AU vs VST3 vs CLAP: which plugin format should you use?
VST3 loads almost everywhere, AU is the only door into Logic, and CLAP is the open format with per note modulation. What changes between them, which one to...
Build log
Music Production
Notes from building VSTs in HISE — tutorials, decisions, and the occasional rant.
The Best MIDI VST Plugins in 2026 — Chords, Arps, Generators & Audio-to-MIDI
MIDI VST plugins generate, transform or transcribe notes instead of making sound. Here are the tools actually worth installing in 2026, organized by what you're trying to do...
Audio to MIDI: How It Works + The 7 Best VST Plugins in 2026
Audio-to-MIDI plugins turn any recording — a hum, a loop, a whole track — into editable MIDI. Here's how the technology actually works, and the seven tools worth...
How to make dark, evolving trap melodies (that move)
Most trap melodies loop the same four bars until they go stale. Here's how to write dark melodies that evolve — scale choices, movement, layering, and motion that...