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Strum GS-2 Now with Acoustic and Electric Guitars

Strum GS-2 is a plug-in for guitar track production. And features an impressive collection of acoustic and electric guitars, automatic chord recognition, sophisticated chord voicing, strumming & more.

ACPAD: An Innovative Wireless MIDI Controller for Acoustic Guitar

ACPAD is about to launch via Kickstarter. What is it? In a nutshell, it's a wireless MIDI controller that fits around the body of an acoustic guitar and lets you trigger sounds from your DAW. Cool.

Propellerhead Reason 8.3 Now in BETA

Fancy that! Reason & Reason Essentials 8.3 is about to drop and the good folks at Propellerhead are letting early adopters get involved in the BETA version now.

New Rob Papen Vecto Synth Video

The Synth master himself, Rob Papen, is about to release a new synth called Vecto for Reason users. Here's a video showing an impressive handful of its 600 presets in action.

Watch Percussa AudioCubes Controlling & Patching Cables in u-he ACE

So we've got pad, key, knob, button & fader-based MIDI controllers. But, have you ever thought of using 3D cubes to control your soft synths? Percussa's AudioCubes can do more than you might expect.

Mackie Redesigned ProFX Series Effects Mixers Now Shipping

Mackie tell us their new ProFXv2 mixers are sonically-enhanced and includes all-new Vitaâ„¢ preamps and the ReadyFXâ„¢ effects engine. What does this mean for you? Read on to find out more.

Watch Novation Launchpad Pro On Show in UK at BMC 2015

We're getting more and more excited by the imminent arrival of the Launchpad Pro by Novation. We first got hands-on with it at NAMM 2015 in January, and so almost 6 months later it's about to drop'¦

Basslet: Wristband that Brings 3D Audio to the Wearer Wins Award at Midem

How often have you really "felt" a song? The idea a piece of music 'touches' us or 'moves' us is fairly accepted. Yet, we primarily consume music through our ears. Until now that is!

Apogee Duet, Quartet and Ensemble Now Include Waves Plugin Bundles

Big news from California! If you're about to choose a new pro audio interface, then Apogee just made their Duet, Quartet & Ensemble options even more appealing by including Waves plugin bundles.

Useful Overview of Reloop RP-8000 & RMX-80 with Serato at BMC 2015

Despite there not being new gear announcements, BMC 2015 provided more time for us to chat with companies like Reloop and find out features of their more recent DJ turntables and mixers.

Samplefino Releases Analogue Drums Bundle

Samplefino have released their new Analogue Drum Samples - a collection of Drumcomputer MFB-522 drum machine samples - and Analogue Kick Drum for those wanting analog beats.

How to Make Your Own MIDI Hardware Sampler With a Raspberry Pi

Imagine being able to build your own hardware sampler using a Raspberry Pi for about €90 only'¦ it's very possible and SamplerBox can show you how.

Watch Korg Volca Sample Demo at BMC 2015

Luke Edwards, Product Specialist at Korg UK, was on-hand to show us how easy it is to use the new Volca Sample for tweaking and performing sounds at the Brighton Music Conference 2015.

Watch Roland JD-XA Digital & Analog Synth In Action at BMC 2015

Dan Taman showed us the almost available new JD-XA synthesizer. It's coming out end of July 2015 and Dan was more than happy to showcase its capabilities.

George Fitzgerald on Embracing Errors and Imperfections in Electronic Music Production

George Fitzgerald make electronic music less predictable, perhaps even more organic. Learn more about his process and his ways to make the most of his Korg, Roland and Moog synths and drum machines.