Tag: VST

  • The Best Massive Presets 2020 – Free and Paid

    The Best Massive Presets 2020 – Free and Paid

    We picked out our favorite preset packs to use with Massive when making synth sounds for cinematic film scores or bassy trap and EDM. Check it out.

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  • How to Install New Plugins Into Logic Pro and Ableton Live

    How to Install New Plugins Into Logic Pro and Ableton Live

    In this quick and handy tutorial, we explain how to install your new VST plugins in two of our favorite DAWs, Logic Pro X and Ableton Live.

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  • 5 Reasons Why I Love Working in FL Studio to Make Beats

    5 Reasons Why I Love Working in FL Studio to Make Beats

    This Soundfly alumni student breaks down why he prefers producing music with the non-linear workflow of FL Studio over Ableton and other DAWs.

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  • The 5 Best Digital Synths for Bass Sounds

    The 5 Best Digital Synths for Bass Sounds

    There’s no getting around it, and the science is in: Bass is crucial for giving your songs both impact and coherence. It also, apparently, hits our emotions in just the right way. The upshot of all this is that you’d be selling your songs short of that emotional pull if you don’t bolster your tracks with…

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  • How to Make Misty Clouds of Steam with Your Synth

    How to Make Misty Clouds of Steam with Your Synth

    + Learning about synthesis? Soundfly’s got a definitive new online course called Advanced Synths and Patch Design For Producers! Preview for free and subscribe for access.  White noise just might be the most versatile secret weapon a producer has at their fingertips. It can be used in filter sweeps to build anticipation for your big EDM beat drop…

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  • The 5 Best Free VST Compressor Plugins (with Free Presets!)

    The 5 Best Free VST Compressor Plugins (with Free Presets!)

    We searched for five of the best free compression VST/AU plugins out there. Compression is an indispensable tool for the music producer found across individual tracks, mix buses, and mastering chains. Compressors are used for narrowing dynamic range, manipulating amplitude envelopes, peak limiting, and more. They’re also well-known for having distinct characteristics depending on the circuitry…

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