Quick-Start Foundations: How to Begin Music Production & Beatmaking in 2026
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The Best Free Guitar VSTs (2026-Ready) — Instruments, Amps, IRs, and a Pro Workflow
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Streamflation: Why Audio Streaming Keeps Getting More Expensive (and What Platforms Are Really Selling Now)
Audio streaming used to feel like the internet’s best bargain: one monthly…
TugMoveEffect
A Free VST3 That Turns FX Into a 2D Playground TugMoveEffect is…
Sinevibes Skew v2
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WHITE CHAMBER MK3
The Free “Pre & Analog Delay” Plugin That Turns Space Into a…
LS 1176 PURLE (Purple)
A Free 1176-Style Compressor That Brings Bite Back to Your Mix A…
Saturation Explained: Warmth, Harmonics, and “Louder Without Louder”
Saturation is one of the fastest ways to make a mix feel…
Spotify Faces a Massive “Scrape & Rip” Claim
What Anna’s Archive Says It Took — and Why the Industry Is…
Best Compressor VST for Vocals: Clean Leveling vs Character (Beginner Settings Included)
A vocal compressor isn’t just “make it louder.” It’s the tool that…
PURe Synth Abyss: when synthwave steps out of the shadows… violin in hand
Some artists make synthwave “the old-school way.” PURe Synth Abyss does something…
Carlito Home — “Embrace the Morning” turns jazz-lofi into a sunrise ritual
Some tracks don’t drop—they arrive. Softly. Like daylight sneaking through the blinds…



