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Bob Moog Foundation Archives receives Historic Donation of Herb Deutsch Collection
December 5, 2023
The Bob Moog Foundation Archives has received a major donation of nearly 300 items from the estate of electronic music pioneer Herbert A. Deutsch, who passed away nearly a year ago, on December 9, 202... Read more
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Audio Modeling & GPU Audio Partner to Accelerate SWAM Product Line
November 28, 2023
Soundtoys donate $53,640 to the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
November 14, 2023
ADC23 Countdown: The Audio Developers Conference is Next Week
November 10, 2023
KVR Readers Choice Awards
Best Audio and MIDI Software - 2023 KVR Readers' Choice Awards Winners Announced
November 14, 2023
We're excited to announce the winners of the KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2023. Once again the KVR community has spoken and rewarded their favorite developers for work well done. The 2023 RCA has some new faces.
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KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2023: Voting has begun
October 3, 2023
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2023: Nominations Now Open
September 18, 2023
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Vocoders for your vocal ventures: 7 of the best vocoder plugins
October 23, 2023
Who doesn't love a vocoder? These devices can transform signal, most notably the human voice, into a variety of sounds, from robotic to musical. They have been used in many genres of music, from electronic to hip-hop, as well as in film and television. Check out a few of our current favorites, two of which you can pick up for free!
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The Free VST Plugin Mega List
March 16, 2023
8 of the best Minimoog VST emulations
August 25, 2022
KVR Developer Challenge
The KVR Developer Challenge 2023 - Winners Announced
August 3, 2023
The Winners Announcement - The KVR Developer Challenge 2023, the ninth free-for-all audio plug-in / audio application / soundware design event!
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The KVR Developer Challenge 2023 Is Now Live
March 20, 2023
Interviews
Building the Ultimate Oberheim: An interview with Marcus Ryle
March 23, 2023
Marcus Ryle has been one of the Music Products industry's most successful entrepreneurs. He has earned this with clear and clever thinking, hard work, and by being both a musician and technologist. To... Read Interview
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Unlocking potential: An interview with Sasha Talashov of GPU Audio
November 23, 2022
A KVR Interview with Hans Zimmer
October 12, 2022
Steinberg's new licensing system: An interview with Ben Timms
October 10, 2022
Buying Guide
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10 Most Popular Reverbs of All Time in the KVR Marketplace
August 31, 2021
10 New Synthesizer Plugins May 2021
April 27, 2021
Tutorials
10 frequently used orchestral articulations - and when to use them
June 1, 2022
The finest orchestral composers are aware that articulations are what give their score a distinctive voice and make it memorable for the listener. This is true regardless of whether the score is being written for a movie, video game, popular music, or a concert hall. They lend a sense of drama, romance, passion, or even dread to the sound of an orchestra, colouring the music in myriad of different ways.
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Reviews
Wave Alchemy TRIAZ Review
January 20, 2022
TRIAZ is the latest offering from respected sound design label Wave Alchemy. Having built a reputation for their excellent drum and percussion sample libraries over the years, their more recent offerings have included numerous sample-based instruments such as Drumvolution, Bass Synth, Revolution and more. TRIAZ, which runs in Native Instruments' free Kontakt Player, is the newest entry to this line of instruments.
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Soundtheory Gullfoss Review
December 8, 2021
NUGEN Audio Paragon ST Review
October 15, 2021
Magix Sound Forge Pro 15 Review
August 27, 2021
Artist Focus
Artist Focus: Composer Gregory Reveret's Plugin Highlights
October 12, 2021
French born Gregory Reveret is an award-winning composer/producer based out of Los Angeles, California. We chatted to Greg about some of his plugin highlights.
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Artist Focus: 6 plugins for 6 Strings with Craig Anderton
September 7, 2021
Artist Focus: DJ Swivel's top plugin picks
August 31, 2021
Artist Focus: Morgan Page talks top 5 plugin picks
July 19, 2021
Whats Going On
What's happening at KVR in April 2021?
April 27, 2021
April 2021 sees a new general articles section launched, in which we will feature anything and everything - buying guides, product round-ups, comparisons, shootouts, inane ramblings, guest posts, lottery predictions, who knows? We kick it off with a few updates on recent KVR happenings.
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MPE compatible apps to grab for your mobile devices
March 15, 2022
MPE - MIDI Polyphonic Expression
April 1, 2017