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If you like your synths with a dose of Zen, you’re in luck. NuSofting just released the Psicogramma Key freeware synth, which is made to deliver meditative and contemplative sounds. The plugin is a 64-bit-only release for macOS (VST3, AU) and Windows (VST2, VST3). Psicogramma Key is an eight-voice synth that fully integrates all the [...] View post: NuSofting Drops Psicogramma Key Freeware Synth for Meditative Sounds View the full article

Welcome to the BPB Community Production Feedback Thread for March 17–23, 2025! 😊 Feel free to post links to your SoundCloud tracks for feedback from other BPB readers. Read the Thread Guidelines 💬 This section of our community is where BPB readers can share questions and tips about music production with fellow music producers in the [...] View post: 💬 🎧 Weekly Production Feedback Thread View the full article

Sonicware has released LIVEN Ambient Ø version 1.5, a firmware update that adds microtonal support, new options for audio input processing, a new 'Relaxation' playback mode and more.… Read More Sonicware LIVEN Ambient Ø Updated With Microtonal SupportView the full article

The 'kosmische custodians' at German label Bureau B have announced an upcoming album from former Tangerine Dream member Peter Baumann, Nightfall.… Read More New Music From Tangerine Dream’s Peter Baumann, ‘Nightfall’View the full article

The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition has announced this year's results, and the Chromaplane was selected as the 1st place winner.… Read More Chromaplane Wins 2025 Guthman Musical Instrument CompetitionView the full article

_Watch, learn, create Arturia is teaming up with Mastering․com to bring you Produce-A-Thon - a free, 3-day virtual event designed to level up your production skills. Two professional producers will go head-to-head, building a track from the same vocal - and explaining each step along the way. Then, it’s your turn. Follow along and see what you can do with prizes for the best tracks! Struggling to turn your creative ideas into reality? Watching a pro build a track from start to finish is a great way to improve your own workflow. Completely free to join Live production breakdowns Exclusive production insights Replay access for all r…

Looking for inspiration? Embrace the strange with these five odd balls, the weirdest synths on the market today. While there’s something to be said for a solid, dependable, and all-around synthesizer like a Roland FANTOM or Sequential Prophet-5, there may come the time when you need something a little… weirder. You know, those days when the usual bread-and-butter patches just won’t cut it. You need to get out of your comfort zone. You need to embrace the uncanny. That’s why today we’re celebrating the strange with five of the weirdest synths on the market now. By weird, we don’t necessarily mean in terms of interface (although we do have that represented). Weird can also …

A Sound Effect has launched a new online platform for music creation, where you get access to over 1000 sound effects and 100+ free customizable music tracks. With that, you also get a browser-based DAW interface. And best of all, it’s free! This collection includes a wide variety of sounds—everything from ambience to mechanical and industrial sounds [...] View post: A Sound Effect Cloud is a FREE sample collection and online DAW View the full article

The DynamicX Standard Version (stereo) for macOS and Windows from Sound Magic is now free to download. Sound Magic is a company that has grown from humble beginnings almost 20 years ago into one of the most prolific developers in the world of virtual instruments and audio plugins. Sound Magic boasts an extensive catalog of [...] View post: Sound Magic DynamicX Standard Version (stereo) for macOS and Windows is FREE to download View the full article

Moody Pianophone from Black Chai Audio is a combination of a toy piano and toy xylophone sampled with a smartphone microphone. Black Chai Audio is a regular BPB reader and he reached out to let us know about Moody Pianophone. It’s a wonderful free instrument and a fantastic way to give something back to the [...] View post: Black Chai Audio released FREE Moody Pianophone instrument for Decent Sampler View the full article

The SSL Native Vocalstrip 2 is a channel strip for macOS and Windows with four modules that can process and polish your vocal tracks in one insert. It is available for only $7.99 using promo code “SING”. Vocalstrip 2 boasts a dynamic de-esser, de-ploser, compander and an equalizer to tackle the most common problems one [...] View post: Get SSL Native Vocalstrip 2 for $7.99 in exclusive flash SALE View the full article

DJ LIFE recently caught up with Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum DJ/producer, and a founding member of Eiffel 65, Gabry Ponte. Gabry Ponte has a music career now spanning over 25 years. As a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum DJ/producer, over the last decade Gabry Ponte has become an electronic-music mainstay. The Italian talent has since garnered over 5.5 billion streams [...] The post Gabry Ponte: EDM Powerhouse [Interview] appeared first on DJ Life Magazine. View the full article

The material for Carl Cox‘s 2022 album Electronic Generations was written in 90 minutes, with the help of some trusty hardware and a Pioneer DJ V10 mixer. During the Covid pandemic – a time in which he was unable to tour – Cox revisited the live electronic setups he experimented with in the early days of his career. He collated his arsenal – including a Moog Labyrinth and DFAM, and a Roland TR-8S drum machine – routed them through a V10, a mixer which can record individual channels as stems rather than outputting a stereo feed, and into Ableton... The post “As I was jamming I found myself doing about 25 tracks”: How Carl Cox produced an entire live album in 90 minutes app…

Ableton Live 12.2 is now in public beta, and the latest update delivers improvements to all editions of Live 12, plus “major” new features for Push. Live 12 officially launched in March last year, and was rated 9/10 by MusicTech for its improved MIDI editing and generators, plus its many small but significant workflow enhancements and improved browsing features. Once the beta testing period is over, Live 12.2 will be free for all owners of a Live 12 licence... The post Ableton Live 12.2 is now in public beta – here’s what’s new appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Brainworx Bundles and individual plugins from the manufacturer are currently on sale. This is a great opportunity to add new high quality mixing and mastering plugins to your DAW. But as always, this is only a limited time offer! Let’s get straight to the point – in this case, the Brainworx bundles that are currently on sale at a very steep discount. Unfortunately, no date is given for the bundle offers, so it is quite possible that they will only be active for a very short time... The post Mega Deals: Brainworx Bundles Starting at €28, individual Plugins at €22! appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Dawesome’s new Hate plugin is a wavetable distortion tool that lets you turn ordinary sounds into something “alive, aggressive, and full of character”. Following on from its softer counterpart – the ambience effects plugin, Love – this new tool aims to break away from typical, one-size-fits-all distortion tools by allowing users drag and drop any audio file, and transform it into a custom saturation shape, “so your distortion isn’t just different, it’s yours”. ... The post Hate your speakers? This new wavetable distortion plugin will give them some punishment appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Do you know your mix bus from your aux and your sends from your returns? When it comes to audio routing, the terminology can quickly get confusing. But behind these dry terms lies a powerful creative tool. Clever use of audio routing in a DAW can help keep your projects organized, improve your workflow, and create interesting sonic effects that can’t be achieved through other means. So how does audio routing work? In this article, we’ll cover all the basics. We’ll explore the fundamental concepts and explain the terms you need to know. We’ll also demonstrate some creative uses of DAW signal routing, from subtle sonic polishing to daring sound design... …

Moog Music today announced that it is retiring the Subsequent 25, its compact paraphonic analog synthesizer.… Read More Moog Retires Subsequent 25, With Pricing Slashed 30% on Remaining StockView the full article

The Doppler is a polyphonic, 2-operator FM synthesizer that offers a unique approach to sculpting, tweakability, and 8-note polyphony.… Read More Artium Instruments Intros The Doppler, A ‘Ultra-Tweakable’ FM SynthView the full article

It looks like new US tariff taxes are starting to impact synth prices, with some prices jumping close to 70%.… Read More Behringer Synth Prices Jump In US, Following New TariffsView the full article

All good things must come to end, and that’s now true for the Moog Subsequent 25, heading to the great gig in the sky after five years. After five years of faithful analog service, production on the Moog Subsequent 25 has come to an end, Moog announced today. “Effective March 13th, 2025, we will be indefinitely suspending production of Subsequent 25 and offering the remaining available units through our global dealer network,” the company said on its home page... The post Moog Subsequent 25 Discontinued: It’s Time for Sad Goodbyes appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Sinevibes today introduced Integer, a new digital-analog buffer delay effect for the Korg Multi-Engine synths, including the prologue, minilogue xd, NTS-1, NTS-1 mkII and NTS-3.… Read More Sinevibes Intros IntegerView the full article

Plugin Boutique continues their huge sale, offering a limited 93% discount on SSL Native FlexVerb. This is the time to get a slew of expensive plugins for an affordable price. We recently covered the 32Classic Channel by Harrison Consoles at a 91% discount. Today, we’ll look at another offering: the SSL Native FlexVerb for €21.88. [...] View post: Plugin Boutique offers SSL Native FlexVerb at 93% off in LIMITED time discount View the full article

Dog Paw Music is a music technology company out of Oakland, California, and they are set to release the world’s first grid instrument with weighted keys. Dog Paw is a grid-based instrument/controller/synth/sampler with dynamic weighted keys for enhanced expression and an internal sound engine powered by Raspberry Pi 5. The Dog Paw instrument is in [...] View post: Dog Paw Music is set to release the world’s first grid instrument with weighted keys View the full article

Never want to forget a great idea ever again? JamCorder could be the solution you need! Also in this week’s edition of Synth Journal: five new utility modules from Befaco and the ultimate list of software synths. We’ve all been there: While improvising on your synth or digital piano, you come across a great idea for a new track. The problem is: you forgot to hit record, and now you can’t recall exactly what you played. Frustrating! … The post JamCorder, Befaco and the Ultimate List of Software Synths: Synth Journal appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Melbourne-hailing jazz/funk band Hiatus Kaiyote have been victims of a gear theft, and have had “tens of thousands of dollars” worth of music gear stolen… The post Roland SP-404, System-8 and studio monitors among “tens of thousands of dollars” worth of gear stolen from Melbourne band appeared first on MusicTech. View the full article

Have you ever sat down to write a song, only to find that you had a case of writer’s block, and couldn’t find a place to start? Or do you find that you’re always writing songs with the same theme, chord progressions or melodic ideas? If you’d love to break out of your old routines, and get into the world of inspired song writing, this article is for you! In this guide, we’ll share 50 of the best songwriting prompts so that you can get song ideas started quickly. With these songwriting ideas you’ll always have inspiration for a new song, whether you’re writing alone or going into a co-writing session. Follow along with this tutorial using Komplete Start, a …

Here's an in-depth breakdown of Brad Fiedel's classic Terminator Theme.… Read More Recreating The Terminator Theme On Vintage & Modern SynthsView the full article

Erica Synths Echolocator is a digital stereo delay in a desktop format that’s all about real-time tweakability. The perfect hardware delay for DAWless sessions? After Nightverb, Erica Synths presents Echolocator, another compact desktop performance effects unit developed in collaboration with 112db. While Echolocator borrows Nightverb’s aluminum enclosure with lots of knobs for tweaking, it’s a whole different animal: a digital stereo delay with a bunch of tricks up its sleeve... The post Erica Synths Echolocator: Performance Delay for your Desktop appeared first on gearnews.com. View the full article

Behringer has introduced the MS-1 MKII Gray, a color variation on the red MS-1 MKII, introduced last year.… Read More Behringer Intros MS-1 MKII Gray View the full article