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News | Apr 29, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Designed to “stop monophobia” the new ENKL monophonic synth from Klevgränd is great for creating fat basses, glitchy noises, leads and chip tune sounds. Check out the video below.

Review | Apr 28, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

At an exclusive Akai Advance event in New York City, Matt Vanacoro and Steve H, representing AskAudio Mag, were invited to get hands-on with the upcoming Akai Advance smart MIDI controller keyboards.

Tutorial | Apr 28, 2015 by The Sound Tutor

Learn how to control the stereo dimension of your Ableton Live mix thanks to this in-depth tutorial from The Sound Tutor. You can also work through and download the included project on Splice.com.

News | Apr 28, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

BIAS FX for Mac, Windows and iOS provides any pedals, amps, stereo FX and routing options any guitar player could dream of. Plus, Positive Grid tell us it has the best sound quality possible.

News | Apr 28, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

IK Multimedia tell us their ultra-precise standalone tuner for Apple Watch is now available and features 1/100th of a cent accuracy - the most precise, feature-packed instrument tuner available.

Review | Apr 27, 2015 by Sara Simms

Taking cues from the classic Neve 1073, Black Lion Audio's B173 half rack microphone preamp is put to the test by Sara Simms. Find out if it delivers on Neve like sound at a reasonable price.

Tutorial | Apr 27, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

When Apple bought Redmatica we wondered when the EXS24 would include AutoSampler in Logic Pro. Instead, AutoSampler is included with MainStage 3.1. Creating sampler instruments just got a lot easier!

News | Apr 27, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Music of the Spheres is an art-science collaboration to produce the first piece of music recorded onto DNA molecules (a medium that’ll never disappear?)

News | Apr 27, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

How much would you shell out for a premium drum sample pack comprising 120 high-quality wav files? $25? Possibly. $1? Almost definitely! Check out this offer from Real Drum Samples below.

News | Apr 27, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Blue tell us the new Hummingbird microphone features a precisely tuned capsule for ultra-fast transient response and high-SPL handling along with a 180 degree rotating head for perfect placement.

Tutorial | Apr 26, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

It's the weekend and it's time to relax. G. W. Childs shows how to create an evolving, ambient background sonic landscape in Propellerhead Reason's Thor.

Review | Apr 26, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

It's only been on Matt Vanacoro's wrist a matter of two days, but he's already discovered a potentially promising Apple Watch app ecosystem for musicians. Here's his top 5 Apple Watch Apps out now.

News | Apr 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

With all the Musikmesse 2015 noise we didn't post about the new EastWest Composer Cloud which provides instant access to 9000+ high quality virtual instruments from $29.99 a month.

News | Apr 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Jean-Michel Jarre said: “I’ve just got miniSyn’X and am so excited, because the Synthex is a fantastic rarity. Thanks to XILS-lab for giving everyone the opportunity to play with it.” Enough said.

News | Apr 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Musicians have been fascinated by the potential of loopers since… well, since they became available! This 2 year old video of a Michael Jackson cover by Kawehi shows what's possible with little gear.