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M-Audio Announces Two New Studio Monitor Speakers In BX D3 Series

M-Audio tells us their two new high-performance studio reference monitors'"the BX5 D3 and BX8 D3'"employ advanced engineering and highest-quality drivers to deliver unsurpassed detail and accuracy.

How To Make Your Own Awesome DIY Fairlight CMI Classic Synth & Sampler

Building your own Fairlight CMI style synth is easier than you might have thought. Especially when equipped with an old iPad 2 that has enough juice to run the Vogel CMI app...

The Akai Timbre Wolf Reimagined: Say Goodbye To The Keyboard

The Akai Pro Timbre Wolf has a reputation. Some love it. Some hate it. So in a bid to improve this 4-voice analog poly synth Haydn Hamilton decided to remove its keyboard completely. Good idea?

Here's The Trailer For New Documentary On One Of America's Electronic Music Pioneers

Morton Subotnik is one of the most well-respected and accomplished pioneers of electronic music around, having worked with Don Buchla amongst others. Check out the trailer for this new documentary.

Audio Damage Grind Uses Wavetable Lookup Distortion To Mangle Your Sounds

The new plugin from Audio Damage introduces a lesser known distortion type to truly destroy sounds. Grains provides both extreme and gentle distortion as well as filtering and gating.

Korg Volca Swingcheek Cases Now Shipping

These cute case / stands for Korg volca synths from Korple are designed to be ergonomic and cool to look at. Now in black, red and a limited edition the Volca Swingcheeks are available to buy now.

Synthstrom Deluge, 128 RBG Pad Synth, Sampler & Sequencer Available To Order

Deluge from Synthstrom is a synth, sampler and sequencer that's captured the imagination of those looking for powerful and portable music hardware. And now the 2nd round of pre-orders are open!

Image Line Releases FL Studio 12.5 Beta. Here's What's New

Available now to download, the BETA version of FL Studio 12.5 has some interesting workflow enhancements and features including the Picker Panel, virtual MIDI controller, automation clips, and more.

38 Iconic Synthesizers Now In One Virtual Instrument

IK Multimedia's new Syntronik is a collection of 38 classic hardware synths and string machines now available to digital musicians as a plugin for Mac and PC. This one is worth checking out!

Here's A Korg Minilogue Desktop Synth

If you want a Korg Minilogue analog synthesizer, but aren't fussed about the keys you have two options really: hope Korg will release a desktop version, or get Instrument Stands to chop off the keys.

Propellerhead Releases Free Reason 9.5 Update with VST Support

Hell didn't freeze over... but Propellerhead Reason 9.5 DOES now support VST plugins. And it's been released today as a free update for Reason 9 users. Good news all round!

Korg Releases Gadget LE: Free DAW For Mac Users

If the price tag of music software puts you off then this FREE version of Gadget for Mac will appeal. It includes a subsection of the synths, instruments and effects from the full version for free.

KeyFest: Join Jordan Rudess, Steve H and others at KeyFest 2017 Get 25% Off Registration!

Remember summer camp? Imagine the bit of summer camp with top name musicians and producers for 5 inspiring days. It's happening soon... here's the details and 25% off discount too!

Roland Releases SPD One Electronic Percussion Pads

The new Roland SPD::ONE series are compact, electronic percussion pads that can be played  with drumsticks, hands, or feet. The SPD::ONE WAV can playback as much as 360 minutes of samples!

Spotify Drops Loudness Target to -14 LUFS. What Does This Mean For Producers?

Good news, with Spotify's latest announcement, the loudness wars may finally be coming to an end. So what does this mean for producers?