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News | Oct 05, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Synth bass your thing? Love Native Instruments' Massive? Then you'll love these 20 cleverly crafted bass patches for Massive. And they're free to download too!

News | Oct 04, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Reason is known for its awesome synths and drum machines. In his 22-tutorial video course, expert Hollin Jones gives you an in-depth introduction to these cool instruments.

News | Oct 04, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Hosted by acclaimed audio engineer Dave Hampton (Herbie Hancock, Prince, Timberlake), Everything Audio will cover a range of topics, from recording, live sound, game audio, to forensics & sound design

News | Oct 04, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

EastWest tell us their new Hollywood Orchestral Series is a detailed and comprehensive orchestral percussion collection featuring unprecedented control of sound and instruments.

Review | Oct 03, 2014 by Lynda Arnold

We've already reviewed Sugarbytes' Egoist at AskAudioMag.com. However, it was so popular with us that Lynda Arnold also put finger to keyboard to explain just how cool this loop slicing tool is.

Review | Oct 03, 2014 by Sara Simms

If you're a DJ, or an aspiring DJ, then which apps (mainly for iPad) are worth your time and effort to use? Sara Simms pulls eight from her iPad which she highly recommends.

News | Oct 03, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Tascam tell us their update to their popular DSLR recorder, the DR-60D MKII, now comes with new and improved microphone preamps. If you're a budding DSLR film maker this could be worth checking out.

Editorial | Oct 02, 2014 by John Roche

30 years ago two men founded Steinberg the music software and hardware company behind Cubase, ASIO and VST! Three decades on from its foundation, John Roche takes a retrospective look.

Review | Oct 02, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Native Instruments' Traktor is possibly the most popular DJ platform around. So it's no surprise that there's now an iOS based controller for Traktor Pro available. Hollin Jones puts it to the test.

News | Oct 02, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

There's a certain kind of beauty and fascination in patching cables in a synth to make sounds. And u-he bring that to the virtual world of synthesis with Bazille, a digital modular synth instrument.

Tutorial | Oct 01, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Creating basslines from a pad? Really? Yes, it can be done effectively with a bit of nifty side chaining thrown in to help your Ableton Live basslines stand out from the crowd.

Review | Oct 01, 2014 by Hollin Jones

It looks like a regular, well-designed, MIDI keyboard, but Hollin Jones finds out there’s much more going on with Native Instruments’ Komplete Kontrol S-Series than meets the eye.

News | Oct 01, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

The big news from Arturia in France (as they tell us) is they have authentically scaled the sequential swan song (Prophet synth) into an innovative iOS soft synth. Lots of details below.

News | Oct 01, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Mackie have released 3 new models in their Mix Series, which they tell us offers high-quality sound and rugged reliability in a small package.

Tutorial | Sep 30, 2014 by Hollin Jones

You’ll spend a lot of time editing audio parts in Cubase. Here are some useful timesavers and power tips from Hollin Jones to help you along the way!