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Spotify can now promote music but receive fewer royalties

11 November , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

Spotify has announced a new system for promoting tracks in recommendations. Despite the obvious benefits for some performers, the system already has two important features. First, the authors will receive less royalties for streaming such songs. Secondly, the recommendation system, which is considered to be a strong point of this streaming, risks becoming a collection […]

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Popular music is actually degrading

1 November , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

Many of us have either heard or have spoken out ourselves about the degradation of contemporary music. Tracks from the top charts every year become less expressive and more similar to each other, and the Internet is flooded with endless “Cadillacs” and “Fendi Hoodies”. It turned out that this is not a retrograde delusion, but […]

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Steven Slate Audio VSX

Steven Slate Audio release VSX audio mixing system

6 October , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

Steven Slate Audio VSX is a new mixing system that combines hardware and software. The product consists of headphones and a specialized program that simulates various studios, rooms, cars and other equipment. The VSX headphone system allows you to create and mix music in accurate models of professional recording studios, mastering rooms, car stereos, nightclubs […]

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iZotope Neoverb

iZotope introduced the Neoverb reverb

3 October , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

iZotope released the Neoverb Reverb, which combines ExponentialAudio with an intuitive AI-powered workflow to help music producers and mixing engineers quickly find the right space for instrumental and vocals. Neoverb’s ReverbAssistant feature allows you to quickly jump to the starting point in real time, and can also combine three different types of reverb at the […]

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iZotope RX 8

iZotope RX 8 for sound restoration. What’s new?

4 September , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

IZotope announced the availability of version 8 of its complete suite of sound restoration tools. RX 8 comes with new tools and improved modules to help you achieve more results in less time. The package is not easy and will require good resources to work. The RX plug-in series is designed for point-to-point interaction with […]

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AMEK EQ 200

PLUGIN ALLIANCE and BRAINWORX Unveil AMEK EQ 200

26 August , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

With the Amek EQ 200, PLUGIN ALLIANCE and BRAINWORX have introduced the first in a series of planned Amek hardware emulations. It is a seven-band equalizer designed to recreate the sound of the well-known parametric equalizers of the 1970s and 1980s from companies such as Sontec and GML. It is based on the GML 8200 […]

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Softube Tape

12 Outstanding Tape Emulation Plugins Every Producer in the USA Should Know

24 June , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

Magnetic tape has played a defining role in shaping the sound of recorded music for decades. From early consumer cassette decks to high-end professional reel-to-reel machines, tape has never been a single “sound.” Later-generation machines were capable of astonishing accuracy, while early or budget decks often added significant coloration even before the signal touched the […]

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Abletunes introduced RVRB reverb

13 June , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

Abletunes announced the release of RVRB Algorithmic Reverb. Reverb is not aimed at emulating hardware, but is designed to create modern spaces in electronic music. The plugin is capable of reproducing a wide range of natural and creative sounds, from small rooms to studios and wide concert halls. The tool is based on a high-class […]

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Antares Avox Evo Vocal Toolkit

Top 5 Formant Shifting Plugins for Vocal Processing in 2026

12 June , 2020 | Mixing and mastering

When adjusting pitch using modern vocal plugins, you will almost always encounter a parameter labeled “formant.” While pitch shifting and formant shifting are closely related, they serve very different purposes in audio processing. Understanding this distinction is critical if you want natural-sounding vocals or intentionally stylized effects without unwanted artifacts. What Is Formant Shifting and […]

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