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Editorial | Oct 05, 2013 by G.W. Childs IV

Software plug-ins & DAWs have taken over most music studios. However, analog is making a comeback. Now more than ever, musicians & producers are turning to hardware. But why? GW Childs investigates.

Review | Oct 04, 2013 by Lynda Arnold

Soniccouture have been making novel instruments for quite some time. As well as being of high-quality they are also unique! Lynda Arnold was keen to see what Geosonics brings to our sonic palettes.

Tip | Oct 04, 2013 by G.W. Childs IV

We all have the most diverse musical instrument already: your voice. And NI's Mouth takes advantage of your voice by transforming it into melodic sounds you can only dream of. Here's how to use it!

Review | Oct 03, 2013 by Hollin Jones

If you've ever used headphones while monitoring or mixing, you'll appreciate how much further a comfortable pair will take you. But what about for studio reference? Do AKG K712 Pro's hit the spot?

News | Oct 03, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

Don't you just love birthdays! And we're particularly please Heavyocity are celebrating their 5th one with a massive sale for the next 5 days ONLY! Click below to find out more!

News | Oct 03, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

The good people from Mixvibes have updated Cross DJ (Mac & PC) to be the world's first to sync with rekordbox. What does this mean? It means Cross DJ is perfect to use with the CDJ2000NXS.

Tutorial | Oct 03, 2013 by Gary Hiebner

So you've taken your songs from concept to completion in PreSonus Studio One and want to make them release ready? Rather than export your track you can do the mastering right inside the Project Page.

Review | Oct 02, 2013 by Hollin Jones

What to do when a regular audio wave editing app just isn't cutting it? Wouldn't it be great to have Photoshop-style functionality for editing audio? Sony's SpectraLayers Pro 2 looks to fill the gap.

Interview | Oct 02, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

James Wiltshire from popular remixers, The FreeMasons, talked to AskAudioMag about studio hardware, Reason, Ableton Live, working on remixes with Beyonce & Sophie Ellis-Bextor and the music business.

News | Oct 02, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

Now up to $300 less, MPC Renaissance and MPC Studio now feature updated MPC Software with standalone functionality and new MIDI Control Mode for 
mapping to other DAWs. Check out the good news below.

News | Oct 01, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

The next generation of Maschine is here! Maschine Studio is a bigger more tactile groove production studio w/ color display! Maschine 2.0 software promises many new features too. Read on for more

Review | Oct 01, 2013 by Mo Volans

Well-built and attractive, the QuNexus compact controller by Keith McMillen Instruments includes some innovative features that may surprise. Mo Volans gives it a thorough work out in this review.

Tutorial | Oct 01, 2013 by Jay Asher

Transitioning from one version of your favorite music software to the next is never easy. What's been removed is a common fear for many. Jay Asher turns that trepidation into joy for LP9 users.

News | Sep 30, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

Ever since we got the scoop on BFD 3 back in the April issue of AskAudio Mag, we've been excited! Finally FXpansion's acoustic drum workstation has arrived. Here's what's inside and we'll review soon.

Review | Sep 30, 2013 by G.W. Childs IV

Digital DJs often reach for Traktor or Serato, but there's another program out there with an amazing feature-set, Deckadance 2. We give this package by Image Line (FL Studio) a full-on spin.