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5 Ways to Alter the Groove in Bitwig Studio

Move over robotic beats, it's time to welcome in shuffles and humanized grooves. And Bitwig Studio allows you to do just that. Gary Hiebner shows you the way to the dance floor.

Review: Steinberg Cubase 8, Pro and Artist version

Cubase 8 comes in two flavors: Artist and Pro. Is version 8 really great, or is it just a bunch of bait? Matt Loel T Hepworth puts all the new features to the test.

Zerodebug Release touchAble 3 with 42 New Templates for Controlling Ableton Live via iPad

The new version of touchAble 3 brings easy plug and play USB connectivity and 42 new templates for Ableton Live's Instruments and FX. Check out the video below for more details.

5 of the Best Bluetooth Speakers for Musicians

With the winter holidays just round the corner, we felt it would be a great time to explore five of the best Bluetooth speakers, designed for musicians, available right here, right now.

5 Confidence Building Techniques for Live Musicians

It's completely natural for musicians to feel nervous or shy about performing live. So, here's 5 tips to help build your confidence for your next live performance.

Steinberg Announces Cubase Pro 8 and Cubase Artist 8

One year after releasing the point update, Cubase is back with major updates boasting a vast range of studio-grade audio and MIDI tools for composing, recording, editing and mixing and a new name!

Musician's Institute Now Powered by NonLinear Educating's New Video Platform

AskVideo & macProVideo's new online educational platform has been specifically designed for music and production learning at the Musician's Institute, College of Contemporary Music in Hollywood.

Arturia Announces V Collection 4 Reference Software Collection

A new version of Arturia's V Collection is here! If you're looking for faithful emulations of vintage keyboards, synths and drum machine instruments, then this is one to seriously consider!

Review: Slate Digital Virtual Mix Rack

Slate Digital's new Virtual Mix Rack looks set to really shake up the mixing plug-ins industry and this is just the beginning. Rishabh Rajan explores VMR in immense depth with audio examples.

Six Tips for Unlocking the Power of VST Instruments in Cubase

Cubase is a DAW power users dream machine. In this article, Hollin Jones shares six quick tips to help make you make the most out of the powerful VST plug-ins in Cubase.

AudioModern Introduces ABUSER Hybrid Analog Instrument

Abuser is an extremely powerful hybrid analog virtual instrument for NI Kontakt from AudioModern. Check out the video demo to see it in action and get it for the introductory price until 27 December.

Is a Native Mac Version of FL Studio Coming Soon?

Don't get too excited yet. There's no official "Yes" from the FL Studio team for now. But, they've been working on it and explain the challenges and potential for FL Studio for Mac becoming a reality.

Review: Glitchmachines Quadrant

Imagine an audio effects plug-in which uses the modular synth paradigm as its base... Glichmachines are one step ahead with Quadrant. Toby Pitman checks out whether it's as cool to use as it sounds.

Native Instruments Seventh Heaven Maschine Special

Now is a great time to buy a Maschine Studio or Maschine Mikro. Why? Aside from getting the hottest hardware rhythm and melodic controller around, NI will give you 7 Maschine expansions FREE!

Free: Complextro Kit Apple Loops

Create a free account (or sign-in) to grab this incredible collection of Complextro Apple Loops by Darren Burgos. These green Apple Loops contain MIDI and instrument settings for Logic Pro users!