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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.

News | Sep 30, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

High-quality synthesizer developer Waldorf has announced availability of its eagerly-awaited Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer, a cutting-edge reincarnation of the company’s peerless Pulse series.

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

Daft Punk's Random Access Memories was arguably one of the albums of the summer. In this tutorial, G. W. Childs explores how to emulate their vocoding style using Ableton Live and kHS ONE.

News | Sep 30, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

One of the big features in the new Sonar X3 is the full (seamless) integration of Melodyne technology. Want to know more? Read on to see what Celemony have to say...

Editorial | Sep 29, 2013 by Lynda Arnold

Continuing our series of sound as a healing tool, Lynda Arnold explores the use of the fabulous Fibonacci tuning forks for a profound healing experience.

Review | Sep 28, 2013 by G.W. Childs IV

Glitch by Illformed used to be PC only... until version 2 was released! It was a popular plug-in for those looking to create esoteric rhythmic effects. So how does Glitch 2 perform? G.W tests it out.

News | Sep 27, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

So you want to add Afro-Latin percussive groove to your productions? Need some shakers, cabasa, claves and more? All in 24-bit loops and single hit fx? Welcome to the Wave Alchemy take. Read on...

News | Sep 27, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

Alesis tell us the new feature-packed DM7X Session Kit and illuminated DM Lite Kit represent their latest push to bring innovative features to drummers at incredible values. Here's some more info.

Interview | Sep 26, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

From a young age, Rob Papen set himself up as a musical pioneer. First with his involvement with band Peru and then as a sound designer for hardware synths and his own popular plug-ins.

News | Sep 26, 2013 by Rounik Sethi

M-Audio new M3-8 studio monitors sport a rich wooden veneer which is gorgeous to behold. They tell us these monitors leverage innovative coaxial engineering to deliver superior imaging. More below...

Tutorial | Sep 26, 2013 by Gary Hiebner

Want to modulate your sounds or a particular control on a synth or plugin in Ableton Live 9? Max for Live's LFO is here for exactly that purpose and Gary Hiebner is here to show you how to it works!