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Review | Oct 30, 2014 by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth

Ozone has long been a favorite of mastering engineers both novice and professional. Will iZotope's Ozone 6 be as compelling as its predecessors?

Tutorial | Oct 30, 2014 by Joe Albano

In this 5-part series, veteran rocker and music technologist, Joe Albano, takes you through the stages for mixing rock music. Part two focuses on mixing bass.

News | Oct 30, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Harbinger's new LvL series of Mixers are compact, cost-effective, and include EQ, input/peak LEDs, switchable phantom power, RCA outputs all inside a rugged, all-metal chassis.

Tutorial | Oct 29, 2014 by Lynda Arnold

Speed up and enhance your Pro Tools experience with these quick and easy, but very useful, tips from Lynda Arnold.

News | Oct 29, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Three new Loop Expansions by RICHARD DEVINE, CRISTIAN VOGEL AND BALKANSKY are now available for Twisted Tools Ultraloop. At $19 a piece, these are well worth checking out.

Review | Oct 28, 2014 by Matt Vanacoro

Waves new synth, Codex, promises a new paradigm of sound generation, wavetable and subtractive synthesis elements, and a very clean sound. Does it deliver? Matt Vanacoro digs deep and finds out.

Tutorial | Oct 28, 2014 by Noah Pred

Multiband sidechaining in Ableton doesn't mean your dynamic full-spectrum pads need to lose their texture and mood. Noah Pred shows how to have your cake and eat it and keep the dance floor moving.

News | Oct 28, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Rob Papen's QUAD was built from the ground up as a Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason. This synth weaves Rob Papen's subtractive synth magic with some interesting oscillator features and more.

News | Oct 28, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

The good (and forward-thinking) folks at Novation have teamed up with Isotonik to provide a free solution for syncing devices in Ableton Live. Check it out now!

News | Oct 28, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Wavesfactory's new Retro Keys I, is exactly what it suggests: a collection of 3 libraries of famous keyboards from the 70s. Check out the video to see each library in action.

Review | Oct 27, 2014 by Matt Vanacoro

The Kurzweil Forte features well-designed sounds, an easy to use interface and a useful LCD screen. But does this make it the king of electronic pianos? Matt Vanacoro finds out in this video review.

Tutorial | Oct 27, 2014 by Bill Burgess

Logic Pro's take folders are great for editing recorded parts of your songs But they can do so much more, especially when it comes to creatively mashing up beats and loops. Bill Burgess shows how.

Review | Oct 26, 2014 by Noah Pred

Whatever digital technology you use to DJ on, chances are you keep your tracks on a USB stick. If so, then Pioneer's Rekordbox (free) is essential. Noah Pred explains why.

Review | Oct 24, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Having made waves amongst guitarists with BIAS Amp for iOS, Positive Grid have released a stomping version for Mac and PC. Hollin Jones discovers that BIAS Desktop sets just the right tone!

Tutorial | Oct 24, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Reason is a sound designers paradise if you know it well. G. W. Childs shows how to conjure up a classic 808 style cowbell in Propellerhead's popular music production platform.