What's stopping your drums from hitting as hard as professional mixes - lack of expensive gear or missing the right processing tools? The answer is usually processing tools, and these…
Kick drums determine whether your low end sits powerfully or fights with the bass. Sample-based approaches force you into endless auditioning hoping to find something close, then layering multiple samples…
The DrumBrute Impact is a compact analog drum machine from Arturia with a punchy sound. It skips some features from the original and is aimed at electronic and techno music.…
I’ve put together a list of my favorite mixing plugins. There are tons out there, so I spent some time picking out the ones I think stand out. Each plugin…
A preamp plugin does more than just increase volume. It adds the right kind of saturation and character to your sound. If you want an analog vibe while working in…
Clipper plugins are quickly becoming a go-to tool in modern music production, with more producers using them every day. Once seen as niche, clippers are now found in almost every…
Parallel compression solves a fundamental problem in modern production: the conflict between maintaining natural transients and achieving the density that makes tracks competitive. Standard compression forces you to choose between…
In this guide, I'm walking you through the seven best de-esser plugins that I've found genuinely useful. Some are surgical and precise, others are fast and musical, and there's even…
Let’s talk about some of the best vari mu compressor plugins I’ve found, ranging from faithful vintage emulations to modern re-imagined designs, and what really matters when it comes to…
Let’s look at some of the best NEVE plugins available right now, from EQs and preamps to channel strips and more. The thick low end, strong midrange, and silky top…