Master Plan 2: Three Years In The Making
We spent over three years rebuilding and refining every part of Master Plan, while staying true to what made the original special.
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It's not what you think it is
The problem of attributing a phenomenon to one thing but it's really because of another is everywhere. It's behind superstition. It's behind snake oil. It's behind misguided attempts to fix things in all disciplines all over the world!
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Harmonic Distortion is not Musical Harmonics
The reality is that with multiple frequencies headed into nonlinear distortion, there is no harmonic distortion without intermodulation distortion. The two are bound together by the math, inseparable, yin and yang, energy and matter.
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The (Not So) Hidden Feature in All Our Plugins
The other day, a friend and close collaborator of Musik Hack texted Sam and me to report a bug... only... it wasn't one.
It was a key feature we've built into every single Musik Hack plugin since the first release of Master Plan.
A Massive SweetEQ Update
Today we roll out a monstrous update to SweetEQ. These new features make it 5x more versatile in your workflow, without affecting the ease and effortlessness we love (and know you do too). The update is free for owners of SweetEQ.
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09 April 2026
More Controls ≠ Better
There are arguably few compressors - or even pieces of studio gear overall - as iconic as the Teletronix LA-2A. If you haven’t been in a studio with one, or worked with a software emulation, you’ve probably seen one lurking in the background of interview footage shot in a recording studio.
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30 March 2026
Plugin Philosophy
Master Plan 2: Three Years In The Making
We spent over three years rebuilding and refining every part of Master Plan, while staying true to what made the original special.
Plugin Philosophy
It's not what you think it is
The problem of attributing a phenomenon to one thing but it's really because of another is everywhere. It's behind superstition. It's behind snake oil. It's behind misguided attempts to fix things in all disciplines all over the world!
Plugin Philosophy
Harmonic Distortion is not Musical Harmonics
The reality is that with multiple frequencies headed into nonlinear distortion, there is no harmonic distortion without intermodulation distortion. The two are bound together by the math, inseparable, yin and yang, energy and matter.
Plugin Philosophy
The (Not So) Hidden Feature in All Our Plugins
The other day, a friend and close collaborator of Musik Hack texted Sam and me to report a bug... only... it wasn't one.
It was a key feature we've built into every single Musik Hack plugin since the first release of Master Plan.
Plugin Philosophy
A Massive SweetEQ Update
Today we roll out a monstrous update to SweetEQ. These new features make it 5x more versatile in your workflow, without affecting the ease and effortlessness we love (and know you do too). The update is free for owners of SweetEQ.
Plugin Philosophy
More Controls ≠ Better
There are arguably few compressors - or even pieces of studio gear overall - as iconic as the Teletronix LA-2A. If you haven’t been in a studio with one, or worked with a software emulation, you’ve probably seen one lurking in the background of interview footage shot in a recording studio.
