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LATEST IN MUSIC SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE

Roadworx DJ Table: Stable and Portable

The Roadworx DJ Table offers a stable, spacious, and portable work surface crucial for DJs at small events and mobile gigs. Its design enhances comfort and organization, preventing equipment from being placed on unstable surfaces and ensuring an ergonomic setup for extended sets.

Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500: Ideal for New DJs

For aspiring DJs and small events, the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 provides a beginner-friendly controller with essential mixing features. This portable unit, offering jog wheels, pitch faders, and performance pads, ensures clean transitions and creative effects, making it perfect for home parties and quick setups.

LD Systems MAUI 28 G3: Portable Sound Power

The LD Systems MAUI 28 G3 is a compact, active column system designed for quick setup and transport, delivering powerful and even sound dispersion. Ideal for small events, living room sessions, or garden parties, it provides ample bass and clear audio reproduction, available in both black and white.

Relic Techno Sample Pack: Raw Sounds by Forest People

RV Samplepacks has released 'Relic Techno' by producer Forest People, a new sample pack delivering raw and driving techno sounds. Crafted from manipulated field recordings, it features industrial textures, organic rhythms, and unique synths and pads, aiming for an authentic, live feel in music production.

Acon Digital Unveils Extract:Dialogue 2

Acon Digital has launched Extract:Dialogue 2, an updated dialogue cleaning plugin for film, TV, streaming, and post-production. This version introduces real-time reverb reduction, per-audio stem EQ, optional M/S processing, and a redesigned mixer-style interface for precise control over dialogue, noise, and ambience.

Soundiron Introduces Axe Machina Kontakt Library

Soundiron has released Axe Machina, a new virtual instrument library for Native Instruments Kontakt, emulating a 7-string guitar for heavy, drop-tuned sounds. It features a fretboard visualizer, advanced articulations, slide capabilities, and an extended tuning range down to a low F, an octave below standard guitar tuning.

DEALS

• Paradise Guitar Studio features the Gold Overdrive pedal, praised by artists like John Mayer for its smooth, rich tone, now discounted to $149 from $199.

• The UAD Holiday Sale offers over 60 plug-ins, including studio classics like the 1176 and LA-2A compressors, all for under $30.

• Get a holiday bonus of $25 off UAD plug-ins and bundles with code STOCKINGSTUFFER25 on purchases over $99.

• NUGEN Audio's Black Friday sale offering 50% off all products, including MasterCheck and Halo Suite, concludes today.

• Ugritone revives its Black November flash sale, offering 66.6% off virtual instruments, MIDI, and effects for a limited 48-hour period.

• Applied Acoustics Systems (AAS) is holding its Holiday Sale 2025, offering 50% off all plugins, sound packs, and bundles, with professional series plugins like Chromaphone 3 available for $99.

• Loot Audio is offering a 70% discount on W.A Production's Drifter plugin as part of its Cyber Week promotions.

• The Yum Audio biggest sale of the year is in its final hours, providing up to 70% off all products including LoFi essentials, creative FX, and bundles.

• Eventide's versatile H3000 Band Delays Mk II plug-in, ideal for creative delay and stereo-widening effects, is now available for $49, a significant reduction from its original $149 price.

DEMOS, REVIEWS & TUTORIALS

• Klevgrand recently published a comprehensive tutorial on their Richter – Tectonic Compressor, where Adel expertly explains various compression techniques. Watch the full explanation on YouTube to master this powerful plugin, also part of their Cyber Monday Mega Bundle.

• Eventide recently released a tutorial demonstrating how to elevate vocals using the H3000 Mk II, crafting cinematic effects with a single H3000 Factory Preset or achieving perfect rap vocals in mere seconds with Band Delays.

• Waves has unveiled a curated list showcasing their most popular plugins of all time, an essential collection of 11 tools favored by top producers worldwide. This compilation includes both faithful classics and recent innovations.

• Watch as a professional producer Ethan Davis walks you through the entire process of creating a song in Ableton Live. This is an updated, fresh take on his most popular beginner's tutorial.

FREE

AIR Music Tech is offering its Tape Double Track plugin, which emulates a classic studio technique pioneered at Abbey Road for The Beatles, as a free download until December 8th. Normally priced at $99, this tool allows users to recreate vintage sonic characteristics.

Variety of Sound has released FerricTDS mkIII, a free tape saturation effect designed for Windows users. This update builds on a legacy over fifteen years old, originating from a KVR Developer Challenge win in 2009, offering a high-quality audio effect.

Xilentch has unveiled XMTubePre, a new free mastering tube preamp plugin available for both macOS and Windows. This release continues Xilentch's commitment to providing accessible tools that emulate expensive analog hardware for professional audio processing.