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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Fire Strings Is A Cinematic Scoring Instrument For Kontakt - On Sale For A Limited Time

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This 8-week live online lecture series will give you an excellent grounding in all things Ableton Live. And it's on special offer for a limited time only!

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Cut straight to the heart of how to set up and sample in Elektron's powerful Octatrack MkII. Thavius Beck shows you how in this short video.

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Learn To Mix And Master Like A Pro In Logic Pro X

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New features include 64-bit, $1000 of plug-ins, 192kHz support and much more. Here's the lowdown on the first major update to ACID Pro in many years.

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NI Releases Kontakt 5.8 Update With Improved Library Management

Get better control over organising, searching and managing your installed Kontakt libraries with this new update, free for all Kontakt users via Native Access.

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This interesting-looking expressive MIDI ring works to give you control over software and hardware instruments and effects. Here's all the details.

Synthstrom Audible Will Reveal Massive 2.0 Upgrade To Deluge Synth At Superbooth 2018

The developers of this unique instrument have teased some of the new features and they look really cool - but what else will be included? Here's what we know so far.

Exploring The Complex Oscillator in Arturia Buchla Easel V

Get to the heart of sound shaping in this unique and powerful synth recreation. Rishabh Rajan takes you on a guided tour of the complex oscillator section of the Buchla Easel V.

Learn How To Make Great EDM In Logic Pro X - Earlybird Discount On This Live Lab

Take your Logic Pro X composition and production skills to the next level with this live online course. Sign up before May 5 and get a substantial discount.

Synth Festival Soundmit Returns To Italy In November 2018

Get your fill of all things synth and electronics related at Soundmit 2018, southern Europe's largest festival of its kind. Here's all the details you need to know.