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News | Dec 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

A new video demo shows what this smart, exquisitely crafted, retro-styled knob controller, called nOb, can do when controlling an audio plug-in from Elysia Alpha compressor without screen staring.

News | Dec 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Get into the Christmas / Festive season groove with our quick and easy caption contest. It's easy (and hopefully fun)!

News | Dec 24, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Using a mouse or trackpad to control your music software is limiting. We asked YOU the brand of your primary MIDI Controller, and with almost 25,000 answers... Here's the results!

News | Dec 24, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Why use your web browser to read about or buy a second-hand 909 Rhythm Composer when you can play one? Well, HTML-909 is a good 909 emulator. It's free and it's online.

News | Dec 24, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Modstep 1.0 is designed to be the centerpiece of your studio or stage setup and features a MIDI sequencer, drum sampler, synthesizer, and templates to control external MIDI hardware and apps!

News | Dec 23, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Ableton plus Christmas [or insert your festival here] often results in something for us to enjoy. Unless Santa is bringing you a Push 2, then the next best thing is the free Little Drummer Toy.

Review | Dec 23, 2015 by Toby Pitman

Toby Pitman digs into Native Instruments' Symphony Series Strings Ensemble for Kontakt 5 which allows users to build instruments with its high quality samples. But is this instrument a winner?

Tutorial | Dec 23, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

If you're a sound designer who loves the idea of capturing sounds from unusual objects and abandoned spaces then you'll really enjoy this video course from Timo Preece where he captures Berlin!

News | Dec 23, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

If you're looking for a large MIDI note sequencer controller that can play back 6 patterns simultaneously and store over 700 patterns and looks really, really cool, then check out the NSC-32.

News | Dec 23, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Sinevibes have announced Inertia 2.0, a Mac Audio Unit effect plugin for advanced audio level shaping. If it's half as good as Inertia 1 we're in for a treat, and version 1 owners can upgrade free.

Review | Dec 22, 2015 by Hollin Jones

So you're looking for perfectly balanced, both sonically and physically, bluetooth headphones for studio applications? Hollin Jones finds out if the new Master & Dynamic MW60s fit the bill.

Tutorial | Dec 22, 2015 by Gary Hiebner

Tracktion has some great tricks to edit your audio. Knowing how to use these editing shortcuts can speed up you workflow. Let's take a look at how you can enhance your audio editing in Tracktion.

News | Dec 22, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Version 2.0 of Waves Audio's virtual analog synth, Element, has been released. Perfect for creating fat, warm sounds that emulate classic hardware synths, it is powered by Waves' virtual voltage tech.

Review | Dec 21, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

Comprising a DeClicker, DeBuzzer, and a DeNoiser, the Sonnox Restore suite is as handy for audio restoration as it is for mixing and other creative audio pursuits. Matt Vanacoro put them to the test.

Tutorial | Dec 21, 2015 by Joe Albano

If you're attempting to master music as a novice or as an experienced producer, this article details seven mistakes you should avoid... and how to approach the mastering process for better results.