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Tutorial | Feb 11, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Don't imagine for a second that distortion effects belong only in the domain of our guitar wielding friends. Distortion is for everyone! Artists from EDM to Country are embracing it and so can you!

News | Feb 11, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

The Tack is a recreation of the “Mrs Mills”, a tack piano from Abbey Road Studios with which The Beatles, Elliot Smith and many others recorded some of their tracks. Now available for Kontakt.

Review | Feb 10, 2015 by Sara Simms

The new version of Mixed In Key 7 looks clean and has some innovative new features, but how does it perform in the real world? Sara Simms takes it for a spin to find out.

Tutorial | Feb 10, 2015 by Hollin Jones

It's all well and good knowing Cubase well enough to produce great songs and mixes... but staying organized, and knowing how to manage your media can be just as important.

News | Feb 10, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

A dedicated hardware sequencer with real-time MIDI effects and polyrhythmic capabilities. Sounds good? Squarp's Pyramid promises all this and more.

Review | Feb 09, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

If you are making dance music, industrial noise, or creating sound design for games that require a little more 'edge'... You’ll want to get hold of Rob Papen's RAW - a gnarly synth with attitude.

Tutorial | Feb 09, 2015 by Darren Burgos

There are some meaty and capable synths available for iPad. Don't keep the iOS music platform separate from Logic Pro X. With a little know-how, you can integrate iOS synths directly into Logic.

News | Feb 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

UVI Scratch Machine, a highly-expressive scratch instrument previously exclusive to the Urban Suite bundle, is now available stand- alone with an enhanced library for $39 USD.

News | Feb 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

It's a dual-band transient shaping tool from Softube. What else do you need to know? OK, there's a video below to show it off in action.

News | Feb 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

One of the most influential innovators in the area of high-fidelity headphones and cartridges for vinyl and founder of Grado Labs has passed away. His story and that of his company is fascinating.

News | Feb 08, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Do you want to win a Novation Launchpad S and/or a Novation Launch Control XL? Of course you do! Good news: it's easy to enter... simply answer the question below.

Tutorial | Feb 08, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

In this tutorial-video Liam O'Mullane (aka. The Sound Tutor) opens up with Machine 2.0 secret playbook to show how to create bass rhythms that sync perfectly with the kick drum and a lot more too.

Tutorial | Feb 08, 2015 by Gary Hiebner

In the space of a few short years online music collaboration software has begun to really take off. Gary Hiebner takes a look at the most interesting apps and services available for collaborators now.

News | Feb 07, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

The Apollo Twin was awarded Outstanding Technical Achievement in Computer Audio Hardware at the recent NAMM 2015 TEC awards ceremony. This wasn't a big surprise for us really!

News | Feb 07, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

If you've got (or are thinking of getting) the Moog Theremini, then this will make you smile. The Moog Theremini Advanced Software Editor gives you access to new layers of its synthesis engine.