Free plug-in from BPB and Toybox Audio simulates dirty VHS tapes

It’s the sound plenty of us grew up loathing – only to love it later. VHS tapes can shift pitch, add grain and grime, and immerse your sounds in lo-fi chorus and spread. Our friends Bedroom Producers Blog and Toybox Audio have modeled all of it in a new free plug-in for macOS and Windows.

Fresh picks to download from Bandcamp – essentials of experimentalism and groove

Forget what platform it’s on for a moment – a Friday is a perfect time to support independent DIY music production, by directly supporting the artist and downloading something that you can come back to again and again.

Peter Kirn - February 5, 2021

Fonts for a cause: SoliType gives you designer letters to support meals in the Balkans

Your next design project or album cover can pick up trendy letters from independent designers – all while helping get meals to those in need.

Peter Kirn - February 2, 2021

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