This category is for new music releases i.e., singles and albums, and upcoming concerts, events, or shows.
Perfect pitch, also known as absolute pitch, is a special ability that lets people name or sing a musical note without hearing any other notes. It’s a skill that very few people have. Most musicians name notes by comparing them to other notes they already know. But people with perfect pitch can identify notes all…
Phonk is a unique and captivating subgenre of hip-hop music that has gained popularity in recent years. This style of music combines elements of chopped and screwed techniques, heavy basslines, and lo-fi Memphis rap vocals to create a dark and hypnotic sound that draws listeners into its mesmerizing world. Origins and History The roots of…
In music, a pentatonic scale is a scale that has five notes per octave. This is different from the heptatonic scale like the major and minor scales which have seven notes per octave. The word “pentatonic” comes from the Greek word πέντα (penta) meaning five and τόνος (tonos) meaning tone. Pentatonic scales are found all…
The Omnichord stands out as one of the most unique electronic instruments ever created. Made in Japan by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation, this fascinating device hit the music world in 1981 and changed how many people thought about making music. Musicians love it because anyone can pick it up and start making beautiful sounds…
FKFX Audio has just released two new distortion plugins called Dyna Pro and Dyna. These plugins let you shape and sculpt your audio in really creative ways. Dyna Pro is the more advanced version. It has a ton of features that give you a lot of control over how you distort your sound. One of…
Samba just made some cool updates to Werckmeister, a tool for creating MIDI music. The newest version is 1.4.4, and it comes with some nice changes. Users can now try a new way to play phrases called cut-off mode. The update also makes it easier for scripts to share data through the setDate and setDate…
Orastron has made some exciting updates to their music software tools. They’ve improved their free Brickworks DSP toolkit and launched a new product called Brickworks Pro. The free version, now at 1.2.0, works better with older coding systems. It’s easier to use and runs more smoothly than before. The team has made the tools stronger…
Noon Instruments has a new tool for music makers. It’s called Vessels, and it works with the free Kontakt Player. This is their second creation in their line of musical tools. Vessels does something really cool with sound. It takes regular synth sounds and plays them through different objects to make them more interesting. Think…
Karoryfer Samples recently released a new sample library called Big Little Bass. It’s free and open-source, which is pretty cool. The library has sounds from a big hollowbody bass guitar. But here’s the thing—the bass has thick strings and is played primarily high up on the neck. Because of this, the part of the strings…
Smaolab has just released some exciting updates for their popular plugins! Let’s take a look at what’s new. First, the Tarabia-Nation suite of free plugins has been significantly upgraded. Smaolab has wholly revamped the DSP engine under the hood to make these plugins sound better. They’ve also given the user interface a new look that’s…
