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Free Plugin of the week: S Doubler (VST)

In the world of free VST plugins it can be easy to accumulate plugins that can end up using too much CPU making your music making process a chore. However, now and then we are blessed with CPU efficient plugins like S Doubler thanks to developers like those at SoliderSound. This is a plugin with only one function but it outperforms every other free plugin claiming to do the same. It is a stereo enhancer plugin meant to increase the presence of melodic elements in your track.

Primary Features:

  • Add thickness and width to individual tracks or entire mixes.
  • Add richness and presence to your vocals.
  • Enhance your guitars, synth, or keyboard sounds’ presence and make them sound more expansive.
  • Create stereo signals from mono sound sources.
  • Simulate the sound of chorus and ensemble effects.

Click here for the free download and do check out the developers’ other plugins if you enjoy this one.

Weekly Playlist #20

  • re:fraction – Solid Matter
  • Rhauder, Paul St. Hilaire – No News (Rhauders Dub)
  • Rick Wade – Mystic Tech (Original Mix)
  • Shazz, H2H – Place Saint Georges (H2H Remix)
  • Wbeeza – Upside Down
  • Frink – Tamba
  • Reekee, Erik Rico – Another Day (Patrice Scott Mix)
  • Rick “The Godson” Wilhite, Delano Smith – Magic Water (Saint Jean Remix)
  • Alex Arnout – Flashback
  • Appian – G381 (Original Mix)

Find the Spotify Playlist here!
https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/73IpL8bD2odqQts6Aorc17?utm_source=generator

Free Plugin of the Week : Temper

For this weeks plugin, we have Temper a modern digital distortion plugin created by the developers at Creative Intent. The plugin combines a saturation curve with their own distinct phase distortion algorithm. This plugin is designed to add character and excitement to sounds in the higher frequency ranges. If you need to give any element in your mix some high-end to stand out more. The plugin also features a resonant lowpass filter which can be used to adjust the intensity of the saturation effect.

Detailed Specifications:

  • Cutoff: The signal chain contains a simple resonant lowpass filter before the distortion unit. This parameter sets the cutoff frequency of that filter.
  • Resonance: This parameter sets the corner resonance of the lowpass filter mentioned above.
  • Curve: The first of the three parameters that control the distortion unit, Curve sets the shape of the waveshaper curve used to saturate the input signal before the phase distortion module.
  • Drive: Like a traditional overdrive, Temper includes a gain step before the waveshaper. Drive determines the gain applied at that step.
  • Saturation: The Saturation parameter controls the Dry/Wet mix of the waveshaper output; at 0.0, the dry input signal goes into the phase distortion module with the shaped signal modulating the phase offset. At 1.0, the wet waveshaper signal goes into the phase distortion module which is shaped by the same wet signal.
  • Feedback: The signal chain includes a feedback loop, taking the output of the distortion unit and feeding it back right before the distoriton unit again (after the filter). Feedback here decides the gain multiplier on that feedback loop.
  • Level: This simply adjusts the output level.

Click here to download the plugin.

Free Plugin Of The Week : Sweetcase

Sweetcase is a free Electric Piano VST that aims to provide the vintage classic feel that a Rhodes organ or a Wurlitzer might provide. The developers at NoiseAsh are famous for their emulation of Analog hardware like EQs and Preamps, however they decided to switch things up for free with Sweetcase!

If you’re interested in jazz, funk or soul music; this VST is the best Free Electric Piano sound you can get. Most other free VST electronic pianos lack the thickness and richness Sweetcase provides.

Detailed Specifications:

  • Many round robins and different velocity layers for realistic sound
  • Bass Boost, Bell, Modulation (Pan, Tremolo and Pitch)
  • Sustain Level & Hold Time Envelope controls
  • Algorithmic Reverb, Phase Modulation, Vintage Ensemble Chorus, Crush Degrade Distortion, Sleek Parametric Eq and Stereo Width Effects
  • CPU Friendly
  • Optimized Resizable GUI

Click here to download the plugin, and do check out the other NoiseAsh Products on their website.

Weekly Playlist #19

Spotify Weekly Playlist #19
  • John Dimas – Self Control (Original Mix)
  • Paolo Rocco – Get Social (Dub Mix)
  • Hanfry Martinez – Mi Pichi
  • Andrade – Float Right
  • Jay Haze, Ricardo Villalobos – Fenlow (Jay Haze Remix)
  • Jon Dixon – Counterpoint
  • Franck Roger – Heat
  • Session Victim – Million Dollar Feeling (Gerd’s Oldschool Mix)
  • Leo Pol – Established 1991
  • Veev – Mesmerized (Nick Holder’s In The Six Instrumental Remix)

Find the Spotify Playlist here!
https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/69IJsDHqrULLZkSGmZyIX2?utm_source=generator


Free Plugin of The Week : DIGITS (VST)

A unique and powerful phase distortion synthesizer created by Louis Gorenfeld. Inspired by the Casio CZ series of synths, this free and open source VST can successfully produce classic sounds reminiscent of 80s synthesizer. So, what makes DIGITS unique and stand out from the rest?

The extremely simplistic but useful GUI, allows you to create desired sounds with just a few knobs, so this is perfect for beginners looking to learn sound design/synthesis. Not only is it easy but it has a dense and massive sound, surprisingly capable of producing abstract SFX and rich chords. With over a hundred presets and a ton more available on user forums. Digits is one of those essential VST instruments that will always have place in your music, whatever style.

Click here to download the plugin and if you enjoyed this plugin, do consider supporting the developer with a donation.

Weekly Playlist #15

  • Chez Damier – Close (Translated Vox)
  • Oleg Poliakov – #2
  • Dam Swindle, Gari Romalis – Ex Machina (Gari Romalis’ Detroit on the Move Remix)
  • [ØNE+1], Camilo Gil – AFSW
  • Boo Williams – Mortal Trance (Original Mix)
  • donRafael – Smoke & Mirrors (John Dimas Remix)
  • Jon Dixon, Britt Frappier – Move 4WRD
  • DKMA – DAT-17_08
  • Louie Vega, Glenn Underground – Take You Away (GU Rewerk Tribute Instrumental)
  • Gavin Froome – Malibu

Find the Spotify Playlist here!
https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/6YvoItXrQhP48o2tSULwLb?utm_source=generator

Mixlabs Exhibit 014 Ft. BNSHRA

The EXHIBIT series is a display of Mixlabs Academy’s alumni DJ sets which showcases our in-house talents and performances varying across different genres and styles of music.

Listen to Bnshra showcase his selection of deep and groovy house music.

Tracklist:

  • Joy Orbison, TYSON – born slopping
  • Move D – Silk Dub
  • Abacus – We Cookin now
  • Dana Ruh – TJ Mornings
  • System Olympia – Night Rise
  • ID – ID
  • Takuya Matsumoto- Tape is Rewound
  • C’est Moi – This Song (Dario D’Attis Remix)
  • Benno Blome – Abotha
  • Lazare Hoche – Access
  • Black Loops – Keep a secret
  • Mandar – Fouad
  • Aladdin! – Shhh..T
  • Jacques Renault – Faith (borrowed identity Remix)
  • Souffle Caramel – Smoothy Busy Cool
  • Huerta – Buzz of Like
  • Mandar – String Theory
  • Joss Moog – Forever Pimpin
  • Sune – Call it what you want TAXI C.A.B. – Chunk-A-Nova (Red Dog Mix)

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SC: https://soundcloud.com/bnshra

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