The sounds of the ’90s are back, and the cutting-edge (at the time) sampling technology from brands like Akai and E-Mu was a key influence in the early sounds of drum’n’bass and jungle music — in much the same way that Roland’s TR drum machines
If you’re an electronic music maker and a fan of acts like Aphex Twin and Autechre, we reckon this new free plugin by Stone Voices is well worth a look. Brandulator v2.0 is a sequenced multi-fx plugin with 3 x 16 step lanes, each step
Legowelt is the gift that keeps on giving! The Dutch lo-fi producer has just released a fresh batch of dusty and characterful drum samples for free! To sample (heh) Legowelt’s website: No worn out clean soggy overused boring clinical TR techno whatever drum machine samples
BABY Audio recently released a scaled down freebie version of their excellent Comeback Kid delay plugin exclusively for Computer Music Magazine subscribers, but now the offer has been opened to anyone chasing some more delay options. Comeback Kid is an excellent delay plugin with a
Akai has released MPC Beats, a new beat making software studio designed around the famous MPC hardware workflow for free download. It comes with a 2GB sample library of loops, one-shots and built-in virtual instruments to get you started, plus you can install MPC Beats
Berlin-based certified Ableton Live trainer Madeleine Bloom is a constant source of inspiration to the Ableton Live users in the team here at Noisegate, and her latest free download is a doozy. 3 fully macro’d MIDI effect racks that will take a simple one-note midi
Jon Sine is a German DJ and producer running a daily YouTube-Vlog about his life as a musician. He has more than 90.000+ subscribers and his videos reach more than 400.000+ views per month. The current situation has forced Jon Sine to temporarily close his
Sender Spike is an independent developer dedicated to releasing free, high quality music tools — and their latest is no exception. The SN03-G Tape Recorder plugin emulates the character and saturation of vintage tape machines in a highly CPU-friendly package. Why tackle something that’s been
Today a very useful free MaxForLive device called Velo2VolcaD landed in our inboxes from a couple of absolute Ableton wizards — Pete MIDI and Tobi Hunke (aka Ableton Drummer). The idea is, you have a pad controller like Ableton’s own Push or Arturia’s BeatStep that
For our next Ableton instrument giveaway, I’m sharing my lucky score at a recent vintage market in regional Victoria. Yup, in a stack of busted-up ’90s hifi units, the distinctive colourful face plate of a Studio Electronics ATC-1 analogue synthesiser caught my eye. Fully functional,
