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The Unsung Heroes Of Music Production: Lesser-Known Applications for Dynamics Processing

Joe Albano reveals how dynamics plug-ins like compressors and limiters can be utilised in ways you might not expect.

Toontrack Releases Contemporary Soul Ballads EZkeys MIDI Expansion

Get the sound and feel of classic soul tracks with this new, affordable collection of MIDI parts from Toontrack, with hooks and melodies galore.

UVI Releases Pulsar Expansion For Falcon, 143 Patches Of Deep, Futuristic Sounds

UVI releases Pulsar, a new Falcon expansion delivering deep and futuristic electronic sounds - and it's just $39. Here's the details.

Softube Launches Mutable Instruments Rings & Valley People Dyna-mite

There's something for everyone as Softube unveils a new physical modelling synth for its modular software and a multi-talented expander / gate. Here's what you need to know.

Isotonik Studios ADM Bass By AfroDJMac Has 123 Bass Instrument Racks For Ableton Live

Pocket Operators, Juno 106, Moogs, VHS Synths and much more can be found in this affordable expansion pack that's available now.

Toontrack Releases Progressive Metal MIDI Pack By Jay Postones Of TesseracT

Latest expansion pack from Toontrack embraces modern progressive metal thanks to drummer Jay Postones of TesseracT.

Masada & The Beat Community Release Lurid Regard Organ, Free Akai MPC Expansion Pack

This completely free MPC expansion pack adds more sounds to your AKAI setup and is compatible with both the hardware and software. Grab it now!

Mixing Concepts: What Is Dynamics & Why You Should Care

If you use a compressor plug-in you're already manipulating the dynamics of a sound or the mix. In this enlightening long-read tutorial, Joe Albano explains exactly what dynamics is and more.

4 Tips For Mixing With Gate & Expander Plug-Ins

With all the attention lavished on both the technical and creative uses for compression in the studio, we sometimes forget about the other kind of dynamics processor'"the Gate/Expander. Here's 4 tips.