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New Love Hulten Project, Roland’s Future Design Lab and Sound Blocks: Synth Journal

Love Hulten designs a synth for Sean Ono Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl, whilst Roland looks to an analog ghost-free future.

Teenage Engineering EP-1320 medieval – More DnD than DnB

In a world of uncertainty, do not for one single moment ever expect Teenage Engineering to do anything predictable. The Teenage Engineering EP-1320 medieval is an absolute testament to that!

Synth Journal: JunoMac 106, A Record That’s a Synth and Interactive Albums

Another week, another selection of synthy ephemera, including the JunoMac 106, a record that's also a synthesizer and a BBC blast from the past.

The Best EQs under $1000 for Home Recording

Tracking vocals and instruments at home can be a challenge. We check out some of the best EQs under $1000 for your home studio setup.

e-Drum Deals: Huge Savings on Roland V-Drum Acoustic Design Kits

There has never been a better time to buy a Roland V-Drum Acoustic Design kit! We look at four different VAD kits for varying budgets.

Synth Journal: Behringer Consider Direct Sales, FM Synthesis Demystified and JUNO Jams!

Mopping up the cool synth stories you may have missed, this week's Synth Journal considers Behringer's proposed Direct-to-Customer Sales Channel.

Sounds and Presets: Free Hydrasynth Patches and More!

This week's guide to amazing patches for your synths includes a free bank for Hydrasynth, a wealth of sounds for KORG's modwave and a new bank of sounds for XILS-Labs Kaox.

AKAI MPC Stems: Now for Standalone MPCs!

AKAI MPC Stems is finally available for standalone MPCs! The new feature separates samples into up to four stems.

e-Drum Deals – 2 Kits and a Drum Machine with Great Savings

This week's e-drum deals cover two superb e-Drum kits and I've thrown in a cracking drum machine deal for those who like things in a box!

SONICWARE LIVEN Ambient Ø – Inspirational Immersive Ambient Generator

The SONICWARE LIVEN Ambient Ø is the next unit in a range of instruments that continues to innovate and inspire without breaking the bank.

5 of the Best Samplers for Music Production and Live Performance

We discuss the key aspects of samplers and look at some of the best samplers for both creating music and incorporating into your live setup.

Sounds and Presets: Expand Your Behringer UB-Xa

You've got your Behringer UB-Xa and are revelling in the low-cost analogue goodness. Here are some great banks to broaden your palette!

KORG NAUTILUS AT: Fade To Gray

The KORG NAUTILUS AT gets the most minor of refreshes in the form of a gray chassis and is being made in very limited numbers.

Sounds and Presets: HyperSynth HCard Special

In this week's Sounds and Presets, I want to showcase the work of HyperSynth who make modern storage cartridges for classic vintage digital synths such as the DX1, M1 and D50!

DIY Audio Production: Mastering Your Own Music – 5 approved Tips

We discuss different ways to go about mastering your own music and find out how you can become a better producer or engineer in the process.

Behringer Pro VS Mini – UPDATE: New Firmware & Momo Müller Editor!

Behringer's Pro VS Mini delivers desktop vector synthesis at a knockdown price. With the new Firmware 1.1.5, there is also now a software editor from Momo Müller!

Bus Processing: The Best Stereo Compressors under $2000

Hardware processing on your master bus can transform your sound completely, we look at some of the best stereo compressors under $2000.

Sounds and Presets: Hands-On With Arturia, Moog and ARP

Inspired by Arturia's MiniBrute V & the original's lack of presets, I found some great patch sheets to encourage your hands-on sound design.

e-Drum Kit Deals of the Week – Kits and Bundles for All Budgets

Three excellent e-Drum Kit Deals of the week for you featuring kits from 2box, EFNOTE and a super value Alesis bundle!

Drum Deals: The Best Budget Drum Kits to Start Drumming

We've got the best budget drum kits for you to save a pretty penny and start rocking! There is one for everyone.

The Best 500-series modules for your DAW workflow

We've selected some of the best 500-series modules for adding powerful gain and tone shaping tools into your setup for tracking and mixing.

Making music outside the box: 5 Ways to Go Dawless

Are you looking for a life less DAW-dinary? We're investigating 5 different ways to go dawless with your music production setup at home.

Review: Arturia PolyBrute 12 – Analogue Expression Redefined

Introducing their new flagship instrument, the Arturia PolyBrute 12 sets out to redefine what we know about expression with analog synthesis

Voltage Lab 2 from Pittsburgh Modular – Lab Coats at the Ready!

The long overdue Voltage Lab 2 from Pittsburgh Modular looks like its been foolin' around with their Taiga synth! And that's not a bad thing!