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[CASK] | Producer / Songwriter / Designer / Tech Nerd

Music, design, code and the occasional rant that nobody wanted to read.

I am Cask J. Thomson, a designer and music producer type of guy. CASKzone is basically my central hub and personal archive for my music projects, design work, software tools and whatever else ends up worth writing down (or not!)

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[CASKaudio Software Tools] Plugin Census – Available Now

I have thousands of plugins installed on my computer — and yes, I don’t use half of them. This is why I built Plugin Census. It scans every plugin on your system, including VST, VST3, AAX and CLAP formats, and produces a complete report of everything you have installed. It’s invaluable when setting up a … Read more

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Recent entries

37 in the archive

2026

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Tech Talk

Australia’s Internet Taking the Long Way Home: the Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC) Fault

At 6:12am AEST on 4 September, the Australia-Singapore Cable (ASC), a 4,600 km subsea link connecting Perth to Singapore via Christmas Island and Indonesia, went dark on its Perth-Singapore section. Wavelength and Ethernet services dropped out. Internet traffic that normally took the shortest, lowest-latency path between Australia and Asia suddenly had nowhere to go. Early … Read more

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HELIXIRx – Pictures | Pre-order the New Single Now!

“Pictures” is now available for pre-order on iTunes and Amazon. “The Pictures EP” is now available for pre-order at Bandcamp The official music video premieres 8 MayThe single and EP release 15 May.

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News

Introducing lo-fi chillwave project ctrl.alt.sleep with debut album cmd+dream

ctrl.alt.sleep is a new lo-fi electronic chillwave project built for the hours when things slow down and screens glow a little too long. It sits in the overlap between digital routine and half-awake drifting – where synthetic textures soften and machines start to feel oddly human. It is music for late-night drives, headphones on public … Read more

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Tech Talk

From PreSonus Studio One to Fender Studio Pro: Should Power Users be Concerned?

The transition of PreSonus Studio One to Fender Studio Pro has sparked mixed reactions from users, primarily regarding branding rather than functionality. While the core software remains intact, concerns arise over Fender’s image overshadowing its professional qualities. The integration of Fender features may appeal to guitarists, but the long-term impact on development and user perception … Read more

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