# Marula Music > Independent record label and music studio ## Posts - [Vibe Coding a Plugin: What AI Can Build, and What It Can't](https://marulamusic.com/vibe-coding-a-plugin-what-ai-can-build-and-what-it-cant/): I recently made a decision on a plugin I’m building that I thought worth surfacing as an example, one that shows exactly where issues arise when vibe coding a plugin. A prompt wouldn’t have made it for me and trying to one shot a task without understanding would have most likely missed it completely. I had a waveshaper, a non-linear process that requires oversampling, and a linear mid/side matrix feeding it. The obvious, lazy path is to wrap the whole lot in one module and oversample everything. It compiles. It runs. It sounds fine. It’s also wrong, and it quietly wastes ... Read more - [How to Build Layered Ambient Pads in One Bitwig Sampler](https://marulamusic.com/how-to-build-layered-ambient-pads-in-one-bitwig-sampler/): The usual way to build a big ambient pad is to stack instruments. A pad synth here, a texture layer there, a vocal sample underneath, maybe a field recording for grit, each on its own track with its own effects. It works, but it gets heavy fast, and it ties your sound to a fixed arrangement of channels. The new Bitwig Sampler in 6.1 lets you do the whole thing inside a single instrument, and once you have built one this way it is hard to go back. Four different sound sources, all evolving independently, all responding to one held note. ... Read more - [Finishing tracks: Why I Spent a Year on a Remix and Six Hours on a Hit](https://marulamusic.com/finishing-tracks-why-i-spent-a-year-on-a-remix-and-six-hours-on-a-hit/): The remix took me the better part of a year. The track everyone actually remembers took an afternoon. This is not me bragging, it’s one of the more useful things I’ve learned about finishing tracks in my twenty years of doing this. The piece I agonised over, picked apart, and rebuilt over and over again isn’t the one that connected. The one I let go on is. And once you’ve seen this mechanism in play a few times, you start to suspect your inner critic is lying to you about what matters. The remix that took a year I did a ... Read more - [UVI Rumble: A Bass Synth That Thinks in Three Bands](https://marulamusic.com/uvi-rumble-a-bass-synth-that-thinks-in-three-bands/): Multi-band is a word I associate with the back end of a project, not the front. Multi-band compression, multi-band saturation, OTT slapped across the master. It’s a mixing tool: split the signal into frequency ranges and treat each one differently because what works on the sub will destroy the top. So the first thing that struck me about UVI Rumble is that it takes that idea and drags it all the way upstream, to the point where the sound is actually being made. Rumble is a bassline synth, and it builds every patch out of three independent frequency bands, each with ... Read more - [Protoculture Returns with "Frequent Flyers"](https://marulamusic.com/protoculture-returns-with-frequent-flyers/): Marula Music presents “Frequent Flyers”, the new single from label founder Protoculture. Beatport pre-orders are live now, and Spotify pre-saves are open ahead of the full release on 3 July. The track lands first as a Beatport exclusive from 19 June before reaching every platform. The Track “Frequent Flyers” is progressive trance with psychedelic roots, built around a sampled reading of “High Flight”, the 1941 sonnet by John Gillespie Magee. Magee wrote it at 19, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot killed in a mid-air collision over England four months later. The poem turns flight into an act of transcendence: slipping ... Read more - [Sequencing in Zebra 3: Building Sequences in a Synth With No Sequencer](https://marulamusic.com/sequencing-in-zebra-3-building-sequences-in-a-synth-with-no-sequencer/): When Zebra 3 finally arrived in April, after more than a decade of “it’s coming,” one of the first things I saw in the comments was a complaint: no arpeggiator, no step sequencer. People expected the big rebuild to ship with the one obvious thing, and it didn’t. I get it. I miss the arpeggiator too, especially for a few patches I built for the library that were really meant to be arpeggiated. But sequencing in Zebra 3 is absolutely possible, and the way you do it is more interesting than dragging notes into a step grid. You build sequences out ... Read more - [Arturia Memory V Review: A Polyphonic Memorymoog With FM Up Its Sleeve](https://marulamusic.com/arturia-memory-v-sound-design-tricks/): The interesting question with any new Arturia V instrument is never “is it an accurate emulation.” They have been good at that for years. The interesting question is whether the software version gives you something the hardware never could, because if it doesn’t, you may as well chase the real thing and live with the tuning drift. I spent the week with the Arturia Memory V, their take on the Moog Memorymoog, and the short version is that it clears that bar comfortably. It is a polyphonic Memorymoog, yes, but the additions, the FM routing off oscillator 3 in particular, are ... Read more - [Zebra 3 Is Out, And I Have 60 Presets In It](https://marulamusic.com/zebra-3-is-out-and-i-have-60-presets-in-it/): Zebra 3 officially launched on 20 April 2026. I’ve been part of the sound design team since June last year, after meeting the u-he crew at Superbooth in Berlin. I had my first proper look at what they were building, and walked away thinking: this is going to take people a while to understand, and then it’s going to become someone’s favourite synth of all time. That’s roughly where I stand now, after close to ten months with it. Sixty of my presets are in the factory library. Here’s what I actually think of it. A Quick Note on Zebra 2 ... Read more - [The Waking (feat. Roniit) - Profetik | Out Now on Marula Music](https://marulamusic.com/the-waking-feat-roniit-profetik-out-now-on-marula-music/): Profetik makes his Marula Music debut with “The Waking”, a dark melodic techno single featuring vocalist Roniit. Out now exclusively on Beatport, with a wide release across all platforms on 8 May 2026. The track opens with restraint. Eastern string motifs establish the atmosphere before the low-end settles in, and Roniit’s spoken word enters close-miked and deliberate, pulling the listener into the track’s gravity before the structure has fully revealed itself. There’s a tension in how slowly it builds — not urgency but patience, the kind of arrangement that trusts its own weight. When the rave-edged leads finally cut through, the ... Read more - [Most Mix Problems Aren't Mix Problems](https://marulamusic.com/most-mix-problems-arent-mix-problems/): So here’s a scenario… I spent about 20 minutes the other day trying to get a pluck to sit over a super saw. The pluck kept getting swallowed. The super saw was wide, long, full of harmonic content — great sound on its own, complete nightmare to mix against anything rhythmic. So I did what most of us do. I pulled out the tools. Sidechain compression, some careful ducking, a bit of EQ carving. Got the sidechain dialled in nicely, ratio down, threshold set, the pluck started cutting through. Excellent. Then I hit play on a chord progression and the whole ... Read more - [Daniel Dee Debuts on Marula Music with "Dreaming Keep"](https://marulamusic.com/daniel-dee-debuts-on-marula-music-with-dreaming-keep/): Marula Music welcomes Daniel Dee with “Dreaming Keep”, out now as a Beatport exclusive. The Rome-based producer makes his label debut with a track built for the late hours, where the crowd has thinned and the floor belongs to the committed. “Dreaming Keep” opens on a tight, punchy low-end that locks the groove early. From there it layers deliberately, deep haunting synth stabs sitting beneath floating melodic fragments that drift through the arrangement without resolution. There is a tension in the construction, nostalgic in texture but forward in movement, the kind of track that pulls you in before you realise it’s ... Read more - [Daniel Dee Joins Marula Music: Debut Single 'Dreaming Keep' Out 27 March](https://marulamusic.com/daniel-dee-joins-marula-music-debut-single-dreaming-keep-out-27-march/): Marula Music hasn’t sign a lot of new artists in the past, but we’re thrilled to be welcoming Daniel Dee to the stable with his debut single on Marula Music, ‘Dreaming Keep’. The label has always been about a certain sound, a certain feeling — progressive house and trance that actually goes somewhere, that builds with intention rather than just following a template. About the Track It’s a progressive house track with real depth to it, the kind of arrangement that rewards patience. The main lead sits right on the edge of familiar and surprising; you think you know where it’s ... Read more - [Bitwig 6 Automation Layering: A Different Way to Build Movement](https://marulamusic.com/bitwig-6-automation-layering-a-different-way-to-build-movement/): Most automation workflows follow the same logic: you draw a curve on the timeline, it does its thing once, and you either loop the whole section or draw another curve elsewhere. It’s fine. It works. But it also means your automation is essentially just a shape that plays back at a fixed point in time, which puts a ceiling on how alive a sound can feel over a long section. Bitwig 6 changes that, and honestly, the automation system is the thing I keep coming back to out of everything in this update. Not because it’s flashy, but because it flips ... Read more - [Zebra 3 Beta: A Beast of a Synth (If You’re Willing to Learn It)](https://marulamusic.com/zebra-3-beta-a-beast-of-a-synth-if-youre-willing-to-learn-it/): I’ve spent the last couple of months deep in the trenches doing factory sound design for u-he’s upcoming Zebra 3, and with the public beta finally out in the wild… the verdict is in. It’s a beast. It’s also entirely its own thing. If you’re coming from Zebra 2 expecting a simple UI refresh, you’re in for a shock. The engine has been completely rebuilt from the ground up. You’ll definitely need to unlearn a few muscle memories, but honestly, the payoff is a synthesizer that constantly pushes you into some seriously weird and wonderful sonic territory. The Oscillators: Ditching Traditional ... Read more - [The Resurrection of a Legend: A First look at Native Instruments Absynth 6](https://marulamusic.com/the-resurrection-of-a-legend-a-first-look-at-native-instruments-absynth-6/): The music production community thought Absynth was gone forever. It hadn’t been updated in years and was eventually officially ‘canned’ from the Native Instruments lineup. However, NI has surprised everyone by bringing this unique synthesizer back to life. Absynth 6 isn’t just a small update; it is a complete rebuild of the original software. It was developed with the help of its original creator, Brian Clevinger. This new version brings the instrument up to modern standards with a sharper look, new expressive features, and a smart way to browse sounds. For music producers, the return of Absynth means the return of ... 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Programmed by Nate Raubenheimer (Protoculture), it spans basses, leads, pads, plucks, keys, sequences and more for producers chasing new sonic territory. About the synth: u-he Hive 2 Hive 2 is u-he’s streamlined, CPU-friendly synth, built for a fast workflow without sacrificing depth. Two pairs of stereo oscillators with a big wavetable library and a deep modulation matrix make it quick to build patches and easy to push them further. Hive 2 at u-he →Read our Hive 2 overview Features ... Read more - [Singularity for Reveal Sound Spire](https://marulamusic.com/product/singularity-for-reveal-sound-spire/): [audio m4a="https://marulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/sPIRE-sINGULARITY-deMO.m4a"][/audio] - [Free Selection for Xfer Serum](https://marulamusic.com/product/free-selection-for-xfer-serum/): A free set of 25 Xfer Serum presets, sorted into bass, leads, pads, plucks and sequences. A mix of picks from our commercial Serum libraries and fresh sounds made specifically for this pack. About the synth: Xfer Serum Xfer Serum. These presets load in Serum and Serum 2. Serum is Xfer Records’ wavetable synth, known for clean, high-resolution wavetables and an unusually readable interface for sound design. Serum 2 builds on that with extra oscillator types and a large sample-based library, and it loads these presets too. Serum at Xfer Records →Read our Serum 2 overview Features 25 free presets for ... Read more - [Genesis Psytrance Essentials for Vital](https://marulamusic.com/product/genesis-psytrance-essentials-for-vital/): Genesis Psytrance Essentials is 64 presets for Vital, a psytrance toolkit covering complex sequences, lush pads and searing leads. Built by Nate Raubenheimer (Protoculture) for energetic, hypnotic tracks, with custom wavetables and noise sources included. About the synth: Vital Vital is a spectral-warping wavetable synth with a clean, modern engine and very low aliasing. It has a free tier, which makes it an easy synth to build a pack around for producers just getting started. Vital → Features 64 royalty-free presets 7 bass, 17 leads, 11 pads, 17 sequences, 5 keys, 5 experimental, 2 FX 2 custom noise sources, 14 custom ... Read more - [Progressive Drums](https://marulamusic.com/product/progressive-drums/): [audio m4a="https://marulamusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Progressive-Drums-Demo.m4a"][/audio] - [Mechanica for u-he Diva](https://marulamusic.com/product/mechanica-for-u-he-diva/): Mechanica is 120 presets for u-he Diva, leaning into dusty bass, warm tones and analogue texture for melodic techno and progressive house. Rich basses, ethereal plucks, immersive pads, arps and leads, built by Nate Raubenheimer (Protoculture) for dynamic, hypnotic tracks. Installs in u-he’s drag-and-drop format and is NKS-compatible with tags and previews. About the synth: u-he Diva The u-he Diva interface. Mechanica is built for this synth. Diva (Dinosaur Impersonating Virtual Analogue) is u-he’s flagship analogue-modelling synth. You mix and match five oscillator models and five filter models, each modelled on a different piece of classic hardware, which is where its ... 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