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Music producers these days have an array of advantages in front of them, most prominently due to the fact that digital software and the technological era have taken full effect and disrupted a wide array of industries. One of the most important for producers today is the various sounds and acoustics they can get via plugins, and many companies are taking this trend. Retrox's Drum Rompler allows for an array of drum sounds suited for any producer.

Key Takeaways:

• The drums rompler called, Retrox Drums, is made with maize sampler and it features a set if retro drum noises.
• The old-style drum sound was capturd from the BOSS DR-110 Dr. Rythm drum machine.
• The featured noise can not be substituted by external options, which makes Retrox a drum rompler, as opposed to a sampler.

“BeatMaker has released Retrox Drums, a freeware drum rompler virtual instrument in VST, VST3, and AU plugin formats for compatible digital audio workstations on PC and Mac.”

Read more: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2018/03/06/retrox-drums-vst/

When it comes to music production in the digital era, most of those who are already in the industry understand the importance of mastering the tracks with various technological software. Softube recently announced their latest innovation for managing various plugins, and allowing producers to master their music seamlessly. The integration allows music production to be done far more effectively, while giving producers a wide range of abilities for when they are in the final mastering stage.

Key Takeaways:

• Soundonsound.com reveals that the long-appreciated by engineers, compressor/limiter/desser, by Softube, is now a plug-in release.
• Weiss DS-1 MK3, now re-launched by Softube as a plug-in, has been lauded in its original format, for being “transparent.” “refined” and “flexible,” by Bob Katz.
• Softube has also revamped its incorporated with purchase, 'everything you need bundle,' which now includes a Fix Phaser.

“Officially licensed and endorsed by Daniel Weiss, the DS1-MK3 plug-in is a line-by-line code port of the original digital hardware and processes at resolutions up to 32-bit/192kHz.”

Read more: https://www.soundonsound.com/news/softube-reveal-mastering-plug-ins-and-cubase-console-1-integration

Music production companies today know that in order to stay relevant in the increasingly digital era, it is crucial to have different types of software that provide various functionalities for producers. One of the more renowned companies, that of Roland Virtual Sonics, recently launched their software plugin that allows producers to store much of their necessities on their cloud, allowing music producers to focus on the seamlessness of their tracks instead of the hardware on their computers.

Key Takeaways:

• Composers would be honored to be involved in these kind of projects. You need to be able to find a great mixing team when you are working as a composer.
• Composers can benefit by learning the most they can about different plug ins. You have to work with your timing when it comes to the plug ins. A rhythm composer can certainly work in the jazz arena.
• Wall Street would benefit from investing in these different plug ins. It would make sense to have venture capital teams work on these projects.

“Roland Virtual Sonics proudly announces the release of the first-ever Roland TR-808 Software Rhythm Composer to the Roland Cloud service. For the first time in history, Roland has created an authentic software reproduction of the original TR-808 Rhythm Composer, and it is now available as both a VST and AU plugin for use in popular digital audio workstations.”

Read more: https://ask.audio/articles/roland-releases-their-first-official-tr808-software-plugin

Logic Pro X, version 10.4, is a powerful audio editing suite with a host of features. In fact, it's so loaded that a lot of its best aspects fly under the radar with many users. In order to help, we've highlighted a few of the best things you might not know about. These include MIDI automation, ARA support, proportional-Q, and enhancements to the key command window. Look into becoming proficient with these features, and take your tracks to a new level.

Key Takeaways:

• Logic ProC has a 10.4 update, that is up for review this March, online at Ask Audio.
• Ask Audio notes that this new version consolidates the handling of automation metadata and MIDI controller data.
• This type of consolidated access is in the Track area, the Audio Track area,
  the Piano Roll, and the Score Editor.

“Logic 10.4 brings a host of new features and bugfixes that have rightfully gotten a lot of press, but there are also a number of smaller additions and helpful workflow enhancements that may be flying under the radar”

Read more: https://ask.audio/articles/6-logic-pro-x-104-workflows-features-you-might-not-know

Every recording artist or producer is always looking for the next new thing in order to up their sound game, and the Axis from SoundSpot is a new plugin that's likely to do just that. This new offering is a combination of two existing plugins, which have been unified with an additional directional compressor capable of a wide range of outputs. This will give the producer maximum versatility and creative capacity when forming their desired sounds.

Key Takeaways:

• Looking for a new plugin to take your music to the next level? The SoundSpot Axis is probably exactly what you're looking for.
• This plugin combines two of their most popular and effective existing offerings, then adds some additional functionality on top.
• In particular, this product is heavy on compression capabilities, allowing you to add a lot of depth and power to your sounds.

“The Axis imager module is loaded with features that allow you to manipulate the audio positioning in ways that no other singular plugin can do.”

Read more: http://www.musictech.net/2018/03/soundspot-release-axis/