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5 Reaktor Synths You Should Know About

There are many fine add-on synths created for Reaktor, but did you know about these five great models that come as part of the standard Reaktor library?

What To Consider When Choosing Studio Headphones

A good pair of cans is essential for almost every music setup. But how can you choose the ones that are right for you?

Man Plays Synth On His Head: The Best Synth Performance You'll Ever See?

This might be the most insane and satisfyingly happy synth performance video you'll see today. A musician is playing a synth on top of his head... while dancing. It doesn't get better than this.

Ableton Releases Microtron, Sampled Mellotron Pack by Puremagnetik

With over 150 MIDI clips and over 600 MB of sounds, this carefully sampled Live pack of the Mellotron from Puremagnetik hits the spot. If you want to add interesting, organic sounds this is for you.

Heavyocity Announces NOVO Modern Strings

Heavyocity have finally revealed what their next instrument is... NOVO Modern Strings brings professional cinematic scoring tools to everyone. Take a listen below.

Review: Make Noise 0-Coast Single Voice Patchable Synthesizer

East and West coast synths traditionally have their own approach and sound, but how about a 0-Coast design? Rishabh Rajan decodes this unique semi modular synthesizer.

This Expressive Analog Touch Synth, Hyve, Now Available On Kickstarter

We've seen the Hyve Touch Synth in action and we've been left very impressed. The only question we had was when we could get this 60-voice polyphonic touch synth... and now the answer is here.

Generate Advanced MIDI Parts Using The Dual Arpeggiator Player Device In Reason

Reason's Player devices take simple MIDI input and turn it into chords, scales and arpeggios. Here's how to get great results from the arpeggiator with minimal effort!

Meet The Korg Volca FM In This Quick Introductory Video Showcasing Sounds And Features

Korg's volca FM is a cool hardware synth that packs the synth engine of a real DX7 into a much smaller box. G.W Childs shows you what this means for your music making.

What Does This Incredible MIDI Drawing of Mona Lisa Sound Like?

The Mona Lisa is probably the most famous painting in the world. Now it's been realised as MIDI art by Clemens from AutoTonic. And it looks incredibly good for a MIDI drawing.

So You Want A FREE Windows DAW? MAGIX Releases Music Maker Free

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.

What's New In FL Studio 12.4.2

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: iConnectivity ConnectAUDIO 2|4

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?

Curtis Family Speaks Out Against Behringer Synth Clone Plans Using CEM3340

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.

Befaco Releases Chopping Kinky Eurorack Synth Module

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.