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News | May 02, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Spectrasonics' long-awaited follow-up to their flagship power synth is finally here! There's tons of new features, but one that excites us the most is the ability to import your own audio.

Review | May 01, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

When iRig was released it became the standard for recording guitar into your iOS device. And now there's iRig 2. Matt Vanacoro finds out what improvements have been made to this second edition.

News | Apr 30, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

The 8 channel drum machine from Softube announced at Musikmesse is coming in Summer! The drum synth comes with some innovative effects, mixing features, and Auto Layer Mode for layering unto 4 channel

Review | Apr 30, 2015 by Sara Simms

Are you looking for a guitar pedal to help you recreate the sound of classic tube preamps? Sara Simms puts the Jim Dunlop il Torino Overdrive to the test.

Tutorial | Apr 30, 2015 by Gary Hiebner

Even if you haven't yet updated to FL Studio 12 yet (why not??) Gary Hiebner shows you how to translate visual pixels into sonic synthesis using BeepMap. We wish every DAW had this!

News | Apr 30, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

TONE2 tell us the latest version their analog emulation soft synth, Saurus2, has true analog sound with state of the art features without being a CPU hog! Find out more below in their press release.

News | Apr 30, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Good news for NI Komplete 2 through 9 users. If you purchase a Komplete Kontrol S-Series keyboard you be inline for a free update to Komplete 10, including Rounds, Polyplex, Definitive Piano & more.

Review | Apr 29, 2015 by Hollin Jones

Røde are well known for their high-quality microphones. So, we decided to put the Røde Reporter to the test at a big trade show, Musikmesse. Hollin Jones finds out how it performs for interviews.

Tutorial | Apr 29, 2015 by Rich Tozzoli

With some choice hardware and plug-ins, even when you're out of the studio you can get some truly excellent sounding guitars. Rich Tozzoli uses his UA Apollo and 3 stomp boxes in UAD v8 to good effect

News | Apr 29, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

German born, London based electronic musician & producer, Ulrich Schnauss, is known for this work with Tangerine Dream, My Bloody Valentine & Slowdive. Here he showcases his synth collection on video.

News | Apr 29, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Blue Cat Audio MB-7 Mixer owners: version 2.5 is out with a plethora of new features, like external side chain input and it's a free update. For new users, it's a good time to join the party.

News | Apr 29, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Designed to 'stop monophobia' the new ENKL monophonic synth from Klevgränd is great for creating fat basses, glitchy noises, leads and chip tune sounds. Check out the video below.

Review | Apr 28, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

At an exclusive Akai Advance event in New York City, Matt Vanacoro and Steve H, representing AskAudio Mag, were invited to get hands-on with the upcoming Akai Advance smart MIDI controller keyboards.

Tutorial | Apr 28, 2015 by The Sound Tutor

Learn how to control the stereo dimension of your Ableton Live mix thanks to this in-depth tutorial from The Sound Tutor. You can also work through and download the included project on Splice.com.

News | Apr 28, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

BIAS FX for Mac, Windows and iOS provides any pedals, amps, stereo FX and routing options any guitar player could dream of. Plus, Positive Grid tell us it has the best sound quality possible.