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News | Oct 18, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Featuring artists like Damon Albarn, Pahrrell, David Guetta, Diplo, Phil Collins and more, this new documentary looks at the influence and sheer love created by Roland's iconic TR-808 drum machine.

Review | Oct 17, 2014 by Jay Asher

If you're lusting after an affordable and portable emulation of your favorite Hammond B3 organ sounds, then StudioLogic's Numa Organ 2 will appeal. Jay Asher discovers whether it's hit or miss.

Tutorial | Oct 17, 2014 by Gary Hiebner

Whether you're a well-versed composer or new to the game, PreSonus Studio One has some tools to help making harmonies, melodies and chord progressions a cinch. Here's how.

News | Oct 17, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Described by Tara Busch as having "brutal metallic bass to velvety bleepy, bloppy goodness", the popular Arturia MicroBrute analog synth now comes in an array of colors in the Special Edition.

News | Oct 17, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

This Eucon compatible control surface works with Pro Tools and other major DAWs, includes a customisable layout, integrated I/O and pretty screens for feedback. The S3 looks the part.

Review | Oct 16, 2014 by Lynda Arnold

Is the new Sample Logic Cinematic Keys a box office success for musicians and producers? Lynda Arnold finds out in our in-depth review.

Tutorial | Oct 16, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Want to give your sounds some extra grit, edge and pure, downright distortion? G.W. Childs shows how Reason's Parsec can be the perfect processing platform for you.

News | Oct 16, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Gravitas records and Jay Smith (founder of Livid Instruments diagnosed with ALS) have teamed up to create an inspirational album featuring BT, Richie Hawtin, Machinedrum and many others.

News | Oct 16, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

If you want to focus on the creative side of music making, still stay organised, protect your digital music projects and share and collaborate across the world remotely, Gobbler 2.0 is for you.

Review | Oct 15, 2014 by Bill Burgess

The Lyra 2 is Prism Sounds first offering into the travel friendly USB audio interface market. Bill Burgess runs it through its paces to see how it stacks up.

Tutorial | Oct 15, 2014 by Gary Hiebner

Make your beats bigger, your basses fatter, your pads super-sized and your textures... well, even more textured(!) with this excellent tutorial on layering instruments in FL Studio by Gary Hiebner.

News | Oct 15, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

WIN $10,000 Worth of Film & Audio Gear in the Film Craft Launch Survey Contest. Prizes from Adobe, Avid, GoPro, RØDE, iZotope, Red Giant, sE Electronics, Telestream & Waves.

News | Oct 15, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

VocoPro has launched a new 8 channel UHF wireless microphone system, the UHF 8900, featuring customisable frequencies.

Review | Oct 14, 2014 by Hollin Jones

The trend these days is to photograph ourselves doing, well whatever... Musicians are no exception. Now with an iPhone and an iTrack Pocket you can take excellent video and audio with no fuss.

Tutorial | Oct 14, 2014 by Darren Burgos

You've heard them lifting the energy of a track to breaking point before the drop. We're talking about Risers. Darren Burgos has created high resolution 14-bit risers in Logic Pro for you to download!