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News | Oct 12, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

The big news from NI is the Komplete Kontrol family has a bigger brother S-Series 88 (that's 88 keys) and 1.5 software which allows 3rd party plugins from Arturia, u-he, and more to be controlled.

Interview | Oct 12, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

With his "Nirvana" 3-track release today on Bedrock records, Guy J continues to push further into melody-rich house music. Guy explains the workflow and tech behind "Provokoter" and listen to it here.

Tutorial | Oct 12, 2015 by Jay Asher

Logic Pro X 10.2's Alchemy is a super synth. It's deep, powerful and yet easy to get started with. In this tutorial, Logic Pro genius, shows a cool way to use EXS24 instruments inside Alchemy!

News | Oct 12, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Arctic Pads is a free demo set of 8 pads for Ableton’s SIMPLER from Flintpope could add an air of mystery to your tracks. Did we mention they’re free?

News | Oct 11, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Soniccouture, well known for their meticulously sampled and playable Kontakt instruments have released “Box of Tricks”, a 30GB collection of 13 instruments sampled, shaped & sculpted with Imogen Heap.

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

How well prepared do you feel for your next gig? Sure, you've practiced, memorised the lyrics, got the stems and hardware all synced... but there's other things to consider as G.W. Childs explains.

News | Oct 11, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Acoustica tell us their Mixcraft music production and multitrack recording software adds new content, more controller support and feature enhancements in version 7.5, including Windows 10 support.

News | Oct 10, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Many digital music producers are beginning to miss the warmth and old-school noise you get from the sound of a needle on a vinyl record. Those were the days… here's an app that brings it back for free

News | Oct 10, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Engine, from Social Entropy, is a polyphonic hardware step sequencer for pattern-based music producers and performers. It's an easy way to create rhythmic and melodic patterns in a compact unit.

Review | Oct 09, 2015 by Jay Asher

Jay Asher rarely feels unhappy about his existing audio tools... but then StrumMaker IV found its way into his studio. It includes two Kontakt instruments for strummed and non-strummed guitar parts.

News | Oct 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

If you were waiting to upgrade to OS X El Capitan due to problems with audio unit plugins and music hardware, Apple have an update round the corner that is going to fix it for us. Good news at last!

News | Oct 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

What could make Focusrite audio interfaces even better value? Softube's Time and Tone Bundle is likely to help. TSAR-1R Reverb, Tube Delay, and Saturation Knob are included with the Red suites too!

News | Oct 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Created by DevKid (Ján Šicko) and Roman Mackovič, this somewhat portable drum machine made from wood and controlled by stones does things differently and celebrates the fact.

Review | Oct 08, 2015 by Sara Simms

One of the names that's getting more attention in the world of professional DJ turntables these days is Stanton. Sara Simms puts the Stanton STR8.150 decks to the test in a scratch session.

Tutorial | Oct 08, 2015 by Gary Hiebner

FL Studio is known for being an open and flexible DAW. In this tutorial Gary Hiebner explores the different ways to apply automation using automation clips, channel automation & per note automation.