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Review | Jun 18, 2018 by Jay Asher

Apogee's MIC Plus comes with an excellent pedigree. Equally at home connected to your computer or iOS device, Jay Asher put it through its paces.

Tutorial | Jun 18, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Here's how to set up recording live audio, capture a take and edit the results in Live 10. Learn how this core Live skill works in just a few minutes.

News | Jun 18, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

The music of Stranger Things is so recognizable and helped it capture the imagination of young and old viewers. The composers of Stranger Things talk about how they scored the music for the hit show.

Tutorial | Jun 17, 2018 by Joe Albano

iZotope's RX suite of audio repair modules is usually thought of as a post-production or mastering tool, but it has many music and mixing applications as well. Here are a few of them.

Interview | Jun 17, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Electronic producer and media composer Dani Karanyi is inspired by classic 80s sci-fi movie scores. So much so that he made a whole album with his OB-6 synth. He talks us through how he did it.

News | Jun 17, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

At Sonar+D 2018 Factmag visited the booth of Playtronica, who demonstrated two quirky music devices, one that turns anything into a MIDI controller and one that turns human touch into sound.

Tutorial | Jun 16, 2018 by Sara Simms

Learning the secrets of harmonic mixing can be the key to unlocking even better DJ performances. Sara Simms explains the concept, and how to use it in practice.

News | Jun 16, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Native Instruments have launched EFFECTS SERIES '" CRUSH PACK, a follow-up to the critically acclaimed MOD PACK. Comprising three plugins there's a wide palette of tonal distortion sounds to play with.

News | Jun 16, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Join Infected Mushroom for a free live MasterClass as they show you how they work in the studio, in this exclusive online session that will reveal the secrets of their plugin workflows.

Tutorial | Jun 15, 2018 by Matt Vanacoro

Corrupted installs, orphaned plugins, renegade drivers, resource-hogging games - there are many things that could be slowing your system down. Here's how to streamline your work DAW.

News | Jun 15, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Maths by Make Noise is a remarkably talented module, capable of everything from acting as a VCO and generating ASR envelopes to audio mixing. Here are 22 things you can do with it.

News | Jun 15, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

For the 5.4 release, Roland Cloud is bringing you a massive update with a brand new software instrument, Resin, and lots of new effects.

Tutorial | Jun 15, 2018 by Hollin Jones

MIDI is a key part of most music systems, but how much do you know about its finer points? Joe Albano explains Channel Voice Messages in this short video.

News | Jun 14, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Akai MPC owners around the world rejoice. For absolutely nothing... you can download a very well sampled MPC expansion pack called Dark Mood. Yes, you read that right. It's 100% completely free.

Tutorial | Jun 14, 2018 by Joe Albano

Doubling is a relatively simple yet effective trick for creating depth, richness and interest in an arrangement and a mix. Joe Albano shares his top tips for doubling up.