Tutorial | Oct 25, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

While it's easy enough to make drum patterns and beats, it's a little trickier to make realistic sounding drum kits. Here's how to convince yourself and others using Propellerhead Reason.

Review | Oct 24, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

So you want an analog monophonic synthesizer for lead, bass and effect sounds for around $500 USD? Vermona's Mono Lancet '15 is a portable, upgradeable great sounding synth with lots of personality.

Review | Oct 18, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

Is Quantiloop one of the most powerful and comprehensive loop pedal apps for iOS ever? Before we downloaded and it had promise, but how did it fare after we tested it extensively?

Review | Oct 17, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

Getting inspiration from old school producers for contemporary music is what Irrupt's Flashback: Forward sample and loop pack is all about. There's musical riffs, FX, beats, percussion and more.

Review | Oct 11, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

Korg is back at it again with another volca that is already blowing my mind. In this review, show you my new friend, volca kick, and see what's thumpin' with this new offering from our pals at Korg.

Review | Oct 06, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

G.W. Childs finds out if MIDIShaper really adds versatile and powerful modulation to your tracks like Cableguys promise it does. Spoiler alert: It does.

Tutorial | Oct 05, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

So you want your drum tracks to sound convincing... or at least good? But you don't have a drummer to hand and your own arrangements leave a lot to be desired? Here are 5 viable alternatives.

Review | Sep 27, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

Are you looking for a Kontakt instrument with sampled choirs that you can sculpt into realistic performances or manipulate into seriously strange textures and sounds for under $100? Read on...

Tutorial | Sep 25, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

Original musical ideas are wonderful things, of course . But what if the initial inspiration is holding your track back from evolving? Here's 5 tips to help your music mature into finished tracks.

Tutorial | Sep 18, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

So you've got a Korg Electribe 2 (or are thinking about getting one) and you want some workflow tips and tricks? You're in the right place! G.W. Childs is here to help.

Review | Sep 07, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

With the release of the red and blue electribe 2 and electribe 2 Sampler Korg have updated the software to 2.0 bringing a number of useful features to these machines. G.W Childs shows his favorites.

Review | Sep 05, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

Fancy a synthesizer drum machine that sounds like your old vintage drum synth with plenty of tweakability as an audio unit plugin for iPad & iPhone? Welcome to Ruismaker. We were seriously impressed.

Review | Aug 26, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

Featuring a keyboard, knobs, trigger pads, and touch pad the nanoKEY Studio from Korg is a wireless (or USB) mobile MIDI controller with some advanced features. G. W. Childs puts in a performance.

Review | Aug 23, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

CableGuys Volumeshaper 4 does more than just shape the volume for an audio source. It can also make some very complicated modulations to anything you run through it as GW Childs discovered.

Review | Aug 20, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

In this curious article GW Childs explores the idea of whether music side projects could be beneficial or whether they might be a time drain.