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Review: Elastic Drums 2.0

The developers of Elastic Drums are relentless with their updates, constantly adding new features. We road tested the new version 2.0 and found some unexpected and very welcome additions.

Moog Discontinues 500 Series Analog Effects Modules, Last Chance To Buy One

All good things must come to an end... even the awesome Moog 500 series analog effects units. But don't despair... you've got one last chance to get one of these before you bid them a fond farewell.

8 Ableton Live Set Tips The Pros Don't Want You To Know

Ableton Live is still a great tool for live performance, as its name suggests. Here are eight pro tips for getting the most out of it in performance situations.

MIDIrouter Is A Simple App For Routing MIDI For Mac Musicians

You can use your Mac as the hub / interface of your MIDI synth setup without opening up your DAW. MIDIrouter is a free app that makes it simple to quickly set the MIDI In and Out ports.

84% Discount On 21 AudioModern Kontakt Instruments, Sample And Preset Packs

Another no-brainer deal from Audio Plugin Deals! This time you can save $340 on 21 products from Audio Modern, including Kontakt instruments, sample packs and preset packs.

The Kosmonaut Is A Strikingly Beautiful Handmade Analog Synth

You may have seen the Kosmonaut handmade analog synthesizer before. There's been no word on this anticipated synth since 2012... is it about to see the light of day some 5 years later?

Want To Win a MiniMoog Model D, Mother-32, Theremini & Other Synths?

Fancy winning a Minimoog Model D? Of course you do! Moogfest are offering one of these coveted analog synthesizers along with a number of other desirable music machines and prizes in this contest.

Review: MasterCheck Pro, Adjust To Different Loudness Normalisation Standards

Mastering your music for the plethora of possible listening devices out there just got a whole lot easier, and you won't need to be a rocket scientist to use it.

How To Improve Your Studio One Workflow By Bouncing Events

Bouncing isn't just for printing changes to audio clips, it can also be great for consolidating and cleaning up project audio folders. Alex Solano explains all.

Rigid Audio Kontakt GUI Maker: Create Drag And Drop Interfaces For Kontakt Instruments

So you want to build your own Kontakt instruments and possibly sell them? Not keen on the scripting side of things? Rigid Audio's Kontakt GUI Maker 1.0 is here (out of BETA) and makes it easy!

Ableton Releases Beat Tools Live Pack

This new Ableton Live pack comes bundled with Live 9 Suite, Push, or is available separately. It features 182 audio loops, 97 MIDI clips, 102 instrument racks, 27 drum racks, effects chain & more.

What's New In Logic Pro X 10.3.1

One month after the Logic Pro X 10.3 release is a new update with a minor feature enhancement and a host of bug fixes. Here's what's new in this update for one of the most popular DAWs.

How To Make A Glorious MIDI Unicorn In Any DAW

Fancy giving your MIDI piano roll in your DAW a bit of artistic flair? Well, this MIDI unicorn looks kind of cool... and it actually sounds good too. Andrew Huang shows you how it's done.

Review: Black Rooster Audio VLA-2A Compressor

A power-efficient, great sounding and cool-looking compressor plugin that is also affordable sounds too good to be true, but Sara Simms knows the truth about the VLA-2A compressor...

Blocs Wave Can Now Export To Launchpad for iOS

Now you can send your Blocs Wave creations to Launchpad for iOS with this major new update.