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Tutorial | Jun 11, 2015 by Noah Pred

If you're suffering from writer's block there's good and bad advice around on the net. So, we asked 5 successful producers and artists what they do when facing a creative drought. Essential reading.

News | Jun 11, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

ACS Custom talk to use about their in-ear monitoring and hearing protection products'¦ which can literally save the hearing of DJs and musicians who are exposed to loud levels of sound.

News | Jun 11, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

To commemorate the discontinuation of the Moog Voyager Rack Mount edition synth, Moog has Released Robert Rich's EP. You can still get this iconic analog synth before stock goes...

News | Jun 11, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Strum GS-2 is a plug-in for guitar track production. And features an impressive collection of acoustic and electric guitars, automatic chord recognition, sophisticated chord voicing, strumming & more.

Review | Jun 10, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

Whether you're looking lustfully at getting onboard the UA audio interface train as a new user, or thinking about upgrading your studio, the new Apollo 8 is a head turner as Matt Vanacoro discovers.

Tutorial | Jun 10, 2015 by Sara Simms

Music hardware shouldn't be played alone. In this quick tutorial for producers, live performers & DJs, Sara Simms shows how to sync a Roland AIRA TR-8 with Traktor to get the best of both worlds.

News | Jun 10, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

ACPAD is about to launch via Kickstarter. What is it? In a nutshell, it's a wireless MIDI controller that fits around the body of an acoustic guitar and lets you trigger sounds from your DAW. Cool.

News | Jun 10, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Fancy that! Reason & Reason Essentials 8.3 is about to drop and the good folks at Propellerhead are letting early adopters get involved in the BETA version now.

News | Jun 10, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

The Synth master himself, Rob Papen, is about to release a new synth called Vecto for Reason users. Here's a video showing an impressive handful of its 600 presets in action.

Review | Jun 09, 2015 by Matt Vanacoro

The new big cinematic instrument from Heavyocity adds a staggering array of inspiring sounds to your setup. Matt Vanacoro finds out if this instrument, with its unique motion engine, will pull you in.

Tutorial | Jun 09, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

If you own Ableton Live don't rummage around 3rd-party plug-ins for beautiful sounding pads. Instead, look inside... Inside Ableton, that is! Using Analog, GW Childs shows how big your pads can be.

News | Jun 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

So we've got pad, key, knob, button & fader-based MIDI controllers. But, have you ever thought of using 3D cubes to control your soft synths? Percussa's AudioCubes can do more than you might expect.

News | Jun 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

Mackie tell us their new ProFXv2 mixers are sonically-enhanced and includes all-new Vitaâ„¢ preamps and the ReadyFXâ„¢ effects engine. What does this mean for you? Read on to find out more.

News | Jun 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

We're getting more and more excited by the imminent arrival of the Launchpad Pro by Novation. We first got hands-on with it at NAMM 2015 in January, and so almost 6 months later it's about to drop'¦

News | Jun 09, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

How often have you really "felt" a song? The idea a piece of music 'touches' us or 'moves' us is fairly accepted. Yet, we primarily consume music through our ears. Until now that is!