What do you get when you blend the best of the digital and analog synths together? In the case of the Roland JD-XA, a huge sound with powerful effects and so much more to enjoy.
All modern music makers need to understand audio concepts like bit depth, sample rate and headroom so they can push your production setup to the max. Matt Vanacoro explores the basics and some.
There's times when tapping your thighs or slapping your knees just feels right. When you've got a groove and you just need to let it out, but you want it sounding good, then put on your DrumPants 2.0.
Novation call it, 'The professional grid instrument' and it hardly needs further introduction. This music controller takes the next step up from its ubiquitous predecessor.
Modwheel have a new release: THE BENDS, watery metallic percussion sample library for Kontakt. Check out the videos below to hear it in action.
ModeAudio recently informed us of their summer sale. And, of course, when theres quality sounds available for less then we're interested.
Mastering articles are amongst our favorite here at AskAudio. So, we were a little skeptical when we first came across LANDR, an algorithm-based online mastering service. Joe Albano checks it out.
Is it true that you can turn any sample or mistake into something beautiful or suitable in Ableton Live? G.W. Childs thinks so and wants to prove it to you in this tutorial.
Waves are offering Maserati VX1 Vocal Enhancer for just $29 today only (normally $125!) If you want to produce your vocals with little time and cost, this might be for you.
TEAC tells us their new belt-drive TN-200 Turntable provides a clean sound with built-in preamp, line outs and USB output making it convenient to connect to most any music system.
Auto-Tune for guitarists? It's here! Antares ATG-1 floor processor features Auto-Tune technology which allows you to tune your guitar all the way up the neck. Find out more below.
Welcome to part 2 in this series on music production techniques. Think of these as essential audio concepts every self-respecting producer should know! Let's continue with Modulation effects.
So, you've been waiting for a Mac version of FL Studio for, like... forever, right! Well, good news. The Alpha version (pre-BETA) of FL Studio 12 for Mac is available for you to try/test.
You've likely heard vocals heavily pitched in Deep House. Veteran DJ and producer, Olav Basoski, takes us on a tour of his Logic Pro X workflow when creating pitched vocals in this video tutorial.
If vocals are the most important instrument on a pop track, then the way a reverb responds to a vocal is of vital importance too. Producer, Greg Wells, shows how effective Waves H-Reverb is for him.