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Editorial | Jun 21, 2012 by Rounik Sethi

To celebrate World Music Day (June 21st, 2012) Arturia are offering their Minimoog-V Original as a free download (TODAY ONLY!) Read on for instructions on how to grab it...

Tip | Jun 21, 2012 by Toby Pitman

With Iris, iZotope has given digital musicians something exciting to explore! It's one of those synths that truly deserves to be termed as "innovative". Toby Pitman puts it to work on drum loops.

Review | Jun 20, 2012 by Rounik Sethi

Apogee have risen to the challenge to create an affordable studio quality interface for the discerning iPad & iPhone wielding guitarist. Rounik Sethi put JAM to the test!

Review | Jun 20, 2012 by Hollin Jones

One of the most popular requests by Reason users over the years has been for 3rd-party plug-in hosting. The 6.5 update has delivered just that with a focus on elegance, stability and performance.

Review | Jun 19, 2012 by Rounik Sethi

IK Multimedia have been busy behind the scenes cooking up something guitarists and Slash fans will love: AmpliTube Slash for iPhone, iPad and Mac/PC. Read on to find out more...

Tutorial | Jun 18, 2012 by Rishabh Rajan

Adding some distortion to your sounds can be done directly in Ableton using Redux. Rishabh Rajan explores an alternate method using Max for Live's Degrade~ object with unique results!

Tip | Jun 18, 2012 by Rounik Sethi

You've just played the performance of a lifetime but Logic was in playback, not record, mode. All is not lost! Rounik Sethi shows you how to recall your last played MIDI or audio performance!

Review | Jun 17, 2012 by Mo Volans

The original hardware Oberheim SEM was a much loved subtractive synth in its day. Arturia have recreated the SEM as a soft synth'¦ so how does it measure it to past glories and present day competition?

Tutorial | Jun 16, 2012 by Rishabh Rajan

Can an iPad plus GarageBand for iOS replace a traditional MPC-style hardware controller? Rishabh Rajan gets down to the groove in this hands-on walk-through.

Editorial | Jun 14, 2012 by Rounik Sethi

The MPV & McDSP Remix Contest RESULTS are in! Did you win $1495 worth of audio plug-ins.

Review | Jun 13, 2012 by Rounik Sethi

Liine and Livid announce Hybrid Control '" Liine's Griid, now Core MIDI compatible, and Livid's Code join forces to present powerful Hybrid Control for Ableton Live'¦

Review | Jun 11, 2012 by Toby Pitman

You can never have too many options for creating distortion effects. Toby Pitman crushes, crumples, squeezes and mangles sounds using McDSP's Futzbox plug-in.

Tip | Jun 11, 2012 by David Earl

Logic Pro has some excellent scoring to movie features'¦ David Earl demonstrates how to set up a project to spot to cues for an efficient and easy to navigate composing workflow.

Tip | Jun 10, 2012 by Rich Tozzoli

If you've got a UAD-2 and you haven't tried out the Universal Audio EP-34 Tape Echo plug-in, Rich Tozzoli presents compelling reasons why you simply need to check it out.

Editorial | Jun 09, 2012 by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth

Platforms in music & tech have long seen a diverse range of opinions. Mac vs PC, Cubase vs Logic v Pro Tools, etc. It's fair to want the best, but Matthew Loel T Hepworth notices a new "Sucks" trend.