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FREE Ableton Drum Rack: Rhythm Wolf Mark of the Beats

Don't say you never get anything free... Here's a FREE Ableton Drum Rack sampled from Akai Pro's Rhythm Wolf analog drum machine just for you! Just create a free account and download it!

EMC About To Announce Schmidt 8-Voice Poly White Synthesizer?

Small boutique synth makers, Schmidt, are coming out with a new version of their 8-voice polyphonic Schmit synthesizer. It's all white and we're waiting to confirm further details.

This Modular MIDI Controller, Specialwaves Mine, Is Smart, Customisable & Sexy

You're producing & performing. So, you need two different MIDI controllers, right? Wrong. Mine is a new modular MIDI controller with real faders, encoders, pads, buttons that you customise yourself.

Rob Papen Predator2 Synth Now Available

Rob Papen's Predator 2 is one of the most hotly awaited virtual synths this year. Originally scheduled for a September release it's available now and looks like it could be worth the wait.

Teenage Engineering OP-1 OS Update Includes Voltage Synth, Tape Loops and Arpeggio Sequencer

This new update for the OP-1 synthesizer from Teenage Engineering includes the new voltage synth, arpeggio sequencer, tape loop, PO-sync and much more. Check out the video for more info.

Erica Synths Introduces 4 New Pico Synth Modules

Erica Synths Pico modular synth system has taken the eurorack world by storm. They're small in size but include impressive features. Now there's 4 new Pico modules: SEQS, Logic, A logic and DSP.

Pioneer Announces WeDJ for iPhone

Joining the iPad version, WeDJ from PioneerDJ, now has a home on iPhone and until 29th November 2016 is free to download! Now you can mix and add effects to your iTunes music on your phone.

Best Black Friday 2016 Deals For Musicians And Producers

Black Friday is back which means excellent deals and special prices which will tempt us to open our wallets. And this is especially true for musicians, producers and DJs.

Sneak Peek: Ctrl Boy MIDI Controller Could Change How We Control Virtual & Analog Synths

Ctrl Boy MIDI controller threatens to really shake up the industry, and your workflow, with you only ever being 2-clicks away from controlling a parameter of a hardware or plugin synthesizer!

FreeDrum Lets You Play A Drum Kit Anywhere You Can Imagine

Instead of tapping your knees when commuting or sitting on a park bench, you could you be playing a full drum kit... without disturbing anyone else nearby. That's what FreeDrum sensors provide.

Celemony Melodyne 4.1 Intros New Note-Based Audio Editing Advancements

Melodyne 4.1 includes powerful and user-friendly new ARA (Audio Random Access) functions with Presonus Studio One, new playback type and more. Watch it in action here.

Akai Releases Wireless MIDI Pad and Keyboard Controllers

There's two new Bluetooth wireless MIDI controllers on the block. Akai Professional's LPK25 Wireless features an arpeggiator mode and LPD8 Wireless has a Note Repeat button. Both are inexpensive.

Waves Electric 200 Piano Emulates Pianos Used by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye & Queen

Waves Audio have captured the bite, bark and punchy reed tone of the electric piano model used on classic recordings by Ray Charles, Pink Floyd, Steely Dan and many more in this new virtual piano.

Meet The Guitar pedal Rack Inspired By Modular Synthesizers

A modular guitar FX pedal rack that can be controlled via MIDI? Powered by an Arduino? Useful if you make DIY guitar pedals? An excellent way to clear up that tangled mess of cables? Yes to all.

Native Instruments Challenges 24 Producers, The Result is Komplete Sketches

What happens if you challenge 24 contemporary producers to make musical sketches using only the instruments in Komplete 11? The answers have been released by Native Instruments.