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News | Oct 25, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

It’s Masterclass time again at AskAudio. And in today's webinar, the good folks from Befaco will be demoing their eurorack modular synths and explaining what you need to build your own synth modules.

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.

News | Oct 25, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

We’re excited to bring you this amazing mixing plugin bundle deal for producers and engineers. Audified’s new U73b modelled Compressor plus inValve Effects & STA Preamp 2 are now 40% OFF for 7 days!

News | Oct 25, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

Imagine being able to start a music track on your iPad or iPhone and then export it directly as an Ableton Live Set, then open it in Live and re-arrange, mix, master, etc. and finish it off.

Review | Oct 25, 2016 by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth

Audified have updated their popular U73b compressor plug-in to add several new features, including external side-chaining. Will the enhancements entice current and new users to jump onboard?

News | Oct 25, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

Audified have released version 2 of their truly excellent U73b Compressor plug-in which faithfully emulates a rare classic German hardware compressor/limiter which sounds great on many sources.

News | Oct 25, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

If you have been in the eurorack or modular synth game you will have undoubtedly heard of Erica Synths. If you are new to the game, you should check them out and watch this video.

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.

Tutorial | Oct 24, 2016 by Joshua Casper

Dummy clips, despite their name, can be intelligently used in Ableton Live. Joshua Casper sows how to use them to add variation to drum & synth loops by syncing them to tempo and quantise parameters.

News | Oct 24, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

Elektron's latest machine, Analog Heat, has caused some hot discussion since its announcement. It's certainly more than the sum of its parts as the videos demonstrate and now it's shipping.

News | Oct 24, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

If you've been relying on the built-in MIDI mapping engine to map controls on your MIDI hardware to parameter in Ableton Live, there's another way that can be even easier and more flexible, Remotify.

Review | Oct 23, 2016 by Matt Vanacoro

A professional orchestra sound module/sample library with effects for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch? Matt Vanacoro finds out if Crude Byte's iSymphonic Orchestra app delivers.

News | Oct 23, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

If you only watch one synth performance video today make it this one. Steve H improvises with his Buchla 200e with some external processing provided by Logic Pro X. It's inspiring and expansive.

Tutorial | Oct 23, 2016 by Joe Albano

The beauty of analog music hardware, especially EQs, is the unique character they can impart on your mixes. Fortunately, there's a number of faithful emulations in the plug-in world. Here's 7 for you.

Tutorial | Oct 23, 2016 by Hollin Jones

Bass House is a genre where your bassline has to be the centre of attention. Watch Adam Pollard (aka. Multiplier) explain how to capture your listeners’ ear and keep them interested.