Hey, guys. I know I'm not the only one with my eye on certain plugins for Black Friday. Which ones are you guys hoping have good deals? I've got my eye on Kiive's KC1 compressor and their M5133 EQ. That EQ is dope as heck. All of Kiive's plugins are analog and the one I have sounds freaking fantastic. I've got their Tubeitizer saturation plugin. It's so precise. The saturation knob (labeled "Distortion") and output knob are linked. The main input and output knob are linked. There are a few add-ons. Now, that M5133 EQ is dope because it lets you solo each individual band like Fabfilter's Pro-Q. And I really want to hear how Kiive's compression holds up against Softube's VCA compressor, which my other number 1 fave plugin, tied with that Tubeitizer.

Hey, guys. I was browsing Facebook a minute ago. They're always showing me adds for plugins and other audiophile paraphernalia since I stay googling plugins. Every now and then, I'll come across a free plugin someone is giving away. And then, once every blue moon, I'll come across a SOLID plugin they're giving away for free. This is one of them. The EQ only has three bands... but... the range on the middle band is wide, like from 300 Hz to like 7.5 kHz, so you can still do what you need to do with it though you may need to use more than you would with an EQ with four or five bands. It's got your high and low pass filters, too. And this mug is analog. It has 8x OS. I can't wait to try it out. It's only going to be free for a limited time, so you may want to go grab it. They do lie about their "sales" and "for a limited time" sometimes on Facebook ads, but I never risk it if it's something I want. Here's the link: https://audioplugin.deals/product/backs-eq-by-noiseash/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR04Q7oa9A68gw9ALyar0C1AyHDLeJURaWggfZZuoTcNS8ueI3DWwqTnIx8_aem_bl49ztTVYjGTffrAy2flbw

Hey, guys. I'm working on a beat I made and there's a combo of two 808s that come in and out to make up my 8 bar pattern. The one I need help with is pretty inconsistent, definitely needs that consistency style of compression, but I can't seem to get it to even out. I've run into this problem before with other beats, but I really want to get this right. I' tried using a single compressor as well as serial compression until each instance it plays had the same amount of gain reduction. I'm pretty sure I have way too many on there now. There's like seven, but the gain reduction is all under 2 dB. I tried using a slower release time still on tempo when I did the serial compression. It did get the other parts to the same level, but the last section is still noticeably louder. I haven't tried it with the faster release time, but before I spend days more on this, I thought I'd come ask you guys for help.

My family is demanding my Christmas wishlist soon. LOL While I use 90% free plugins, I know there are some great paid ones out there. What are your must-haves I should consider adding to the list? Any category.

What would you use for a track to add some groove first? Talk about it!