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Review: Olympus LS-12, High-Quality, Portable Field Recorder

Will Olympus' LS-12 field recorder appeal to the serious and price conscious musician and engineer? Hollin Jones finds out if this lightweight, well-built option excels in its sound quality too.

Melodic Step Sequencing with Ableton Push

The Ableton Push just keeps on giving. Not only is it a perfect companion in the studio and live for drum programming and note entry, it can also satisfy your melodic step sequencing desires.

MOTU Announces Three New High-End Audio Interfaces

The new 1248, 8M and 16A audio interfaces from MOTU offer Thunderbolt, mixing and audio networking. Find out more below.

Review: sE X1 T Condenser Microphone

Looking for a large diaphragm condenser microphone to bring that classic valve sound into your productions? Want it to be affordable too? Could sE Microphones' X1 T be the perfect fit for your studio?

Creating the Step Editor's Missing Expression Lane in Logic Pro X

Take a journey into the depths of Logic Pro as Jay Asher shows how to create an expression lane in the Step Editor and explains how this will help you when composing your next track.

Price Drop for Mackie DL806 Digital Mixer with iPad Control

Mackie have just stepped up in the area of live sound mixing with a tasty price drop for their Mackie DL806 digital mixer with iPad control. The iOS app is free and the mixer is about 25% less!

Ableton Releases Free Live Set and Video of Keychee on Push

Watch Berlin-based artist, Keychee, perform a cool set using Ableton Push as a "swing sequencer" in the video below. Then download the free Live set and have a go yourself!

5 Music Production Tricks for Creating EDM Vocal Delays

Listen to some the most well popular EDM tracks out there with vocal parts and you'll likely notice some expertly implemented delay effects. Mo Volans shows how to bring these into your tracks.

Become Part of an Interactive Musical Adventure on KickStarter

Kickstarter isn't just a place to support those clever bods peddling new and innovative tools and stuff. You can now become part of a musical adventure, interactive style, thanks to Madd Wikkid.

Learn Logic Pro X Power Tools and Tips with Legendary producer and DJ, Olav Basoski

macProVideo have released the latest top-notch video course for Logic users: Logic Pro X 403: Olav's Power Tools & Tips. If you're not familiar with Olav Basoski, you MUST check it out now.

Blue Cat Audio Releases Blue Cat's PatchWork 1.4

With features such as MIDI channel filtering for VST,AU plug-ins and parallel processing chain enhancements, Blue Cat Audio's PatchWork version 1.4 looks to be a great update.

Music Production Tips: Getting Past The Loop

It's easy to get stuck in loops when making music. You know, composing and arranging everything in 8- or 16-bar looping segments. G. W. Childs explores ways to break out and complete the song itself.

Create Super Sounds with Logic Pro X's Patch-Merging Options

If you've ever wanted to combine the best bits of two different patches in Logic Pro X and thought it wasn't possible, think again! Joe Albano shows how.

Waves Releases the SoundGrid Studio System

Make the most of a network of computer's processing power with Waves new SoundGrid System. Think real-time processing, low-latency monitoring and integration into DAWs. Videos below show it in action.

Review: Yamaha MG10XU, The MG-series Gets More Goodies

Yamaha updates their MG-Series mixers, but do they offer enough features to stand out in a crowd? Matt Loel T Hepworth finds out.