthesizer clone with dual sequencer and more is now in...
Tracey Brakes on 5 sound design tips with Serum 2
From wavetable tricks to workflow insights, Tracey Brakes shares five invaluable sound design tips that she learned over the years...
