Designed to support independent artists, producers, and collaborators at every stage of the music-making journey, SOS FOR ARTISTS is a new subscription service from Sound On Sound that brings together all the tools needed to take your music from idea to release.

Designed for producers seeking a clean, professional sound, the all-in-one plug-in is said to be a great general-purpose tool that excels on everything from individual instruments to buses and full mixes. 

sE Electronics' new shotgun mic has been designed to deliver pristine, directional sound capture across a range of applications including live stages, broadcast booths, film sets and podcast studios. 

Said to be more powerful, versatile and intuitive than ever, the new version comes packed with new features designed for a wide range of applications including music, post-production, restoration, sound design, mastering and audio forensics.

In response to user requests, CB Electronics will soon be releasing 32- and 64-channel versions of their relay-based digitally controlled patchbay.

Building on the success of its predecessor, Percussive Layers 2 features 748 one-shot samples and 316 presets that comprise transients, snare layers, weighty subs, foley, crackles, reversed effects, noise, left-field sound design elements and much more.

Apogee say that their latest Clearmountain-series plug-in “brings the harmonics, warmth and unparalleled sonic character of Bob’s personal console into the hands of producers, engineers, and musicians worldwide.”

Tactile combines a ‘spectral freezing’ technique with granular synthesis, and features an X-Y interface that allows users to blend between layers of audio and create continually evolving soundscapes. 

Mastering.com have announced the availability of a new online course designed to cover the fundamentals of mastering in just seven days.