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The 10 Best AutoTune Plugins (Free and Paid Options)

The 10 Best AutoTune Plugins (Free and Paid Options)

AutoTune plugins are useful for touching up vocal pitch and creating deliberate vocal effects. These 10 free and paid options cover automatic correction, detailed note editing and complete vocal processing. For straightforward automatic correction, Antares AutoTune is a useful starting point. MAutoPitch and ...

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The 12 Best Chord Generator Plugins and Tools – Free and Paid Options

The 12 Best Chord Generator Plugins and Tools – Free and Paid Options

Scaler 3 is our first choice for exploring chords and arranging a progression. Chordjam is a good alternative for randomized voicings and rhythms, while InstaChord 2 suits one-key chord playing and strumming. Chord generators can help you find ideas even if you already know music theory. Some suggest progressions, ...

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Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 Review (2nd Gen)

Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 Review (2nd Gen)

The Focusrite 2i4 is a hugely popular USB-bus powered audio interface for those that want quality audio but don't need a massive number of inputs and ouputs. Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 is one of the most widespread and known models from the Scarlett series because of its low price and great quality it provides. ...

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The 10 Best DAWs in 2026 (Mac, PC, Linux)

The 10 Best DAWs in 2026 (Mac, PC, Linux)

Having a great digital audio workstation (DAW) is essential in modern-day music production. They give you all the digital tools you need for recording, producing, mixing, mastering, sound design, and more! Each DAW has its pros/cons and workflow. Some suit particular styles of music, and others shine for use with ...

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The 5 Best Vocal Mics for Singing Drummers (2026)

The 5 Best Vocal Mics for Singing Drummers (2026)

Quite a lot of drummers take on the role of backing vocals or even lead singing. In this case, the microphone needs to be carefully selected for the task. Since the hands of drummers are taken up by playing drums, and the kit surrounds them almost completely, it’s a bit difficult setting up the microphone so it ...

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Bass Master by Loopmasters – Review

Bass Master by Loopmasters – Review

Making bass lines with the Bass Master is super easy. This plugin offers an great design that insists on both flexibility and simplicity. The plugin comes with a fine dose of options to polish your sound, all the essentials are there. Bass Master keeps the controls straightforward, which makes it approachable if ...

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Plugin Boutique Scaler 2 Review – Our Verdict

Plugin Boutique Scaler 2 Review – Our Verdict

Scaler 2 is an impressive music-theory plugin that we think will make music composing and production a lot easier for beginners, while also serving as an advanced tool for experienced composers. Scaler 2 has been replaced by Scaler 3 and is no longer sold or updated. Existing owners can still download Scaler 2 ...

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Plugin Formats: Differences between VST, VST3, AU, AAX, RTAS, TDM

Plugin Formats: Differences between VST, VST3, AU, AAX, RTAS, TDM

When you come to think about music plugins, you will inevitably see that there are numerous different formats. Today, we focus on VST, VST3, AU, AAX, RTAS, TDM.When buying plugins you want them to be compatible with your music production software. How to choose which format you want to use? In this ...

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The 15 Best Distortion and Saturation Plugins (2026)

The 15 Best Distortion and Saturation Plugins (2026)

Distortion and saturation plugins can add gentle colour, bring a drum bus forward or turn a clean recording into a much rougher sound. These 15 free and paid options cover simple drive, tape and tube modelling, multiband processing and creative effects. Saturation is a form of nonlinear distortion, often used for ...

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The 7 Best Audio Interfaces for Recording Acoustic Drums (2026)

The 7 Best Audio Interfaces for Recording Acoustic Drums (2026)

When recording drums, you need an audio interface that is of good quality and has enough inputs for all of your drum mics. You can always borrow, or you may already have some small audio interface with 1-4 inputs that will suffice, but even a basic mic setup for drums can easily take 8 microphones. When you’re ...

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How to Record Drums – The Ultimate Guide

How to Record Drums – The Ultimate Guide

This is your no-nonsense guide to recording drums. We will explain the different types of drum mics that you can use and different approaches to recording. We will also explain how to get the signal to your computer so that you can mix and process your recordings. What do you need to get started with recording ...

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22 Free Drum VSTs to Improve Your Beats

22 Free Drum VSTs to Improve Your Beats

Free drum plugins can cover acoustic kits, electronic drum machines and individual percussion sounds without buying a large sample library. The useful choice is the one that supplies the sounds you need and runs in your DAW. MT Power Drum Kit 2 is a good starting point for acoustic drums and ready-made grooves. ...

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