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Tutorial | Jun 22, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

The Roland JX-03 is the offspring of the legendary JX-3P. And this new breed is a compact synth powerhouse as Rishabh Rajan shows in this video tutorial taken from his course on the JX-03.

Tutorial | Jun 22, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

Getting started in sound design might seem a bit daunting. There are so many tools, plugins, libraries out there. These 5 tips are designed for the novice sound designers amongst us.

News | Jun 22, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

It's been two years since Imaginando broke onto the scene with their innovative Ableton Live and Traktor iOS controller apps. And now it's time to celebrate'¦!

News | Jun 22, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

There are a number of high-profile clones of the infamous 808 drum machine. And it's time to consider another one: 8raw8. Each unit is hand-built in France and features Moog style rotary knobs.

News | Jun 21, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

Reason 9 is officially available. And this update from Nektar Technology makes all Panorama & Impact controllers compatible with Reason 9 and offer an substantial expansion of Rack Extension mapping.

Review | Jun 21, 2016 by G.W. Childs IV

German company, Audiowerkstatt, have come out with a rather nifty hardware MIDI step sequencer with some very cool features. G.W. Childs puts this the mini-midi-step to the test.

Tutorial | Jun 21, 2016 by Rishabh Rajan

In this NI Reaktor tutorial mini-series, Rishabh Rajan shows how to build your own synthesizer from scratch. In part 5 (the final part),the focus is on the GUI and master volume.

Interview | Jun 21, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

If you love hardware synths and synth-based music you'll want to listen to our Synth Stories audio podcast. Episode 003 follows Stereospread on their journey with the DSI Prophet 12 on "Frozen".

News | Jun 21, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

So you want to get hands on making music without actually touching a device? Soli is a new sensing technology that uses miniature radar to detect touchless gesture interactions.

News | Jun 21, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

code:MONO has hit this mashup out of the park once again. No surprises there! But, what's really great to see is a Push 2, Livid Minim and MIDI Fighter 3D in the setup.

News | Jun 21, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

There's not many, details about this new app from Amazing Noises. However, this video of Moebius shows us many of its capabilities, and it's a powerful effect processor, looper, live sampler & synth.

Review | Jun 20, 2016 by Matt Vanacoro

Good for live or studio use, the iConnectAudio 2+ is a versatile 2-in 6-out audio & MIDI interface for musicians & DJs. Matt Vanacoro finds out just how good this interface is in this review.

Tutorial | Jun 20, 2016 by Joe Albano

Logic Pro X comes with a substantial collection of virtual synths'"from basic, traditional analog and digital models, to big, powerful kitchen-sink instruments that employ cutting-edge technologies.

News | Jun 20, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

Oh Skinnerbox. You are very, very clever people indeed. We're not sure exactly how they've done this, but basically you can now control Ableton Live with a modular synth setup using CV4Live.

Interview | Jun 20, 2016 by Rounik Sethi

Double Agent from Mooji is a truly eclectic album with multiple musical styles that still feels like a whole body of work. We talk with Mooji (you may know him as Kramnik) about producing and more.