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Best Plugins
Curated lists of the top plugins across various categories, handpicked to ensure you have the best options at your fingertips.
8 Simple Mixing Tips for Professional Results
Essential Production Techniques For Lo-Fi Hip-Hop
The Best MIDI & Music Theory Plugins
Nine Unusual Instruments on Plugin Boutique
5 Plugin Bundle Deals Worth Every Penny
Best Chorus Plugins Guide: Create Sounds that Resonate
The Best TB-303 Plugins on Plugin Boutique
Best Free VST Plugins To Start Making Music [2022]
The Best Sound Design Plugins you Need in 2022
Plugin Bundles Worth Every Penny
Best Tape Plugins on Plugin Boutique
12 of the Best Vocal Processing Plugins
Essential VST Plugins for Guitarists
Best Analog EQs and Why You Would Use Them
Buyer’s Guide: Which synth is right for you?
The Best Free Mastering Plugins in 2023
The Best Multi-Effects on Plugin Boutique
The Best EQ Plugins on The Planet
Best Chorus Plugins Guide: Create Sounds that Resonate
6 of the Best Sampler Plugins for Music Production
The Best MPE Instrument Plugins to Expand your Musical Horizons
Best Guitar Amp Simulator Plugin Guide
The 14 Best Tape Emulation Plugins For A Retro Sound
Which is the Best DAW for Beginners?
Tips and How-To
Tutorials and practical tips are here to help you make the most of your plugins, whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your skills
Ultimate Vocal Remover Plugin Guide: Separate Music Like a Pro
Which Drum Machine Is Best For You?
How To Build The Best Vocal Chain
FM Synthesis Cookbook - Five Classic FM Sounds and How They Work
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Behind the Curtain with Just Her
From her early days as a vinyl collector, then musician and music technology lecturer to becoming one of the most respected names in melodic house, Claire's journey has been defined by curiosity and an unwavering commitment to authenticity. Whether through her releases on labels the likes of Anjunadeep and Crosstown Rebels, her multidisciplinary Constant Circles project, or her personal performances around the world, Just Her has built a reputation for creating music that resonates as strongly w
Essential Toolkit: What So Not
For the debut of our new Essential Toolkit series, What So Not details the plugins behind “Dancing in the Leaves” from their EP The Quiet That Hurts. The focus stays on speed and restraint. Each tool serves a defined purpose, supporting the idea without heavy processing chains or excess layering. Five plugins shape the session: FabFilter Pro-Q 4 handles spectral EQ on field recordings and unstable sources so the arrangement forms quickly. RC-20 Retro Color adds motion to an 808 line
The Tools Behind LEISURE’s Timeless Album
For LEISURE, Welcome To The Mood marked a clear point in how the group wrote and recorded together, and the conversations around the album focused on process, arrangement choices, and how the six-piece keeps decisions consistent across a long timeline. The record leaned further into live recording, and it expanded the palette through added musicians like strings, brass, piano, and backing vocalists, while keeping the songwriting direct and personal. That context shaped the questions in our
Inside Pan-Pot’s Minimal and Physical Production Approach
Pan-Pot built HUMAN as an extension of their experience of club culture and of how they want audiences to experience music again. The concept centers on depth, presence, and physical impact in a room. That same thinking carries directly into their studio process, where arrangement, sound selection, and dynamics are shaped with long-term tension in mind rather than short-term payoff. In our conversation with the duo, Tassilo and Thomas break down how that philosophy translates into real p
