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Tutorial | Mar 13, 2018 by Jay Asher

Choosing which route to take when buying plugins and libraries can be tricky. Go all-in with one company, or mix and match? Is new better than old? Jay Asher shares his advice for smarter buying.

News | Mar 13, 2018 by Hollin Jones

This innovative new guitar effect pedal smashed through its funding target in a few hours and is now available to pre-order. There's also a clever try-before-you-buy feature.

News | Mar 13, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Overloud describes their newly released EQ550 as "the ultimate tool for professional engineers who mix with no compromises". You can judge if that's the case by downloading this $139 plugin for FREE!

Review | Mar 12, 2018 by Rishabh Rajan

The semi-modular Moog DFAM follows the form factor of the Mother 32. With a 24-point patchbay it can be used in standalone or modular eurorack mode. Rishabh Rajan investigates.

Tutorial | Mar 12, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Elise Trouw is an internet sensation. Not just for being a wonderfully talented multi-musician and performer, but for using live looping without a pedal or button in sight. Here's how she does it.

Tutorial | Mar 12, 2018 by Joe Albano

Studio recording can be a minefield of sound leakage, ambient distractions and other unwanted interference. Here, Joe Albano shares his top tips for getting great isolation during audio capture.

Tutorial | Mar 12, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Named after Descartes, Make Noise's latest is a unique Cartesian sequencer. In this short video, Rishabh Rajan gives you a quick guided tour of the interface to help you get a head start.

News | Mar 12, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Imagine being able to map the musical scale and key to the white keys of your MIDI controller or MIDI synthesizer. Key Control is a handy box from Artificial Noise that allows you to do just that.

Tutorial | Mar 11, 2018 by Liam Lacey

There's never been a better time to get into music tech DIY & hacking. Nowadays there is an abundance of platforms and resources designed specifically for any level in these once-specialist activities

News | Mar 11, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Sometimes you just don't need keys on a hardware synth. Sometimes a key or two breaks and you wish your synth was of the desktop variety. Here's how to mod a Korg MicroKorg and make it look great.

News | Mar 10, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

What can you buy for €6 these days? A beer, a coffee... and a really cool software editor and plugin that will make your Roland Boutique TR-08 Rhythm Composer an even better drum machine in many ways.

News | Mar 10, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Eventide's H9 Control App comes to Android via the Google Play Store - another step forward for Android-using musicians and performers.

Review | Mar 09, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Layer, loop and be terrified by these dark ambient samples from ModeAudio, perfect for atmospheres, movie and game scoring.

Tutorial | Mar 09, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Understanding how Peak's sound starts life is key to harnessing its power. Rishabh Rajan shows you how the oscillators work in this short video.

News | Mar 09, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Apple's track record with audio fidelity is middling when it comes to earphones, but could the company be about to change all that with a new, wireless over-ear model?