Hand-picked gear, plugins and tools for making and selling beats — reviewed from a beatmaker's perspective.

The secret behind that fat Pete Rock / Lord Finesse sound — the SP-1200 and S950 — plus the RX1200/RX950 plugins that bring it back for a few dollars.
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Pro quality for $0. Vital, Spitfire LABS, OTT and more — the free VSTs worth installing today, sorted by use.
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Generate ultra-realistic vocals and brass with AI. From vocal programming to breath-level brass — features, pros and cons explained.
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One subscription for AI mastering, distribution, RePitch and 3M+ royalty-free samples. Features, pros & cons, and a plan comparison.
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100% royalty-free, single-file buying, free sample packs. How it differs from Loopcloud, pros & cons, and how to buy.
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Samples, presets and Rent-to-Own plugins, how to use it by level, plans, and the real copyright-detection risk most blogs skip.
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