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PreSonus AudioBox 96 Studio: a $199 recording bundle with a full-blown DAW
20 Jul 2017 · Yet another all-in bundle of DAW, interface, condenser mic and headphones! Not the first, but the best value package of its ilk we've seen yet! Here's why PreSonus AudioBox 96 Studio is killer value for money.
Logic Pro X 10.3.2 update: three new Drummers and many improvements
20 Jul 2017 · Now at version 10.3.2, the $200 Mac-only DAW grows with the addition of three new Drummers, new ready-made Drummer loops, several improvements to Alchemy, the Touch Bar, and tons of fixes and improvements!
FL Studio 12.5 embraces touch screen performance
17 Jul 2017 · The 12.5 update to Image Line's FL Studio DAW is upon us which includes a keyboard and pad matrix virtual MIDI controllers for touch-screen playing and performance - and lots more.
Free plug-ins this week: a delay, synthesizer, and three more useful tools!
16 Jul 2017 · Ready for the best free plug-ins this week? There's a delay, a compressor, a Korg-style synth, a console emulation and a tape saturation effect - phew!
Summer NAMM 2017: Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box
14 Jul 2017 · On paper, the OX has the answer to many recording issues associated with getting a good valve amp sound without damaging your gearing or your amp. And it supports Wi-Fi!
Pyramix 11 brings audio network management and immersive audio
14 Jul 2017 · Pyramix 11 embraces the AES67 audio network standard and brings device management together under ANEMAN. Other highlights include Bcom immersive plug-in integration and Windows 10/Creator support
Groove Engine: Desktop MIDI and CV 16 channel step sequencer
13 Jul 2017 · Dax and Winston are looking to crowd fund the Groove Engine. 16 tracks of 16 step sequencing for MIDI and CV in a tabletop console with beautiful RGB pads for a stunning price. But how real is it?
Mackie refreshes MR studio monitors with ‘Acoustic Space Control’
12 Jul 2017 · Mackie has overhauled its MR studio monitors, stressing features designed to adapt speaker performance to less-than-optimal acoustic spaces. But are these a great advance over other monitors like JBL's LSR ...
BandLab unveils Link, 3 cheap, compact on-the-go audio interfaces
11 Jul 2017 · BandLab, the online platform for collaborative music making, is launching three no-frills audio in/out boxes designed for "plug in and go" operation with both computers and smartphones. And they're cheap, too.
Synergy R1 by Audified: a DAW-controlled hardware reverb and saturation unit
11 Jul 2017 · Audified has created a new hardware reverb/saturator and software controller combination – the Synergy R1. It features seven types of reverb algorithms, paired with three analog saturation modes...
Tokyo Dawn Records releases TDR Limiter 6 GE toolkit for Windows and macOS
07 Jul 2017 · Tokyo Dawn Records has released the TDR Limiter 6 Gentleman's Edition - "a modern dynamics compression and limiting toolkit". It consists of a compressor, clipper, high frequency limiter, output protection ...
Sonnox releases slick new Oxford Dynamic EQ plug-in
06 Jul 2017 · Fans of Sonnox's Oxford series of virtual studio gear plug-ins are in for a treat! The plug-in maker introduced a new dynamic equalizer that's soon to arrive in your DAW. The Oxford Dynamic EQ looks slick ...
Get a free UAD-2 Quad DSP Accelerator when you purchase a UA 6716 channel strip!
05 Jul 2017 · Universal Audio are running a sweet promotion for big spenders. If you purchased the UA 6176 channel strip recently, or buy one until September 30, you will receive a free UAD-2 Quad DSP Accelerator!
Classic Machines: vintage drum machines for Cubasis 2.2
04 Jul 2017 · Steinberg's Cubasis for iOS get's an update to version 2.2 which introduceds in-app purchasing and a bundle of 10 Classic Machines 80's drum machine legends. It's also half price for a couple of weeks.
Acustica adds Dreamware reverb to its Ebony analogue gear sims
04 Jul 2017 · Acustica Audio has added the Dreamware reverb to its Ebony channel strip, a reasonably priced collection of simulated "rare" analog gear. And there's been some under-the-hood upgrades, too...
Zvuk9: Expressive, grid based MIDI controller for hand shaping sound
04 Jul 2017 · Inspired by a Hang drum the Zvuk9 is a 9 pad grid of MIDI control and parameter manipulation. Offering touch position, note, velocity, aftertouch and movement mapping to whatever you want to control.
Octatrack MKII performance sampler announced by Elektron
29 Jun 2017 · Last night's leak foretold this morning's announcement of a new and updated Octatrack MKII. Seems like it might be more cosmetic than anything else and Elektron say it won't come with Overbridge.
oeksound soothe: a self-adjusting dynamic EQ for crushing problem frequencies
27 Jun 2017 · soothe lets you take advantage of a proprietary algorithm that automatically cleans up audio, suppresses unpleasant resonances, and engages only when appropriate. Sounds almost too good to be true!
Usine Hollyhock 3: a modular DAW unlike any other
27 Jun 2017 · Sensomusic's Usine Hollyhock 3 is an explosion of colour, control, manipulation and sound generation. Patch together MIDI, audio, DMX lighting and video in a modular environment of extraordinary creativity.
Tinami will build you a custom MIDI Controller
25 Jun 2017 · Tinami will let you design and layout your own custom MIDI controller on their website and then build it and ship it to you. Currently in development but this could get really interesting.
Free Plug-ins This Week: Yamaha synth emulation and a two-band overdrive
25 Jun 2017 · The Krakli Arminator is a beast of a synth that will let you coax authentic 80s soundtrack tones with ease, while saschArt has cooked up a brutal, two-headed distortion unit. Check them out!
KlangFormer: a Slate VMS alternative at half the cost?
24 Jun 2017 · The new KlangFormer mic modelling system combines German-made hardware with the Sonimus software studio - will this lower priced solution cut it against established products by Slate and Townsend Labs?