10 Best Audio Interfaces for Music Production in 2021
While making music, it's important to capture the best sound quality whether you are recording vocals, guitars, or just playing your tracks over the speakers. Your laptop isn't built to achieve the best sounding result, that's why audio interfaces have been built. They are specially made to reduce distortion or any other side effects that come with the conversion of
Technics release entry-level turntable, the SL-100C
If you like to appreciate nuance in music whilst enjoying the crackle of an old vinyl but don't have the budget to fork out for a top-of-the-line turntable, Technics now has the solution to your woes. Unveiling the Technics SL-100C not long ago, the pioneer company has taken some of their signature, high quality features and has brought them down
Smooth Operator by Baby Audio is a game changer for improving mixes
Baby Audio Smooth Operator VST plugin, is a dynamic tool that is meant for shaping the tone of your sound. Smooth Operator uses a combination of spectral compression, smart equalization, and resonance suppression to bring out the best of each sound and suppress intelligently harsh frequencies. They claim it is intuitive and will help you perfect your tonal balance and
REFERENCE 2 helps you improve your mixes instantly with reference tracks
Plugin manufacturer Mastering The Mix in November 2020 released their latest mixing & mastering utility VST plugin called 'Reference 2'. With its immaculate ability to help you in achieving cleaner mixes easily, the plugin has received support from artists such as Nicky Romero. | Best VST Plugins of 2021 - Read Here Reference 2 allows you to compare your track with your reference
Ultimate Producer introduces Balancing Channels to help you improve your mixdowns instantly
Balancing the volume of the elements in your mix is crucial, as it is one of the key factors that distinguish mixdowns of amateur and professional music producers & mixing engineers. It's important to have the right speakers, audio interfaces, or headphones to rely on, but the most important thing to develop is your ears. You'll be making decisions based
Arturia release latest version of its synth plugin Pigments
Arturia has been designing and manufacturing electronic musical instruments, as well as emulating the best synthesizers ever made. They have just released the new Arturia "Pigments 3" following some huge success with their existing Pigments series. The softsynth works as a standalone app so you can use it to play live with a keyboard controller, or a plugin in your DAW. Pigments
Lalal.ai uses artificial intelligence to extract vocals and instrumentals from any track
Artificial Intelligence is a word you can’t ignore in this day and age, as it is getting its way into every industry, now you can find some good use of it in the music industry as well. Lalal.ai is a new online-based service that uses artificial intelligence to split stems into vocal or instrumental tracks, it has been online since 2020. | The
KSHMR releases new sample pack Songstarters vol. 1 on Splice
Splice Sounds - KSHMR Songstarters Vol. 1 is the newest released sample pack by KSHMR containing a great variety and high-quality sounds fabricated for inspiring your next composition. | The Best Vocal Samples - Check Out Unless you have been living under a rock, there is a slim chance you have not heard of KSHMR (Niles Holowell Dhar) the famous Electronic Music Producer
Cymatics.fm release 3 new lofi sample packs
Cymatics.fm has released 3 new lofi sample packs. The bundle contains a wide collection of melodies, guitar loops, and piano compositions. Cymatics has also released a free teaser pack along with it. | The Best Vocal Samples - Check Out The bundle contains 3 sample packs, Gems Vol 22 - Lofi Melodies, Lofi - Guitar Loops Vol 2 & Boom - Piano Compositions. Gems Vol 22
Focusrite acquires renowned analogue synth brand Sequential
Focusrite is an audio equipment manufacturer known for producing some of the best audio recording and processing equipment. Recently, Focusrite announced that Sequential will now function as a part of the Focusrite group. Sequential, formed by Dave Smith, has had a massive impact on the music industry. Their synths such as the Prophet 5 still remain to be one of the
Ferrofluid display cell bluetooth speaker moves with music [Watch]
Heads up, there is some new tech in town and this one might just blow your mind. Feast your eyes on this bluetooth speaker that moves to the sound of music using Ferrofluid, a material developed by NASA in the 1960s that was used as both spacecraft fuel and sealing material. Designed and created by DAKD Jung, the impressive project demonstrates how sound influences
Nicky Romero teams up with FaderPro for Digital Music Masterclass and a contest for aspiring producers
If your aspirations include music production and learning all things digital music, a new Digital Music Masterclass hosted by Nicky Romero and FaderPro is ready to welcome your onboard. Record producer Romero has teamed up with FaderPro, a virtual music education platform focused on the world of electronic dance music, to present a brand new three-part series masterclass that sees the Dutchman deliver several hours
What are NFTs & how are they relevant in the music industry
Investing money in cryptocurrencies has never been as popular as recent times. Currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have been making big waves by reaching records and being used as payment methods all across the globe. These digital investments probably haven't been relevant to your music career, until now. You've probably heard about NFTs and how much they've been sold
Splice announces first ever Discord Beat Battle with Rvssian
Samples & Plugin Marketplace, Splice which is widely known among music producers across the globe has expanded into a different spectrum. For the very first time, Splice has announced a Discord Beat Battle, a competition for beat producers that will be judged by GRAMMY-nominated producer Rvssian. Producers who want to join the Splice Discord Beat Battle will receive 5 samples from
Hans Zimmer created a ringtone for the Oppo Find X3 Pro
Besides being known for creating some of the greatest film scores for movies such as Interstellar, The Dark Night, and Inception, Hans Zimmer time and again has delivered some remarkable pieces for various commercials. Hans Zimmer joined forces with the mobile development company 'Oppo' for creating a ringtone for one of its latest models 'Find X3 Pro'. Oppo announced their collaboration,