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Eventide claims that the SplitEQ is a “groundbreaking EQ that offers a fundamentally new approach to corrective and creative audio equalization.” Read our full review to find out whether the plug-in keeps up with this promise.

So you just got your hands on a DAW of your choice, hooked yourself up with a bunch of top-level trap sample pack and the only thing missing are some quality Trap VST plugins? Don’t worry! You came to the right place.

80s inspired genres like Synthwave, Vaporwave or Outrun are more popular than ever before. Even world-class artists, such as Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, and Miley Cyrus use retro elements in their current productions.

A phat 808 bass can make or break a song. Therefore, it’s extremely important for EVERY beatmaker to have a decent selection of quality bass one-shots.. but what are good 808 samples in the first place? Well, obviously they should sound good..

In order to create a perfect 808 bassline, you need 2 things: a hard-hitting 808 that matches the character of your arrangement and a decent pattern. So before we continue with the 808 patterns, check out these resources..

808s are those huge, wall-shaking bass sounds found all across Hip Hop, EDM, and Pop.. but I’m sure you already know that. You aren’t here to learn anything about their history, no, you’re here because you want to know how to make an 808 bass.

Roland’s TR-808 is one of, if not THE best-known drum synth around the whole world. One of its unique features is the very long kick drum, which eventually resulted in a lot of Trap producers calling their sub-basses 808s as well.

Yes, Trap is still the most popular Genre, period. No matter if you’re listening to Hip Hop, Pop or EDM, there’s literally no escape. Reading this tutorial, you’ll learn exactly how to make a trap beat – step by step. Let’s dive right in..

So you’re tired of listening to similar-sounding Trap beats over and over again and would rather cook up some head-nodding Old School Hip Hop? Cool, you came to the right place. In this post, you’ll learn 6 essential Boom Bap Drum Patterns.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make a Phonk beat. We’ll start with an energetic cowbell melody, add hard-hitting drums, and finally design a nasty 808 bass.. but before we start with the Phonk tutorial, let’s talk about what Phonk is in the first place.

So you’re going for the renowned 80s drum sound, but don’t want to spend a few thousand bucks on expensive drum machines like the E-Mu Drumulator, Oberheim DX, Linndrum or TR-909? No problem, you don’t need to!

So you came across the 420 (or whatever it’s called) track by Macintosh Plus and want to learn how to create something similar? Great, in this post you’ll learn how to easily make Vaporwave music – step by step. Let’s dive right into this.

Mosaic Tape by Heavyocity is a Kontakt library, specifically designed for scoring. It comes with 113 multi-sampled sound sources (1,264 samples in total), which have been processed using analog tape. Additionally there are 106 snapshot presets included.

The mvMeter2 by TBProAudio is a metering plugin, which visually reminds of an old VU meter. It comes with multiple measuring modes, including PEAK, RMS, EBU R128, VU or PPM and a bunch of useful workflow parameters.

There are countless software synths available these days, so it’s hard to find the ones that are actually worth spending any money on. Two the most popular plugins are Xfer’s flagship synth Serum and Lennar Digital’s Sylenth1.

Although Sylenth1 is without any doubt a great synth, many producers simply don’t want to see the same old GUI over and over again. Fortunately, there are plenty of Sylenth1 skins available and most of them are even free.