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AKAI MPC Key 61 Review: The MPC is a proper synth now!
23 Jun 2022 · It’s official: AKAI has unleashed the MPC Key 61! Find out everything you need to know about the first MPC with a keyboard in our review.
Samples of the week: German Upright 1904, Mobilis II, and more
23 Jun 2022 · Samples of the week time! As usual, there are a bunch of exciting samples and sample instruments to be discovered in our weekly section. They come both free and paid for, and there are introductory sales going ...
Error Instruments Loopman Field Player: Cassette action in the wild
23 Jun 2022 · You can now take your cassette tape loops out into the wild with experimental voltage control on the Loopman Field Player from Error Instruments.
The new t.akustik LF-D 60 offers affordable absorption for your studio
23 Jun 2022 · The new LF-D 60 Bass Trap set from t.akustik is a 2-piece corner mount kit that specifically absorbs low frequencies in your studio.
Klevgrand Fosfat: Transient processing with a difference
22 Jun 2022 · The Klevgrand Fosfat harmonic transient processor is now available through an introductory offer! We check out some of the features.
Midweek Modular: Chain routing, matrix mixing and Roland filters
22 Jun 2022 · This week we saw more routing and matrix mixing, a new DSP platform, a Roland filter clone, spikey knobs and Goldsmiths hosts the EMS VCS4.
New AN-X synth incoming from Yamaha?
22 Jun 2022 · Yesterday Yamaha secured a trademark registration for AN-X and as it pertains to Musical Instruments. Something new or an evolution of a 90s classic?
Deal: Get Soundtoys Vocal Processing Plug-ins with up to 75% discount!
22 Jun 2022 · Soundtoys Vocal Processing Week is running until June 26! This is a great opportunity to get up to 75% off Soundtoys effects plugins.
Gibson Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP Rust In Peace
22 Jun 2022 · This Gibson Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP Rust In Peace comes in a super bright Alien Tech Green nitro finish and may well be from out of this world
Ouroboros Alea Taction: Still mysterious but touchable 2-voice synth
21 Jun 2022 · Alea Taction is a new version of the mysterious Alea 2-voice semi-modular synth but with a new aesthetic and touch plates for added crypticness.
Guitar Gear Gems: LTD KH-V, Benson Delays and the Fenderverse
21 Jun 2022 · Guitar Gear Gems this week has upcoming new products from ESP, two new Benson Amps delays and the Fenderverse a new online Meta experience
Softube Wasted Space: Lo-fi digital reverb for instant gratification
21 Jun 2022 · Softube Wasted Space brings the delightfully edgy sounds of early digital reverbs to your DAW. Season your tracks with a healthy dose of digital!
Herbs & Stones Pathways: 4×4 modular matrix mixer that self-oscillates
21 Jun 2022 · Pathways is modulation, manipulation, feedback, creative routing and weird synthesis. All in a good-looking desktop box with room to patch and tweak. Now available!
Noise Engineering Legio modules spark a new 6HP Eurorack platform
21 Jun 2022 · With the two Legio series modules, Noise Engineering is releasing a new 6HP DSP platform for Eurorack that will load alternative firmware.
Epiphone Adam Jones teased on Instagram
20 Jun 2022 · Adam Jones has teased a video with his new Epiphone signature Les Paul Custom in Silverburst. But how much will it cost and when should we expect it?
Unknown Devices Raiju: Percussive synth sent to bring punishment
20 Jun 2022 · Raiju combines a complex digital oscillator, an ADSR envelope and an analogue lowpass gate to produce thunderbolts and lightning in percussive form.
Sonible Summer Sale: up to 50% off smart plug-ins
20 Jun 2022 · Sonible summer sale lasts until July 5 and covers all Sonible plug-ins, such as smart:EQ 3, smart:comp, smart:reverb, and more.
Frequency Central Looking Glass: smaller better featured matrix mixer
20 Jun 2022 · Following on from Frequency Central's Wonderland we now have Looking Glass which runs with the same idea in a more compact and enlightening form.
Novum Granular Synthesizer plug-in by Dawesome released by Tracktion
20 Jun 2022 · Novum is a granular synth which sounds interesting and is worth a try. It's also simple and easy to operate, which makes it more enjoyable.
Best free plug-ins this week: Deelay, TaraLead and BassMatrix
19 Jun 2022 · In this week's collection of free plug-ins: a versatile delay with plenty of features, an extreme distortion plug-in, and a 303-style bassline synth.
How to sound like Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
18 Jun 2022 · Kate Bush is back in the charts again with her 1985 single, Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God). We take a deep dive into the song's production.
MicroDexed: an 80s home studio in a Teensy box
17 Jun 2022 · Floyd Steinberg is at it again with MicroDexed which offers 2 DX7s, a VA synth, drum computer, piano, audio tracker and effects in one tiny box.