Review | Apr 22, 2014 by Hollin Jones

If you can't help but tap your foot when listening to funk (let's face it, who can resist funk grooves??) then this library from Freshtone will be right up your street.

Review | Apr 10, 2014 by Hollin Jones

You might think you know about hands-on mixing systems, but Softube has come up with something that might change your mind. Hollin Jones unwraps Console 1…

Review | Apr 07, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Who needs a computer anyway? With an iPad and an iO Dock II, Alesis reckons you can do things differently…

Tutorial | Apr 06, 2014 by Hollin Jones

It's probably never been harder to make money from music. Don't rely on album sales (not recommended!) instead Hollin shares how to get your tunes synced, or used in film, TV, games and adverts.

Review | Mar 13, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Apogee are no strangers to creating high-quality interfaces and gear for traditional studios and for the iOS wielding musician. Hollin Jones sees if MiC 96k continues the trend.

Tutorial | Mar 11, 2014 by Hollin Jones

You've come up a beats & hooks, but arranging your track can make the difference between some catchy ideas and a fully formed production. Here's how Cubase can take your music to the next level.

Review | Mar 10, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Vocal processing can be tricky to get right, but Roland might just have cracked it with the new VT-3…

Tip | Mar 07, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Make the most of FXpansion's versatile drum synth, Tremor in these essential tutorial-article. Hollin Jones shows you how to become a beat bad-boy (or girl) with these 7 top tips.

Review | Mar 06, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Roland has done quite a job of teasing its new AIRA series of instruments, but it’s finally here and we got our hands on some of the first hardware units in the country, starting with the TB-3.

Tip | Mar 05, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Becoming a pro producer in FL Studio need not be hard. Hollin Jones shares 8 expert programming tips for FL Studio that'll take a few minutes to read but give you tons of new ideas.

Tip | Mar 02, 2014 by Hollin Jones

The more we mix digitally, the more we seem to wish for the warm, analogue sound of tape. Hollin Jones shows how the Vintage Open Deck plug-in can bring the two worlds together.

Review | Feb 26, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Roland’s drum machines more or less defined the ’80s, but can the TR-8 do the same for a new century?

Review | Feb 25, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Just how epic exactly is Zero-G's Epica virtual instrument? Does it live up to its name? Hollin Jones is on a quest to find out.

Tutorial | Feb 21, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Despite Reason being such a powerhouse all by itself (and with the help of some excellent Rack Extensions) there's still times you might want to ReWire it to another DAW. Hollin Jones shows how .

Tutorial | Feb 14, 2014 by Hollin Jones

The humble Audio Track Module in Reason is one that may have passed you by... yet, it is central to the way audio tracks can be processed and can lead to creative results. Hollin Jones shares all.