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Sound design
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5 free ways to distort, delay, and generally degrade your sounds with REAKTOR
Get your lo-fi fix on an even lower budget with this month's User Library picks.
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Download an experimental MASSIVE X patch from composer Marius de Vries
The Grammy Award-winner shares an immersive sci-fi pad for MASSIVE X.
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Freshen up your sonic palette with these creative sound design tricks from Lophiile
Watch the LA producer run through some of his go-to techniques for making sounds his own – from synthesis to effects…
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Video game sound design 101: Layering fantasy fireballs with Marshall McGee
Watch a pro sound designer dissect the tools and tricks of his trade in this half-hour masterclass.
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Embrace retro-gaming nostalgia with these free chiptune libraries for KONTAKT
No need to insert coin – just four free ways to add vintage bleeps and bloops to your beats.
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Download a free MASSIVE X patch from dance-floor experimentalist AYA
The Manchester producer shares an unstable-yet-user-friendly mutating lead patch for MASSIVE X.
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5 mysterious (and free) KONTAKT libraries for horror scoring
No cheap tricks here – just five powerful tools for creating chilling atmospheres.
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This haunting sketch from Kara-Lis Coverdale is based on a custom pipe-organ KONTAKT patch
Mangled samples twist around homespun organ drones in the Montreal-based composer's spiraling ambient piece.
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Download a shape-shifting, retro MASSIVE X patch from composer Joseph Trapanese
This free patch goes from ‘80s FM leads to warbling string-synth pads with a flick of the mod wheel.
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Watch 13 artists explore the sounds of KOMPLETE 13
We asked some of our favorite artists and creators to dive into our flagship production suite and play through the…
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Bristol producer LCY rises to the Sketches challenge with a club-ready slice of percussive sound design
Hear the genre-hopping producer and DJ mangle drums from MASCHINE, BATTERY, and the SYMPHONY SERIES.
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Download an evolving, BPM-synced lead patch for MASSIVE X, courtesy of The Glitch Mob’s Edward Ma
The Glitch Mob producer offers up an ever-evolving, staccato lead sound for MASSIVE X – for free.