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These Ableton Short Films Show How Katie Gately Samples Her World

Follow Katie Gately as she finds inspiration in the world around her, then brings those sounds into her Live setup to create other worldly electronic music.

This €6 MIDI Editor Integrates Roland Boutique SE-02 Analog Synth Into Your DAW

If you have a Roland Boutique SE-02 analog synth and want to control it from inside a DAW, then this new MIDI editor is a must-have.

Harman Announces JBL 3 MkII Studio Monitors

Harman tells us the next-generation JBL studio powered monitors retain the best qualities of the original 3 Series, but now offer better performance in production environments with a sleek new look. 

Roland 4XCamera For iOS Makes Split Screen Music Videos Easy

The idea behind 4XCamera from Roland is that everyone will be able to easily create split screen music video performances on iPhone or iPad. It's free to download!

Behringer Officially Announces OB-Xa Analog Synth Clone

Uli Behringer has officially announced that Behringer will indeed begin making a direct clone of the classic Oberheim OB-Xa polyphonic analog synthesizer. Here's details of that and the VC340 vocoder.

This Circuit Bent Geiger Lab Is A One-Off Echo Drone Synth That Won't Break The Bank

If you like drone synthesizers that sounds great for ambient and textural projects and are completely unique - as in the only one ever made - then you'll appreciate the Geiger Lab.

Roland Announces R-07 High-Resolution Audio Recorder

Roland's new R-07 is a professional, handheld sound recorder. They tell us it includes premium audio quality and enhanced bluetooth functionality too.

TetraStep MK2 Is A 4-Step Square Wave Sequencer In Guitar Pedal Format

The TetraStep MK2 is a fun and accessible 4-step square wave sequencer with plenty of control and the ability to easily sync from or two other instruments like the Korg Volca Beats.

Isotonik Studios Brings Granular Looping Cycle of Death & Rebirth To Ableton Live

Imagine being able to record a sound into Ableton Live, loop it based on up to 36 grains and create interesting textures and soundscapes that nobody else ever would. That's Samsara.

Novation To Intro Giant Launchpad Arcade & New Synths At NAMM

Novation are going to have a big presence at the NAMM 2018 show. Here's a little of what they have planned.

UVI Releases $39 SubCulture For Falcon, Dark & Hard-Hitting Sounds

UVI announces SubCulture, a new Falcon expansion delivering dark subs, stabs, deep bass leads, atmospheres, FX and more for $39 | 39€.

Poly Expressive Is A Large, Customizable, Pressure Sensitive Controller For Musicians

Want one large XY controller, 50 switches or anything in between? Just print your board to control all of your pedals, amps and DAWs with Poly Expressive.

Spotify In Trouble: $1.6 Billion Copyright LawSuit Over Tom Petty, Neil Young & The Doors Songs

It's not a happy start to 2018 for Spotify. A new copyright lawsuit has been filed against them to the tune of $1.6 Billion for unlicensed use of songs by Neil Young, The Doors, Weezer and many more.

Is This The Behringer Clone Of An ARP 2600 Synth?

Well, it looks like NAMM 2018 is going to be the year when a number of new hardware synthesizers will be unveiled. Amongst them we suspect this timely tease from Behringer hails a new ARP 2600 clone.

Top Music Gear News Stories of 2017

From real analog synths to clones, laptops with 3 screens to 52 free audio plugins, Spotify changing its loudness target to Adidas shoes that look like the TR-808. This is the best of our news 2017.