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Special Offer: 50% Discount Print Mag for Music Makers

The Summer 2014 issue of AskAudio Magazine (print) is simply gorgeous to hold and packed full of the best music tuts, reviews and interviews. Plus, get a one year subscription for at 50% discount!!

TONE2 Audiosoftware Announces Upcoming Release of Electra2

featuring over 700 new patches, a new patch browser, sample editor, 5 new filter styles and 16 new effects, Tone2's physical modelling synth, Electra2, might be on your shopping list come July.

5 Reasons to use Native Instruments Giant on Your Next Production

A good piano instrument doesn't depend only on the sound quality of its samples'¦ Lynda Arnold argues that usability is important which is why NI's Giant wins for her every time.

Working with Music to Picture in Cubase 7.5

Cubase is excellent for scoring to film and games. In this tutorial Hollin Jones explores how to get the best out of your system when working with video in Steinberg's popular DAW.

Focal Now Shipping New 'Alpha' Powered Studio Monitors in 3 Models

There's 3 new models of active near field monitors which offer the Focal quality-sound with home studio affordability now shipping in the US and Canada.

IK Multimedia Launches iKlip Xpand and iKlip Xpand Mini

IK Multimedia are back with a universal tablet and smartphone mic stand supports for stage, studio and much more. The iKlip Xpand and Xpand Mini can hold any 7-12.1" iPad or Android tablet!

Review: Creative Junk: Inspiring Noise

Looking to spice up your digital sessions with unusual organic content? Paper Stone is here to help with a 1 GB Kontakt library including 20 instruments. Noah Pred puts it through its paces.

Mixing Tips: Dynamic EQ, Your New Best Friend

Finding it hard to tame the sounds in your mix? Hitting your head against a sonic brick wall? Here's some timely advice from Paul Wickliffe on using de-essers, side chain limiters and more to help.

AudioModern Releases Glitchee II for Kontakt

If yo fancy creating some beautiful, elegant, dreamy glitch music in NI's Kontakt, AudioModern's Glitchee II is something you NEED to check out now.

Positive Grid Announces BIAS Desktop

The popular amp designer and modeller plug-in for iOS devices, BIAS, is now coming to a Mac and PC desktop near you! Check out the amp matching videos below. Very impressive.

5 Tips to Make Your Digital World More Visually Accessible

Need help when looking at your computer screen? Stop squinting (assuming you can read this ok) and start living! Francesco Schiavon shows how to make your digital devices more visually friendly.

Review: Realivox Blue by RealiTone

For less than $150 (at time of writing it's on sale for just $99!) you can get the lush, expressive vocal library of a pro in Kontakt! Jay Asher gives Realitone's RealiVox Blue an in depth test.

How to Shoot a Live Music Performance in 10 Easy Steps

Shooting a band using multiple cameras with multi tracked audio is within everyone's grasp now. Matt Vanacoro, master musician, photographer and trainer, shows you how.

AD 480 Reverb, Rich Reverb Sound Now for iOS

Fiedler Audio tell us their new AD 480 for iOS is the first professional reverb effect for iOS Devices with a unique parameter set and a vast sonic spectrum. Excited? Curious? We are too!

Review: Waves Dave Audé EMP Toolbox

Curious to try out the Waves plug-ins most used and loved by Dave Audé? Well, now you can with the Waves Dave Audé Electronic Music Producer bundle. And all for a very reasonable price.