Rounik Sethi

Rounik Sethi

Rounik is the Executive Editor for Ask.Audio & macProVideo. He's built a crack team of professional musicians and writers to create one of the most visited online resources for news, review, tutorials and interviews for modern musician and producer. As an Apple Certified Trainer for Logic Pro Rounik has taught teachers, professional musicians and hobbyists how to get the best out of Apple's creative software. He has been a visiting lecturer at Bath Spa University's Teacher training program, facilitating workshops on using music and digital media tools in the classroom. If you're looking for Rounik, you'll most likely find him (and his articles) on Ask.Audio & macProVideo.com.

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Auddict Announces Drums of the Deep for Kontakt

Auddict have released a huge new Kontakt instrument, "drums of the deep" for Kontakt 4 and above with some hard-hitting Taiko drums, orchestral bass drums, tam-tam percussion and much more.

Arcano MIDI NES Chiptune Synthesizer 2 Re-Creates Classic 8-Bit Nintendo Sounds

Back in August 2015 we reported on the original Arcano MIDI NES Synth on Kickstarter. Of course, it did well, and many of those who wanted to make 8-bit chiptune music found it great!

Critter & Guitari Bolsa Bass Goes White & Granular Freezer, Polyrhythmic Drum Machine for Organelle

Critter & Guitari have released a white edition of their Bolsa Bass synth, and new modes for the Organelle including a beautiful Granular Freezer, a cool polyrhythmic drum machine, and synth patches.

FREE Ableton Live Pack From Sampled Casio PX3000 Synth

Grab this one while you can. You have less than 2 weeks to download almost 500 MB of exotic plucked sample sounds in Ableton Live Pack format. BIG thank you to the generous folks at Isotonik Studios!

Modstep 1.1 Includes Audio Unit Support, Arrange Mode, MIDI Import/Export

Modstep is an incredibly fully-featured MIDI sequencer for iPad that comes with a synthesizer and drum sampler too. There are multiple ways to connect it to your setup and version 1.1 gives even more.

Synth Stories 001: The Glitz Recreate the Main ARP Odyssey Synth Line From Chubby Cheek

If you love hardware synths you'll love the new podcast feature on Ask.Audio: Synth Stories. For episode 001 The Glitz talk about their story with the ARP Odyssey and their new track Chubby Cheek.

Watch Jomox T-Rackonizer Analog Stereo Filter Eurorack Synth Module In Action

Jurgen from Jomox at Superbooth shows us around their new T-Rackonizer. It's an analog stereo filter matrix Eurorack module version of the T-Resonator. Expect some quirky, sublime sounds...

Thavius Beck Demonstrates How Ableton Push 2 Note Mode & Scale Modes Work

Learn all about Ableton Push 2's Note modes, Scale modes and how to imply them when playing Push 2 in this excellent video tutorial by Thavius Beck.

Launch Control XL Is More Than An Ableton Controller Thanks to HUI Support

The Novation Launch Control XL is best known as an Ableton Live controller, and it is very good! Now, thanks to HUI integration, Logic, Cubase & Pro Tools users can enjoy near instant mapping too.

New MIDI Controller for Waldorf Blofeld Synthesizer Is Powerful & Beautiful

If you have a Waldorf Blofeld synthesiser and have been round the block with different controllers, then this news might make you very happy.

Massive Attack Fantom App Creates Personalised Remixes Based On Environment

Fantom is a sensory remixer in an app. If that sounds cheesy, it's not. It's from Massive Attack and it can create quite wonderful remixes based on four new tracks from Bristol's finest.

This Max For Live Device Controls Korg volca FM Synth From Inside Ableton Live

What could make the Korg volca FM better? How about a way to integrate it into your Ableton Live setup and control and automate it via a Max for Live device..? Well here it is!

Win: $9000+ Universal Audio Gear in Prizes, Enter Producer Personality Quiz

How does personality affect the music production process? Universal Audio & Ask.Audio wondered the same thing, and created this quiz to help you discover your personality type. Plus win $9000 in gear!

How A Vintage Toy Piano Was Transformed Into A Polyphonic Digital Synthesizer

First it was an acoustic wooden toy piano. Then it became a MIDI controller. Now it's become a polyphonic digital hardware synthesizer!! Here's the story behind Liam Lacey's amazing Vintage Toy Synth.

How Narrow Monitor Placement Can Negatively Affect The Panning In Your Mixes

In this 5 minute video tutorial, Joe Albano explains how narrow monitor placement can result in tracks being bunched and can detract from your mixes. Â