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News | Mar 22, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

Music Maker from Magix is a popular Windows software tool used by musicians for over 20 years. Now Music Maker is available for free for the first time. Yes, the full version! Free.

News | Mar 21, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

Image Line continues to show the love to FL Studio users. This free update (all customers get free lifetime updates) includes a number of maintenance and bug fixes with a few new additions.

Review | Mar 21, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

iConnectivity is well known for its powerful and flexible audio interfaces, so what would we make of the ConnectAUDIO 2|4 when we put it to the test?

News | Mar 21, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

The Curtis family have posted a revealing open letter to those wondering what Doug Curtis would make of his chips being cloned for use in Behringer's classic synth cloning plans.

News | Mar 21, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

The new Befaco Chopping Kinky is a dual-channel, voltage controlled wave folder synth module that turns simple sounds into richer ones. Check out the video below for a useful sonic demo.

Tutorial | Mar 21, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Going from the studio to the stage with Ableton Live can be a great experience, provided you get all your gear set up correctly. DJ Kiva is here to show you how it's done.

News | Mar 21, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

So you want to have your track mastered for you (instantly, online) but using a specific reference track to guide the AI process? That's what Sound.Tools Matchering does and it's now in public BETA.

News | Mar 20, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

There are just six EMS Synthi 100 analog synthesizers remaining, and none available for the public to play. That's about to change as one of these is being fully restored and placed in a public space.

Review | Mar 20, 2017 by Joe Albano

Guitar and bass amp simulations are often indistinguishable from the real thing. Here are seven of the best, plus a couple of honorable mentions.

News | Mar 20, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

New company, Copper Traces, have released their first eurorack module and it looks like an interesting one. Seek is a 64 step CV/Gate sequencer.

Tutorial | Mar 20, 2017 by Jay Asher

Stock plugin chains on instruments might provide immediate "wow factor", but they're rarely suitable for building a whole mix. Here's why.

News | Mar 20, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

There's some synths that cause you to stop what you're doing and just listen. Then there's the 20 Design Synth that will have you drooling before you've heard it. Here's the first silver 20 ever made.

Review | Mar 19, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

Yamaha's powerful Montage operating system has had an update, adding cool new features like Auto Beat Sync. Matt Vanacoro put it through its paces.

Tutorial | Mar 19, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

Matt Vanacoro shares his many years of musical experience to offer an insight into how going beyond 7th chords can add a new layer to your playing.

News | Mar 19, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

With 20 synths in production Behringer have revealed another one they are working on reissuing. And this should make a lot of us very happy. The classic Oberheim OB-XA will see the light of day again!