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Review | Jul 29, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

NAAFI, a collective & label from Mexico, is having an influence on the Mexican music scene. Native Instruments' new 5 minute documentary film with its label bosses seeks to understand the scene.

News | Jul 29, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

The HDJ-1500 headphones from Pioneer DJ are now available in a luxurious warm gold finish. All other features appear to be the same for all models. But gold is gold.

Review | Jul 28, 2015 by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth

At first glance, the Yamaha AG06 looks like a small, simple mixer. But there are a lot of unique features under the hood. Matthew Loel T. Hepworth climbs under the bonnet to reveal those secrets.

News | Jul 28, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

With features like track group controls, align using pitch values, fast A/B comparisons, and multicore background processing, ReVoice 3.1 wants to stay top of the list for pitch and time processing.

Tutorial | Jul 28, 2015 by Hollin Jones

SimSynth is a simple but powerful synthesizer that can get you down to the building blocks of how sound is generated. Using it can help you understand patch building for simple and complex synths.

News | Jul 28, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Chances are you listen to music via a mainstream medium like vinyl, tape cassette, digital MP3s, CDs at decent bit rates. 1-Bit Symphony explores the lo-fi, minimal nature in an innovative way.

Review | Jul 27, 2015 by Sara Simms

If you crave for deep bass sound vibrations when listening to music sitting in a chair, then the SubPac S2 is going to appeal. Sara Simms puts this new tactile technology to the test.

Tutorial | Jul 27, 2015 by Sara Simms

Despite DJing being easier than ever, there are challenges which digital DJs face on the road to success. Sara Simms shares 7 tips new DJs should heed to help them on their journey.

News | Jul 27, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Audiobus Remote is an app that mirrors and extends the Audiobus Connection Panel to a second iPad or iPhone. In short, you can make use of an older iOS device as a music app controller.

News | Jul 27, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Composer Matt Parker has a different take on what to do with nearly extinct computer hardware: sample their signature sounds and make an album from it. Read the story, listen to the album.

Tutorial | Jul 26, 2015 by Mo Volans

In part 4 in this series on music production techniques, we'll explore the different types of equalization from a digital mixing perspective. There's plenty of audio examples to get stuck into as well

Tutorial | Jul 26, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

If you're completely new to Logic Pro and are feeling lost, don't despair. Booker Edwards has a new video course designed for you. In this video from the course he shows how to setup the main window.

Review | Jul 25, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

If you want to recharge your Ableton Live sets and inject them with a house vibe? ModeAudio's House Generator for Ableton racks include beat, bass & lead lines with MIDI & audio. How does it perform?

News | Jul 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

We've got a scoop on the cool, upcoming music controller / instrument from Livid Instruments. Check out the video below and some early details of the spec with possible pricing.

Review | Jul 24, 2015 by Lynda Arnold

Strezov Sampling has recently released Macabre Solo Strings, an expressive and lyrical first chair Violin, Viola and Cello software instrument for NI Kontakt. Lynda Arnold discovers how emotive it is.