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Review | Jun 27, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

G.W. Childs has been playing hardware synths for longer than he'll care to mention. But, on the plus side he's used some incredibly beautiful vintage synths. Here's 12 of his favorites.

News | Jun 27, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Are you an audiophile or producer who wants higher quality music playback on their iPhone or iPad? Korg's new iAudioGate iOS app supports DSD, FLAC, AIF, WAV and MP3 and has a cool graphic EQ too.

Review | Jun 26, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

Heartbeat is Softube's first foray into creating software instruments, in this case a drum machine modeled on vintage drum machines. G.W. Childs checks out how this one performs, sounds and feels.

Tutorial | Jun 26, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

While multiple Korg volca's can be easily connected and synced together by themselves, how can you go about connecting, syncing and controlling multiple volca's in Ableton Live? Here's how.

News | Jun 26, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

When it comes to expressive and interesting musical performance MIDI controllers, the LinnStrument (yes, designed by Roger Linn) is in a league of its own. Here's a lovely video of it in action.

News | Jun 26, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

As well as offering a FREE stomp box plug-in (Brainworx bx_opto), Plugin Alliance have announced All Bundle V3.3 with 6 new products, bringing the powerhouse package to 48 plugins.

News | Jun 26, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

If you're a Logic Pro X user then don't blink, and don't miss this! Nektar Panorama is being updated to fully, and intuitively support all of Logic X's internal instruments.

Review | Jun 25, 2015 by Lynda Arnold

Omnisphere 1 from Spectrasonics is an incredibly powerful software synthesizer with so many diverse sounds its dizzying. So how does Omnisphere 2 improve upon an award winning synth? Read on...

Tutorial | Jun 25, 2015 by Darren Burgos

Logic Pro X's new Drum Machine Designer is a great plug-in designed to make controlling and creating drum parts easier than ever. Now, Darren Burgos shows how to use 3rd-party instruments inside it.

News | Jun 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

UVI tell us their new Relayer is a creative multi-tap delay effect designed to provide exceptional versatility and ease-of-use. Plus it's available now at an introductory price of $79 USD.

News | Jun 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Can you ever have too many buttons? This spoof documentary sketch from TV show Kollektivet demonstrates what can go wrong when you have too many buttons and no idea what they all do.

News | Jun 25, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Steinberg release new version of Nuendo including integration with Audiokinetic Wwise, re-conforming for audio-to-picture post work, VCA fader support, advanced project collaboration tools, and more.

News | Jun 24, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

NI have added a brand new genre to the expanding Maschine ecosystem: Funk. Amplified Funk consists of sampled guitars, bass licks, chords, vintage synths and keys, percussion, vocals and more.

Review | Jun 24, 2015 by Gary Hiebner

Tracktion 6 has always been big in the DAW world as being easy to use. Gary Hiebner puts version 6 through its paces to find out if this single screen music making app punches above its price point.

Tutorial | Jun 24, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Master musician and producer, Eyal Amir, demonstrates some essential mixing tips for live recorded snare parts in the video below.