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Reason 9 arrives with no new synth shock
Once again Propellerhead fails to include a new synthesizer in their latest full update to Reason, and that makes me sad.Nektar updates keyboards for Reason 9
Nektar controller keyboards Impact and Panorama now support the 3 new Player devices in Propellerhead Reason 9.8raw8 will hand build you an analogue drum machine
21 Jun 2016 in Synths
8raw8 are aiming for a truly authentic analog clone of the legendary Roland TR808 drum machine - is it authentic enough for you?
Has SmithsonMartin folded or evolved into Touch Innovations?
Has SmithsonMartin gone out of business or have they secretly changed hands or just a new name? The plot thickens.112dB release Cascade for really dense synthesis
20 Jun 2016 in Synths
Put on your lab coat and safety goggles and see if you have the brain power to pull some density out of the very scientific Cascade.
Monoplug’s Metronom plays with time
17 Jun 2016 in Studio
Keep your shit together with this Metronom metronome from Monoplugs.
Softube Modular is available now
15 Jun 2016 in Synths
It's here, the wait is over, Softube have finally released Modular - sounds awesome, looks less so.
StudioLogic releases the Sledge – Black Edition
15 Jun 2016 in Synths
Dark and mysterious with a Waldorf heart and Italian styling, this updated version invites you to climb on board the new Black Edition Sledge.
Vir2 release Aeris Hybrid Choir Designer
15 Jun 2016 in Synths
Aeris takes a bunch of oo's ah's and oh's and transforms them into an interesting collection of pads in this Kontakt based vocal instrument.
Epic Soundlab release Quadrimorph Spectral Crossmorphing thing
14 Jun 2016 in Studio
No, I have no idea what that means either but Quadrimorph makes some great monster noises.
Three free one-knob plug-ins from Abletunes
13 Jun 2016 in Studio
The one-knob plug-in still rules for quick and easy no-nonsense sound tweaking and these three knobs from Abletunes are completely free.
Is YouTube stealing my money?
12 Jun 2016 in Studio
Is YouTube putting out speculative Content ID claims to intimidate content creators into giving up their ad revenue?
Level 6 Productions release yMIDI controller Universal App for Windows 10 devices
Looks a bit plain but you can't fault the functionality of yMIDI - a Windows 10 Universal App multi-touch MIDI controllerSound Guru lets us Tangle with modular FM synthesis
09 Jun 2016 in Synths
Sound Guru aim to take the Tangle out of Modular synthesis - they could be onto something.
Sony sells ACID, Sound Forge and Vegas to MAGIX
08 Jun 2016 in Studio
MAGIX snaps up the Sony Creative Software range of video and audio software. Is it the end or a new beginning?
DOOM: Making the music of hell
07 Jun 2016 in Studio
Discover the music behind the reissue of DOOM: the best 1st person shooter of all time.
Sugar Bytes’ Factory: A sound safari of synthesizer weirdness
07 Jun 2016 in Synths
This is a Factory of synthesis thrown together in an elegant and involving way with a ton of modulating possibilities - sadly no lions on this safari.
Cakewalk have a bite of Apple with Sonar OSX Alpha
03 Jun 2016 in
Sonar OSX has been rumoured forever but now it gets an official announcement and an invitation to Apple users to download it for free.
Focusrite launch Scarlett 2.0 USB audio interfaces
02 Jun 2016 in Studio
The next generation of Scarlett red boxes from Focusrite bring improvements both under the hood and on the body.
Set yourself alight with AudioGaming Le Sound AudioFire synthesizer
01 Jun 2016 in Synths
An effect plug-in that can generate the sound of a single flame, a fireside, bonfire or raging inferno: if you want to turn up the heat check out AudioFire.
SmithsonMartin set release date for Kontrol Master DAW arcade controller
01 Jun 2016 in Studio
Get button bashing with this beat-em-up style one knob Kontrol Master DAW controller from SmithsonMartin.
Inear Display gets brutal with Cruelle distortion plugin
01 Jun 2016 in Studio
When you've had enough of warmth or vintage tone add some Cruelle digitally distorted violence to your mix.
Achtung! SyS Audio release Ton-Geraet 1 (SyS TG1) Waveform Morphing Sequence Synthesizer
31 May 2016 in Synths
The SyS TG1 is the twisted lovechild of the C64 SID chip and Yamaha DX100 synthesiser and is capable of some very strange wavemorphing bleeps and noises.