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Tutorial | Dec 29, 2015 by Thomas Goss

Interested in learning tips for orchestration and scoring, for both MIDI & "real-world"? This excerpt from Thomas Goss' book on 100 Orchestration Tips that accompanies his Ask.Audio videos is for you.

News | Dec 29, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

ModSstep, the iPad MIDI Sequencer, promises so much and is why some users were unhappy about some teething issues and no manual. Good news is the first update has been submitted to Apple already.

News | Dec 28, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

There's over 1,700 hours of music production video courses in the Ask.Audio Academy & more being added every week. Now you can amp up your audio / music skills for just $99 for one year in our sale.

Review | Dec 28, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Hardware synthesizers have continued their revival in 2015 proving that demand for tactile music machines is alive and kicking. Here's 5 of our favorite hardware synths released this year.

Tutorial | Dec 28, 2015 by Hollin Jones

FL Studio's Piano Roll is where you do most of your MIDI work. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of it!

Review | Dec 27, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Choosing the top MIDI controllers for 2015 was tough. There are so many on offer and designed for different uses. Here, however, are our favourite 10 released this past year. Enjoy.

Review | Dec 27, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

If you do any mixing or production it's important to understand the best way to acoustically treat the room you use. That's where FuzzMeasure 4 comes in, helping you to make decisions from real data.

Review | Dec 26, 2015 by Noah Pred

Kicking off our Best of 2015 series are our most favourite Ableton Live Packs from this year. Noah Pred reveals his top five with some notable mentions too.

Review | Dec 26, 2015 by Timo Preece

So, you're looking for an unusual, inventive, additive synthesizer? You use Ableton Live? Then Mellisonic's Polyphilla (Max for Live instrument) should be on your radar! Timo Preece checks it out.

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.