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News | Dec 14, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Being Christmas means it's time for some choice freebies coming our way. Native Instruments have a nice kick plugin and bass plugin, TRK-01 PLAY, which are free until January 7th 2019.

Tutorial | Dec 13, 2018 by Joe Albano

We all know the importance of having a good mic selection, but what about all the mic accessories that can make or break a session? Joe Albano hails the unsung heroes of the studio cupboard.

News | Dec 13, 2018 by Hollin Jones

A major upgrade to the free online DAW and music making system brings huge performance gains, as well as new features and capabilities. Here's all the details.

News | Dec 13, 2018 by Hollin Jones

This massively redesigned and upgraded miniature hardware synth certainly packs a punch, and you can get your early bird special order in now. Here's the lowdown.

Review | Dec 12, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Native's new A Series of Komplete Kontrol keyboards have many of the features of the S series, but at a price that may surprise you. Hollin Jones took the smallest sibling, the A25, for a spin.

Tip | Dec 12, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Although digital recording is now commonplace, there's still a vocal minority of musicians sticking with analog. But which is better? Here are 3 ways digital is superior, and 2 it's not.

News | Dec 12, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

The big DAW release of FL Studio 20, now for PC and Mac, just got a shot in the arm with requested features from the past 5 years in FL Studio 20.1. Here's what's new.

News | Dec 12, 2018 by Hollin Jones

The new album from Jade Wii of DAWless Jammin' and Ask.Audio is a mixture of Lo-fi, Ambient, and Electronic music. You can check it out here.

News | Dec 11, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

They call it a polychrome software synthesizer. Arturia's latest soft synth, Pigments, is as multi-faceted sonically as its name suggests. It can sound like most synths out there but is unique too.

Tutorial | Dec 11, 2018 by Hollin Jones

In a hurry? This 1-minute video from Joe Albano gives you the fundamentals of how audio waveforms work.

News | Dec 11, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Announced back in October 2018, this hardware controller with touch-sensitive motorized faders for under $499, the new 2nd-generation Icon Pro Audio QCon Pro G2 is now shipping!

News | Dec 10, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Created in the spirit of Roland's seminal hardware board with reimagined versatility, Roland Cloud now includes SRX Dance TRAX.

News | Dec 10, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Join celebrated producer Dr Shiver as he shares his production secrets in this totally free live MasterClass on December 13th - only on Ask.Audio.

Tutorial | Dec 10, 2018 by Joe Albano

Logic has tools to convert audio parts to MIDI data - a process that can be incredibly useful, if you know how to use it. Joe Albano explains exactly how it works.

News | Dec 10, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

This boutique library contains 9 analog and pcm synth gear such as Dave Smith OB6, Moog Minitaur & Sub37, Novation X-Station, Nord Lead 2x, Oberheim Matrix 6 & 1000, Roland Super JV & Yamaha DX7.