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Review | Jan 04, 2017 by Jay Asher

Apogee promise really low latency with their new sub-$600 10-in and 12-out Thunderbolt audio interface for Mac users. Jay Asher hopes it hits the sweet spot. Here's what he discovered.

Tutorial | Jan 04, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Quickly and easily use your software synth to create a wobble lead patch from scratch in just a couple of minutes!

Tutorial | Jan 04, 2017 by Gary Hiebner

Taking tracks between projects in Cubase is easier than you might think. Gary Hiebner shows how track import works and explores ways to speed up workflow with customised presets.

News | Jan 04, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

Matthew Friedrichs, the creator of these cool (and free) set of blocks for Native Instruments Reaktor 6, reached out to us about his collection.

News | Jan 04, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

This web-based 808 feels so authentic to the original it might just blow your mind. Now wouldn't it be cool if you could map all the controls to a MIDI controller?

Review | Jan 03, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

The new Arturia MiniLab MKII has an attractive sub $100 price point. But does this uber-portable and ultra small music controller perform as classily as it looks? We find out in the video review.

Tutorial | Jan 03, 2017 by Hollin Jones

ReWire is a powerful, invisible protocol for streaming audio and MIDI between compatible apps. Here are some ways it can make your life easier.

News | Jan 03, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

Taking cues from the Atmegatron, but will some new surprises, Soulsby Synthesizers' Oscitron is n 8-bit wavetable oscillator eurorack module being released soon. Here's a video and details.

News | Jan 03, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

Unusual shaped synths are not exactly the norm, especially for the modular variety where fitting them together often demands uniform form factors. Not so with these Polytik synth modules.

Review | Jan 02, 2017 by Noah Pred

Is this a first? A reverb effect to help truly sonically shape harmonics. Fabfilter's Pro-R could be accurately described as a surgical reverb plugin. Noah Pred tests out its repairing abilities.

News | Jan 02, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

NAMM 2017 is just 2 weeks away. That means new music product announcements from some of the biggest and most respected music machine brands. Teenage Engineering has started their teaser early...

News | Jan 02, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

Seeing representations of sound has fascinated music makers and listeners since forever. It's what makes oscilloscopes so seductively hypnotic. Now you can turn CV or audio into VGA visuals with this.

Review | Jan 01, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

2016 saw a raft of Kontakt instruments that either advanced what we thought was possible, or consolidated Kontakt as the sample engine of choice. Here's some of our favorites from 2016.

News | Jan 01, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Get the lowdown on Roland's recreation of a true classic synth, Jupiter 8, in this fast and easy to follow video on the Boutique JP-08.

News | Jan 01, 2017 by Rounik Sethi

It's always nice to get sample packs of rare and famous analog synthesizers. And in this case you can get a sample pack of one of the best sounding analog poly synths of all time. The Voyetra Eight.