Download Point Blank’s Free Vocoder Plugin – Watch Tutorial Now

In this tutorial, Point Blank lecturer, Dan Herbert, demonstrates how vocoders work, using our very own free vocoder plugin for Ableton Live’s Max for Live. Homer Dudley initially developed vocoders at the Bell Labs in the 1930s, whilst he was experimenting with speech synthesis. Vocoders work using a modulator signal, like a voice or drum […]

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7 Creative Plugins to Spark Inspiration When You’re Stuck

As creatives, we’re all familiar with the dreaded writer’s block. It can come at any time and turn the fluid and joyous process of making music into a frustrating one. However, there is no need to fear – there are a number of DAW plugins that music producers can use to help generate new ideas, reignite […]

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9 More Must-Have Free Plugins That You Need In Your Armoury

Our latest roundup of the top must-have free plugins you need in your armoury includes some seriously nifty tools to polish your creations with. There’s ghostly reverbs which will transform your sounds into otherworldly scapes, inspiring LFO tools which will add swing to your melodies and drums, filters which are perfect for making drum and bass, […]

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Plugin Of The Week: Eventide Fission (Split Your Sounds!)

We were lucky enough to be asked to beta test Eventide’s brand new ‘Fission’ plugin, which acts as both an excellent mixing utility and a powerful creative effects tool. It takes the spotlight for this week’s Plugin Of The Week. Watch Point Blank’s JC dive into it in the video above, which will be going live at […]

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