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Plugins & DAWs · 167 stories, +49 vs last week

Plugins & DAWs: 167 stories in seven days, +49 on the week before.

DAW & pluginsUA Releases Cooper Time Cube Delay Plug-In Synth and Software

DAW & pluginsAcustica Audio releases SKY SA-1A tube opto compressor plugin Rekkerd

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Premier GuitarGuitarsRig Rundown: Mastodon [2026] PG ’s Chris Kies took a field trip from Nashville to Memphis to catch Mastodon, where Bill Kelliher walked us through a rack that programs his amps for him and new guitarist Nick Johnston explained…

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Synth HistoryGearThree Questions With Tape Op - Larry Crane and John Baccigaluppi Well this is pretty cool! Got to chat with living legends Larry Crane and John Baccigaluppi of Tape Op, who started it all when it comes to DIY gear 'zines.

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BillboardIndustryTravis Scott Shows Off What Appears to Be a Copy of ‘GTA 6’ Before Its Release: ‘Bring Ya Own Controller’ Travis Scott is getting ready for the release of Grand Theft Auto VI , just like everybody else. Related Bad Bunny, Lana Del Rey (and Her Husband), Morgan Wallen, Robyn & Burna Boy to Host ‘Grand…

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Ultimate GuitarGuitarsPete Townshend Asked If The Who Could Afford A Smashed Guitar. Kit Lambert Said Yes, With A Condition [News] Trends : "We can afford it, if we can get the Daily Mail."

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Synth and SoftwareDAW & pluginsUA Releases Cooper Time Cube Delay Plug-In From @synthandsoftware - Cult classic analog delay designed by Bill Putnam Sr. and Duane H. Cooper delivers unique doubling, slapback, and stereo width to any DAW.

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ProSoundWebLive & DJMartin Audio Helps Address Acoustic Challenges At Liverpool Cathedral In England Iconic Concerts, a live music series produced by New Vision Events, presented two weekends of performances at Liverpool Cathedral this summer — featuring Gabrielle, James Morrison, Tunde, Boney M and…

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StereogumIndustryChristopher Stracey & Marika Hackman Share The Body Soundtrack Featuring A Kylie Minogue Cover Last month, Marika Hackman announced her new album False Dogs, which arrives next year. However, today she’s back with something unrelated: A collaborative soundtrack for the new Netflix series The…

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RekkerdDAW & pluginsRast Sound releases Cinescapes PRO for iOS/iPadOS Rast Sound has announced that its Cinescapes PRO generative ambient instrument is now also available for iPhone and iPad. Start with a scene, press Play, and explore where it takes you.

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Guitar WorldGuitarsFrom Brainbox to Focus, the life and times of prog icon Jan Akkerman Poll a circle of prog-rock lifers on the bands who built the genre and the usual suspects – Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull – will loom large.

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Magnetic MagazineLive & DJSchmidt’s €18,900 Analog Synth Gets a Final Edition There are plenty of expensive synthesizers on the market, but relatively few manufacturers have attempted something as ambitious as the Schmidt Eightvoice.

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Digital Music NewsIndustryNvidia Moves to Quash ‘Burdensome’ UMG v. Suno Deposition Subpoena, Says It’s Already Produced Over 6,300 Documents Photo Credit: Amir Shtanger The third-party subpoena disputes aren’t finished in UMG v. Suno : Now, Nvidia is firing back against the non-Warner majors’ demand for information about its investment in…

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MatrixSynthSynthsElastic OSC 2.2 Is Out! Mod Animations, MIDI & New Presets video upload by Elastic Instruments 00:00 Intro 00:20 New MIDI Features (MIDI Ports & MIDI learn) for mobile devices in standalone 01:13 New Presets - John Cohen 02:00 Mod Animation: New Dots & Lines…

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