COMPUTER MUSIC MAGAZINE UK
Computer Music is the world’s best selling magazine dedicated solely to making music with your Mac or PC. Every month CM brings you the best in news, unbiased reviews, tutorials, artist interviews, free software and samples, and no matter whether you’re a complete newcomer to computer-based music production or a seasoned pro, there’s something for you in every issue.
About: D16 PunchBox
Coming from the developers of the Nepheton and Drumazon TR-808/909 emulations, it’s no surprise that the four synths of PunchBox’s Kick module sound fantastic. […] There’s quite possibly no conceivable kick drum sound for electronic music that PunchBox couldn’t create! Rating: 9/10 + Performance Award!
About: GRIP Valve Drive Compressor
Grip brings together an interesting combination of features, and we particularly like its responsive Compressor. The Valve Drive is a bit trickier to get down with, though, and needs to be handled with care. Nonetheless, this is a good plugin for the price, and one capable of adding plenty of colour. Rating: 8/10 + Value Award!
About: Massive Electro House Tools
A well presented library of 65 patches for Native Instruments’ Massive synth, accompanied by eight MIDI file construction kits – simply point each track to a Massive with the speci?ied patch loaded. The setup works well and the patches are fantastic – tough, characterful, on-trend and making good use of Massive’s macros to enable quick but effective editing. Rating: 8/10
About: CableDance – u-He ACE
The vast majority of the patches fall into the bass and synth categories, and range from fat round (CableGuy Bass) to the bright and edgy (SmackSnack Synth). Overall, sounds are very crispy and responsive, demonstrating ACE`s architecture well. The only thing lacking is a few more sequences and effects patches. Rating: 8/10
MUSIC TECH MAGAZINE UK
The world’s leading media brand at the intersection of music and technology. Well known for the outstanding print magazine about music production and online presentation.
About: D16 PunchBox
…with its enormous sample library, intuitive but extensive parameters and effects, and 800 tagged presets, it’s a bass drum design powerhouse, and hours are easily lost blending and tweaking the four layers in the quest for the perfect kick.
Verdict: There’s quite possibly no conceivable kick drum sound for electronic music that PunchBox couldn’t create!
DJ MAG
DJ MAGWith an iconic red logo and a heritage that stretches back almost 30 years, DJ Mag, is one of electronic music’s best-loved brands. What began in 1991, as a print magazine to reflect the emerging UK electronic music scene, is now a global multimedia brand with assets spanning print, web, video and events with a global monthly reach of 96 million. DJ Mag is translated into ten languages every single month and has been awarded ‘Best Music Magazine’ at the International Dance Music Awards a record 17 times. As owners of the influential Top 100 DJs and Top 100 Clubs polls DJ Mag is read and respected worldwide. Over 1.3 million people vote in Top 100 DJs, while 600,000 vote in Top 100 Clubs.
About: D16 PunchBox
All in all, this kick-drum instrument from D16 Group is fun and easy to use. The large amount of factory content is definitely helpful, but as the instrument relies on a ‘building block’-type of operation, users will have no problem achieving the desired kick-drum sound.
RESIDENT ADVISOR
RESIDENT ADVISORRA was founded out of a passion for electronic music. Our platform, which started in 2001, helps people discover music, artists and events. Over the years RA has evolved and grown, but our ethos has remained the same. As a company staffed entirely by dance music lovers, we’re dedicated to shining light on the passionate people and communities around the world that make electronic music tick.
About: D16 PunchBox
Punchbox becomes exponentially more musical when you start automating the pitch, decays and effects settings—I could imagine someone like Peder Mannerfelt making an entire track of power electronics with this thing. What’s more, you can also load your own samples into it. While a drum layering master probably has these techniques down, I found Punchbox to be an easy means to get to grips with it. Rating: 4.1/5
SYNmag
SYNmagFounded in 2006, SYNmag is a German print magazine focused on all topics related to synthesizers.
About: D16 PunchBox
Fazit: PunchBOX kann durchaus als innovativ bezeichnet werden, was das Gesamtkonzept inklusive der Zusammenstellung der Teilmodule, das Routing und die Umsetzung einzelner Ideen wie Randomize und Sample Export angeht. Dank der Effekte ist Punchbox ein kompaktes Sounddesigntool, das man durchaus auch kreativ zur Umgestaltung anderer, eigener Souds umfunktionieren kann – auch wenn vielleicht ein Hall fehlt. In erster Linie ist es aber natürlich ein Kickdrum Spezialist, und es gibt kaum eine elktronische Bassdrum, die ein Punchbox-Besitzer nicht nachbauen kann. Die Kombination aus Sample Libraries und Drumcomputer-Simulation überzeugt. […]
Positiv: guter Sounds / gute Library / gute Effekte mit zahreichen gut klingenden Nuancen / zweckorientierter Spezialist mit hierfür optimiertem Workflow.
Negativ: etwas wenig Modulationsoptionen für Samples / Effektauswahl etwas reduziert
REKKERD.ORG
REKKERD.ORGrekkerd.org is a blog featuring news about the latest free and commercial music production software, sample libraries, audio hardware, reviews, and lots more related to producing music with computers. There is a lot of information on this site, and many news items are added daily. I can imagine that you might not be interested in everything.
About: CableSphere – u-He ACE
In short CableSphere is a solid set, but make sure to listen to the audio demo to see if it has the type of sounds you are after. For a more complete array of sounds it might make sense to get the whole Cable series of soundsets instead.
About: Futured E-2 Expander – NI Massive
What a beautiful collection of sounds! You get a wide range of sounds, from sharp eerie atmospheres to lush plucked sounds to amazing organic pads. Browsing the presets I found just about every single patch completely inspiring.
SOUND AND GEAR
SOUND AND GEARSoundsAndGear.com is an online media outlet through which I can share my love, fascination, and outright lust for music gear, news, tips, reviews, and anything else I feel like sharing related to music creation. For the record, I post reviews, articles, and videos on stuff that I like or that I find to be useful. There’s so many products out here, there’s no point in spending my time covering stuff I don’t like or wouldn’t use. Though I come across and test quite a lot of different products, I only put up reviews on the site of the stuff that grabs my personal attention.
About: Thrillogy-1 – Virus TI
If you find yourself looking for some more patches for your Virus TI, definitely give these a look. Though they are aimed at trance and electronic styles, I find the sounds are just really well programmed and will please anyone that loves a good synth sound. Rating: 4.5/5
SOUND ON SOUND
SOUND ON SOUNDSound on Sound – the world’s premier music recording technology magazine. Based in Cambridge, England and independently-owned, we’ve been delivering our quality monthly print magazine since 1985. This web site houses our continually-expanding archive of highly informative articles (from January 1994) that chart the impact of technology on the music production and recording processes. Sound on Sound is recognised internationally as the ‘bible’ of the hi-tech music recording industry. Every month our UK and USA editions deliver consistently more pages than any competing title, packed full of in-depth product tests of Recording Systems, Music Software plus the best Musician/Mix Engineer/Record Producer interviews you’ll read anywhere.
About: Vintage Movie Vocals
In summary, this is a great product that seems well worth the asking price, and if you find you want more of the same, volumes 2 and 3 are available too. Rating: 4/5
PRODUCERSPOT
PRODUCERSPOTProducerSpot.com is dedicated to all music producers, musicians, sound designers and DJs. Check latest news about best VST plugins, sample packs, sound kits, midi files, music production tutorials and tips.
Browse Free Downloads section for Free Sample Packs and Plugins.
About: GRIP Valve Drive Compressor
In a world filled with vintage compressors emulations, this is a breeze of fresh air. It can sound pretty unique while adding lots of character and warmth to your tracks. You can use it on pretty much every track, but, to my taste, I like it a lot on bass guitar and vocals. It can surely add lots of character if you use it in the mix buss, but you gotta be sure that is what you want and that it suits the song you are working on. If you are looking for something new and different with lots of character, you should definitely try this compressor! I know I’ll be using it a lot, and it might just be my to-go compressor along with the LA-2A for bass and vocals.
BEDROOM PRODUCER BLOG
BEDROOM PRODUCER BLOGBedroom Producer Blog is a website about free and affordable music making software and also a daily updated resource of software and free audio samples & loops for music producers. Bedroom Producer Blog covers a range of freeware tools for your home studio. Here are some of the highlights.
About: D16 PunchBox
PunchBOX by D16 Group is a very complete toolkit for making modern kick drum sounds. It can give you anything from punchy analog style kicks to heavily layered house kicks, trap 808s, pitched 808 basslines, and even distorted industrial and hardcore kicks.
SOUNDBYTES MAGAZINE
SOUNDBYTES MAGAZINESoundBytes Magazine is a free online magazine devoted to the subject of computer sound and music production. If you share these interests, you’ve come to the right place for gear reviews, developer interviews, tips and techniques and other music related articles. But first and foremost, SoundBytes is about “gear” in the form of music and audio processing software.
About: Vintage Movie Vocals 2
But the samples themselves were cleaned up in Resonance Sound’s high-end studio, edited and mastered to give you that production-ready sound. What I like about this pack is the variety of vocal phrases it offers – it’s really great for spicing up breaks and drops in a song. If your arrangement is lacking something in the vocal phrases department, Vintage Movie Vocals definitely has the samples that can take your track to the next level.
KEYS MAGAZINE GERMANY
KEYS MAGAZINE GERMANYKEYS berichtet über alles, was man für die moderne Musikproduktion braucht – von neuem Equipment und Trends über Plug-ins und neue Technologien bis hin zu Workshops und Tricks von Musikern und Produzenten. Mit einer Expertise von mehre als 2 Jahrzehnten Fachberichterstattung zeigen die Autoren anschaulich und praxisnah die neuesten technischen Entwicklungen auf dem Hard- und Softwaremarkt.
About: D16 PunchBox
Punchbox ist ein Muss für jeden Musiker, der elektronische Musik produziert. Neben der massiven Presetauswahl hat man hier im Handumdrehen überzeugend klingende Bassdrums mit Charakter für die eigene Produktion erstellt. Neben den sehr guten Presets spielen auch die mitgelieferten Samples in der obersten Liga mit. Wer auf der Suche nach der Bassdrum für den nächsten Trap-, EDM-, Dubstep- oder Techno-track ist, findet mit Punchbox innerhalb kürzester Zeit die passende Lösung. Bei einen Preis von 79 Euro muss man da gar nicht lange überlegen.
About: Massive Berlin Techno Presets
Die Presets decken einerseits puren Techno-Sound ab, streifen jedoch auch die Genres Minimal Techno und Tech-House. Bass-Presets wie “Alligator”, “Log”, “Subway” und “Buzzer” lassen die Membran der Boxen mächtig vibrieren. Die rauen Pads passen optimal zur Stilistik. Hier sollte man keine butterweichen Schönlinge erwarten. Elektronische, teils minimalistische Plucks mit langer Hallfahne sowie die düsteren und vielfach aggressiven Synthesizer-Klänge passen sich selbst gewählten Thema an. Auch die Sequencer-Presets, wie etwa “Ghost” mit seinem enorm nach vorn schiebenden Basslauf, wissen zu gefallen.
About: Vintage Movie Vocals Bundle
(…) Den besonderen Reiz macht die authentisch wirkende Patina aus. (…) Eine eingeschränkte Übertragunsgqualität, die an Kurz-, Mittel- und Langwellensender erinnert, garniert mit Rauschen, Unsauberkeiten wie atmosphärischen Störungen, Knistern und Verzerrungen, katapultiert den Hörer Jahrzehnte zurück und lässt den Charme alter Sendungen wieder auferstehen. Auch Neben- und Hintergrundgeräusche, die zur Sendung selbst gehören, sind mit dabei. Ungeachtet dessen sind die Stimmen und ihre Botschaften danke gefühlvoller Restauration verständlich. Die einzelnen Ausschnitte wurden sinnvoll zusammengestellt, sodass sie auch in einem musikalischen Kontext zu längeren Passagen kombiniert werden können. (…) einzigartige Sammlung aus Mitschnitten alter Radio Shows (…) Hohe Authenzität. Rating: 3/3
BEAT MAGAZINE GERMANY
BEAT MAGAZINE GERMANYMusikmagazin mit Antworten auf all deine Fragen rund um Musik, Produktion, Mastering, Mix und Dj-ing. Mit aktuellen Hard- und Softwaretests, Mitmach- Workshops sowie in jeder Ausgabe eine DVD vollgepackt mit wertvollen Vollversionen Loops und Samples. Außerdem findest du in jeder Ausgabe auch noch Clubreports, Interviews und weitere hilfreiche Tipps und Tricks.
About: D16 PunchBox
Ob Sie die produktionsfertigen Presets nutzen oder die Bassdrum Ihrer Träume programmieren möchten: Mit seinem druckvollen und variablen Klang zeigt sich PunchBOX für alle Spielarten der elektronischen Musik gewappnet. Der hochwertige Sample-Content verleiht auch den klassischen Sounds der Roland-Drum-Maschinen einen modernen Anstrich. Die vielfältige und expressive Klangerzeugung, die musikalische Effekte und die intuitive Bedienung sorgen dabei für ein hohen Spaßfaktor bei der Erzeugung eigener Kicks. Rating: 6/6 + Empfehlung der Redaktion!
About: GRIP Valve Drive Compressor
Ob eine neutrale oder eine charaktervolle Dynamikbearbeitung mit plakativer Sättigung gefragt ist: Dank seines pfiffigen Hybrid-Designs begeistert GRIP als vielseitiger, musikalisch klingender Kompressor, der seine Stärken nicht nur bei der Bearbeitung von Gesang und Instrumentensignalen ausspielt. Auch das Zusammenschweißen von Signalgruppen gelingt überzeugend. Ein Lob verdient zudem die intuitive Bedienoberfläche sowie der günstige Preis des erfreulich Ressourcen-schonenden Plug-ins. Rating: 5/6 + Preistip
About: MonoGrizzly 2 – Bass Synthesizer
Zu einem günstigen Preis erhalten Sie mit MonoGrizzly 2 einen kleinen, aber feinen Mono-Synth mit einem Faible für aggressive Bass- und Lead-Sounds. Angesichts seiner Stärken wie dem charaktervollen, rohen Klang und den gelungenen Presets sieht man wohlwollend über die genannten Mankos hinweg. Nicht zuletzt dank seiner durchdachten, intuitiven Benutzeroberfläche ist der Synthesizer insbesondere für Einsteiger zu empfehlen. Rating: 4/6 + Preis-Tipp!
About: FilterGrizzly2 – Filter VST
Grizzly Filter 2 ist ein schnörkelloses Filter-Plug-In, das neben einer ansprechenden Oberfläche dan überzeugender Röhrensimulation einen warmen, Satten Sound bietet. Rating: 4/6
About: Vintage Movie Vocals
Wer jedoch genau jeen Siebzigerjahre-Touch sucht, erhält eine Menge durchsetzungsfähiges und originelles Material.
Rating: 4.0/6
About: Reload 01 – Virus TI Thrillogy-1
Mit rohen Bässen, kraftvollen Lead-Klängen, lebendigen Flächen sowie abgefahrenen Sequenzen und Eff ekten stellt das 7,2 GB große Paket eine ausgezeichnete Ergänzung zu den gängigen Loop-Sammlungen für Trance dar.
About: Dubstep Frequency 1
Stilsicher und auf hohem Niveau gibt Dubstep Frequency Vol.1 zeitgemäße Dubstep-Bässe zum Besten. Dabei stellt die Sammlung eine gelungene Alternative für alle jene dar, die bei Synthesizer-Sounds lieber mit Samples als mit Synthesizern arbeiten.
BONEDO
BONEDODas umfangreiche Onlinemagazin für Musiker: Immer aktuelle Tests, Workshops, Tutorials, News und Features rund um Instrumente, Technik und das Musikbusiness. Auf bonedo.de findet ihr aktuelle Testberichte, viele Workshops und Tutorials sowie jede Menge Features und News aus allen Bereichen: Von Gitarre bis Recording und Drums bis DJ oder Vocals. Hier findet ihr alle Antworten auf die Fragen des Musikeralltags…
About: D16 PunchBox
PunchBOX ist ein Plug-in zur Gestaltung individueller Bassdrums, es lässt sich genreübergreifend von Trap über Pop bis Techno einsetzen. Durch authentische Emulationen beliebter Drum-Machines von Roland, kombiniert mit einer gut sortierten Sample-Library, ermöglicht der Bassdrum-Hybride aufwendige Layerings im Handumdrehen. Die Effekt-Module sind zwar nicht änderbar, bieten jedoch eine solide Grundausstattung zum Schrauben einer fetten Kick. Die praxisnahen Im- und Export-Features sowie die Random-Funktionen sind das Sahnehäubchen dieses mit 79 Euro ausgesprochen günstigen Plug-ins.
INTEGRAUDIO
INTEGRAUDIOIntegraudio is a blog with a focus on Software including DAWs, VST plugins and Kontakt sample libraries, and other valuable music applications. From audio guides to roundups to plugin reviews to tutorials.
About: GRIP Valve Drive Compressor
In my opinion, all these features packed into one at the price of 25.17 € net is a steal. If analog hardware or even hardware emulations excite you and you love how analog equipment colors your sound, you won`t regret buying this.
AMAZONA.de
AMAZONA.deSince 1999: honest, dirty, fresh, informative, sexy, up-to-date, priceless, radical, underground, rebellious, special, credible, surprising, exciting! AMAZONA.de offers daily test reports as well as regular reports, interviews and workshops.
About: D16 PunchBox
Puchbox lässt es krachen. D16 ist ja schon lange die Instanz für x0x-Emulationen jeglicher Art. Besseres wird man als Software nur schwer finden, obwohl StiX von Xils-Lab ja auch schon sehr fett rüberkommt. Die nächstliegende Konkurrenz […] Aber ich denke, keines davon hat die Balance zwischen unmittelbarem Zugang und Klangformungsmöglichkeiten so gut getroffen wie D16 Group Punchbox. Die komplette MIDI-fizierung wirklich jedes Parameters macht sie mehr zum einem expressiveren Instrument als die anderen Plug-ins. Durch die Verwendung von externen Samples lädt Punchbox noch zu den abwegigsten Soundexperimenten ein. Wenn man das Key-Tracking einschaltet, wird daraus sogar ein monophoner Synthesizer. Bewertung: Sehr gut (3/3)
SOUND & RECORDING MAGAZINE
SOUND & RECORDING MAGAZINESOUND-AND-RECORDING.de ist die Online-Ausgabe von Sound & Recording, dem monatlich erscheinenden Magazin, das die ganze Bandbreite der Recording-Welt bedient. Praxisnah, auf den Punkt und ohne Umschweife richtet sich das Online-Magazin an Amateur-Musiker und Profis gleichermaßen, egal welchen Weg sie in die Produktionslandschaft gefunden haben.
About: CableDance – u-He ACE
Zunächst wirkt das alles eher unaufregend und „normal“, aber im Zusammenspiel sind es genau die Sounds, die man prima als i-Tüpfelchen brauchen kann.
About: CableForce – u-He ACE
Die Bässe wirken etwas poppiger und voluminöser, die Synthsounds harmonischer als bei CableDance. Das Highlight sind hier die Leads, mit denen man typische fette Hooklines spielen kann. Hier sägen die Oszis, dass es nur so einen Freude ist, und die eingebauten Effekte tun ihr Übriges für jede Menge Hypaa-Hypaa-Sound.
About: CableSphere – u-He ACE
Die Pads würde ich „typisch modular“ nennen. Wiederum sehr fett und nach vorne arbeitend, aber etwas einfacher zu beherschen als bei CableForce. Die Wavetable-Sounds wirken teils kühl und schneidend, liefern aber Wellenformen, die man von einen solchen Modularsynth nicht unbedingt erwartet hätte. Auch hier also wieder fast nur brauchbares Material ohne Ausschussware.
About: Futured E-1 Beats & Bytes – NI Massive
Die minimalen Club-Styles sollten es Ihnen angetan haben, wenn Sie dieses Soundset einsetzen wollen: Bässe, Sequence- und Synthsounds finden sie hier. Fast alle sind sie laut und heftig, kaum einer kommt bescheiden oder zurückhaltend daher. Meistens sägt und dröhnt es böse ausden Membranen, viel Filter-FM wurde eingesetzt.
About: Futured E-2 Expander – NI Massive
Ambient, bedrohliche Filmmusik (Sci-Fi und Horror) oder auch elektronische Club-Intros lassen sich damit bestens vertonen. Biestig sind sie aber auch hier, sanften Schönklang gibt es nur selten und auch keine ausgedehnten Workstation-Fantasy-Sounds àla Korg.
About: Futured E-3 Hardsync – NI Massive
Trance und Co. ist bei diesem Set angesagt, und dementsprechend gibt es Bässe, Sequencer-Sounds und vor allem Leads. Sie alle sind fett und böse und sägen sich schön durch alle Membranen, die ihnen im Wege stehen.
WAVEFORMLESS
WAVEFORMLESSSince 2009, Shear has also run the popular electronic musician’s blog Waveformless – for the latest in electronic music news, product reviews, tutorials, videos, interviews, and links to free stuff here. The blog (not to be confused with the on-site blog here) includes tutorials, reviews, videos, interviews, and articles of interest to beginning and seasoned electronic musicians alike.
About: DSP-Drums 01 ACE – Drum Samples
The percussion would work great in electro house and anything looking for a high quirk factor. There`s a lot of creativity in the sound design, the sound quality is top notch, and the price is very reasonable. Rating: 9/10
MAGNETIC MAGAZINE
MAGNETIC MAGAZINEMagnetic Magazine is an online publication specializing in music and culture featuring interviews, premieres, mixes, charts, gear reviews, industry news, op-eds, and more. Magnetic focuses on the cutting edge and is the perfect intersection of electronic, indie, and hip-hop. Founded in 2011 by BPM Magazine founder/publisher, David Ireland, and editor Rob Simas, Magnetic was designed to move in real-time. The content is an ever-evolving amalgamation of what our editorial team considers to be fresh, disruptive, and inspiring. Magnetic delves deeper into the notions and politics of what modern music has become and what’s next. The perfect junction between culture and music, diving into topics such as sustainability, travel, camping, and festival life.
About: D16 PunchBox
It’s a straightforward tool that is both flexible and fun to use and works with any genre. Whether using as a layer or as my main kick, PunchBox delivers on both fronts. The randomize feature can help spark some interest if you’re looking to get very unique sounds. I would definitely recommend this plugin to anyone looking to craft their own signature sounds with ease.
RECORDING.de
RECORDING.deRECORDING.de is the largest German-speaking recording community. We see ourselves as a contact point for everyone who deals with recording and music production live and in the studio.
About: D16 PunchBox
Ich bin von D16 PunchBox absolut überzeugt und kann es mit gutem Gewissen jedem empfehlen, der sich mit gesampleten Kickdrums oder laschen Synth-Kicks nicht zufrieden geben will. PunchBox ist ein vielseitiger Kickdrum-Generator, der mit einem MIDI-Controller wahrlich zu einem mächtigen Kick-Instrument emporsteigt. Die vorbildliche Klangqualität, die breitbandige Sample-Auswahl und nicht zuletzt die Möglichkeit des eigenen Sample-Imports machen PunchBox zu einem kompromisslosen Partner für beeindruckende Kickdrums. Redaktionstipp!
RELEASETIME
RELEASETIMEReleasetime is a German online magazine focusing on everything related to professional music production, from software reviews, tutorials and production techniques.
About: D16 PunchBox
Die Klanggeneratoren und Effekte, kombiniert mit einer spielerisch entworfenen Automation diverser Parameter macht die PunchBox zu dem mit Abstand lebendigsten Spektakel der Bassdrum-Geschichte. …Unter dem Angebot an virtuellen Bassdrums für die Sparte Club/Dance (wo es nicht auf fein aufgelöste Velocity-Layer ankommt und rein akustische Bassdrums weniger gefragt sind) ist die PunchBox das Top-Produkt schlechthin. Top product award
AUDIO ASSEMBLE
AUDIO ASSEMBLEAudio Assemble is a web site that was created so that people can easily and quickly learn how to use all types of recording software and everything that comes along with it. It was founded in 2008 and will continue to serve as your one-stop audio engineering learning center for aspiring musicians and audio engineers.
About: D16 PunchBox
Building a successful career as a music producer can take so much out of a person’s creativity. That’s why I love companies like the D16 Group for making products like the Punchbox. They make it fun and easy to create while still maintaining a professional sound that is recognized for its capabilities. Punchbox alone has received multiple awards and that isn’t even looking at their other fantastic programs
Punchbox by D16 Group is the perfect solution to any questions about an electronic kick. Now, this isn’t a copout method by any means. There are artists who start and end with the Punchbox for their kick sounds. It is a perfect build with many aspects that you will learn can help create the best sounds. Rating: 9/10
MUSIC N GEAR
MUSIC N GEARMusic N Gear is a blog with a focus on Software including DAWs, VST-plugins. Next to classic gear for guitar recordings and also DJ equipment. From audio guides to roundups to reviews – a lot of helpful content and articles.
About: GRIP Valve Drive Compressor
You can change the characteristics of a sound massively; ranging from a distorted gravely sound, to a nice warm, clean sound. The mastering preset on this is gorgeous, glueing everything together without squashing the life and vitality out of the mix; and making every element breath together as one, resulting in a beautifully smooth mix.
NUEKO.NET
NUEKO.NETNueko Music Magazine began as a musical space where there are no barriers but sound quality, a dip in the sound of club experience them in all their colors, featuring news, podcast, reviews aswell as many articles about DJ software and tools.
About: Spire Evolution Vol.1
These sounds were created in detail to exploit the full potential of the powerful and high performance of the Spire Reveal Sound, 90 sounds to make your productions incandescent EDM inspired by producers like Sander van Doorn, Martin Garrix, Firebeatz, R3hab, Nervo , W & W. All the sounds are editable, malleable according to your needs, a real collection of sharp sounds that will surely inspire you to create new melodies, harmonies and sharp riffs. Of note, the power of the lead synth and bass and decided disruptive, all without forgetting the beautiful pad.
About: Vintage Movie Vocals 2
An arsenal is essential to enrich your Dubstep productions, Trap, Electro, Progressive, House and Trance with exciting dialogues and vocals particular, all divided into folders to facilitate your research. All samples were carefully elaborated in studies of Resonance Sound, cut, edited and cleaned to be used in any musical context.
PROFESSIONAL COMPOSERS
PROFESSIONAL COMPOSERSProfessional Composers is an online magazine and community for music composers, producers and sound designers. This is the place for music creators like yourself, to improve your knowledge, skills and career in music.
About: D16 PunchBox
PunchBox by D16 is a Swiss army knife for all your kick drum needs. I personally added this instantly into my DAW template, replacing sample players mapped to pads, into my own kick drum creation track. That’s how valuable I found this plugin to be.
MAKING MUSIC
MAKING MUSICMaking Music Magazine is like a reader’s digest for all types of musicians, full of how-to’s, gear reviews, and inspiring features. Dedicated to helping beginner and intermediate musicians with all things music from instrument playing tips to lifestyle practices.
About: D16 PunchBox
PunchBox now provides the kick for almost every new track I create, and long may that continue. D16, thank you, and keep up the good work!
MUSICIANS HQ
MUSICIANS HQMusicians HQ is an online blog, focused on round-ups, reviews and recommendations for AudioUnit, VST-plugins and many other recording equipments. With the aim to give creative and helpful tips for everyone, from home studio producers up to professionals.
About: GRIP Valve Drive Compressor
The vintage part emulates vintage German tubes, while the modern section leverages VCA compression. Simply use the vintage section for a grittier, warmer sound, and the modern section for a cleaner, more transparent compression. New York / parallel compression is also possible, and GRIP can even be used as a bespoke drive effect for drums, vocals, bass, or otherwise.
MUSIC INDUSTRY HOW TO
MUSIC INDUSTRY HOW TOThis an online blog, about many essential topics regarding music production and also everything around the topic of getting fans, connecting with them, and basically how to grow as an artist, producer, or musician. With many additional articles about new trends and news regarding music in general.
About: GRIP Valve Drive Compressor
All things considered; GRIP is quite versatile. At this price, I’m not sure you could ask for a whole lot more. If you like compression with character, then this one is certainly worth a gander. While it might not be able to hold a candle to our best overall and premium picks, this is still a quality, competent compression with a great sound.
Elektronisch Musik Prouzieren Magazin
Elektronisch Musik Prouzieren MagazinA German online magazine about music production, synthesizers, software plugins and more.
About: D16 PunchBox
Dieses PlugIn ist ein vielseitiger Lieferant für Bassdrums für alle Arten elektronischer Musik: harte Techno-Kicks, kurze Impulse für IDM oder boomige 808 Sounds für Electro. Punchbox beherrscht sie alle.
VST CAFE
VST CAFEVst Cafe is a blog about music production. It mainly focuses on freeware as well as other products that have good value / price ratio. My mission is to provide selected materials (plugins, video tutorials, presets, samples) that represent some quality. I guess I act a little bit as … google. The difference is that to filter out results I don’t use algorithms but my own brain.
About: Divorce 1
E-Play Divorce is a great addition to my arsenal. I love to layer it and overall I’m impressed. You can’t compare it to another product because the sounds are pretty much unique. It consumes low CPU and the price is very fair. As far as I know, demo version will be available very soon…
OHMLAB MUSIC
OHMLAB MUSICWith over 20 years of experience with music, training, marketing and various creative fields, OhmLab offers you the very best in Royalty-Free audio, custom training, community & website management and many more services to help you make the most of your endeavors and raise your projects to a whole new level of awesome.
About: Vintage Movie Vocals 2
All of that plus a perfect 5 star rating from the customers who have already grabbed it and a couple of big thumbs up from OhmLab! All samples fall under a Creative Commons license and you can easily make them work in any kind of modern music production, from Dubstep and Dn’B to ambient electronica and techno.
AUDIO DESK
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About: DSP-Drums 01 ACE – Drum Samples
Furthermore the product delivers crisp and experimental drumshots from claps to kicks to various percussion elements, which makes “DSP-Drums ACE” probably one of the best choices for a very unique electro production including never-heard sounds: almost every sample is inspiring as such, besides the sounddesign being top notch: precise cuts, very different sounds. Rating: 92%
MUSIC NATION
MUSIC NATIONAbout: D16 PunchBox
A complicated instrument with an unusual signal flow, yet surprisingly easy to navigate and use. The interface looks gorgeous with its time-faded and rusting modules and bakelite dials. […] Plenty of scope for creating a signature sound and huge….huge sub-bass slammers. Any serious producer of electronic music should have a kick designer, PunchBOX has a straightforward workflow that makes sense, sounds great and looks pretty amazing – I would put this at the top of the list.
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About: Massive Electro House Tools
If filthy dirty aggressive bass driven house is your thing look no further than CFA-Sounds latest release Massive Electro House Tools as CFA-Sounds successfully focus on recreating all the huge Electro House sounds that you can hear smashing club dance floors all over the world. Rating: 9/10