Hollin Jones

Hollin Jones

Hollin Jones was classically trained as a piano player but found the lure of blues and jazz too much to resist. Graduating from bands to composition then production, he relishes the chance to play anything with keys. A sometime lecturer in videographics, music production and photography post production, Hollin has been a freelance writer on music technology and Apple topics for well over a decade, along the way publishing several books on audio software. He has been lead writer at a number of prominent music and technology publications. As well as consultancy, full-time journalism, video production and professional photography, he occasionally plays Hammond, Rhodes and other keys for people who ask nicely. Hollin is Contributing Editor at Ask.Audio.

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Build This Cardboard DIY Drum Machine In Under An Hour

Create your own DIY hardware drum machine with built-in speakers. No soldering is required and there's even a companion app for detailed editing. Here's the details.

Ocean Swift O.S.S. Enterprise Hybrid Synth Is Out Now

This cool sounding virtual synth blends many sound generation technologies and is available at a discount for a limited time. Here's what you need to know.

Korg Minilogue XD MIDI Editor App Now Available For Under 6 Euro

Integrate your Korg Minilogue hardware synth into your DAW projects with this lightweight and affordable MIDI editor from Momo Muller.

How To Fix Vocal Tuning And Timing In Logic Pro With Flex Pitch

Get complete control over your vocal takes from fine tuning to changing key using Flex Pitch in Logic. Josh Carney shows you how in this short video.

Apple Has Been Quietly Upgrading Audio Quality For Apple Music And iTunes

Apple Digital Masters brings enhanced audio fidelity to its streaming services - and you don't have to do anything to get it. Here's why.

Novation Offers Free iZotope Trash 2 Plug-In To Sound Collective Members

If you're part of Novation's Sound Collective here's some great news - you can get iZotope's Trash 2 multiband distortion plug-in completely free for a limited time. Here's how.

Roland Showcases World Famous TR-808 Drum Machine & Announces V-MODA M-100 Master 808

Learn all about the history of the 808 on 808 day courtesy of Roland, plus discover the new, limited edition V-MODA M-100 Master 808 headphones.

Interview: S-Men

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Stream our entire Course Library with an Online Library Pass for $9 a month (Reg. $15) or $72 a year (Reg. $180) until August 15th 2019. Here's how to get the deal.

EMR Is The World's First Eurorack 24/7 Music Stream On YouTube

Tune in here any time to listen to this brand new, 24 hour streaming music channel broadcasting only modular music - and submissions are open.

Black Eyed Peas Producer DJ Ammo Releases Free Serum Preset Pack

Grab this free pack of patches for the Serum soft synth today, created by DJ Ammo and available for anyone to download.

5 Reasons To Use Analog Gear In Your Studio

Analog gear never went away, and its popularity is on the rise again. So in a world of digital, why would you turn to the analog domain? Here are 5 good reasons...

Zynthian Open Synth V3 DIY Kit Now Available

No soldering is required with this new version of Zynthian's Open Synth - just put it together and you can be making music and designing sounds in no time.

Intimate Noise Is A New Sample Pack Creator, Free Pack Available

Grab yourself a free sample pack, which Intimate Noise is giving away to celebrate its launch. Here's how to get it.

qSWARM Experimental MultiSample Pack For Ableton, Logic & StudioOne + WAV Is Free / PWYC

Grab this mind-bending collection of choppable samples now for free, or pay what you can. Here's how to get it.