Scaler 2 updates a capable harmony and chord generator/helper utility, adding song analysis with chord recognition. One to check out for songwriters looking for inspiration.
Drum Replacer looks like a cutting-edge drum replacement and clean-up tool that stands up to industry standards like Slate Trigger and Drumagog.
Apple is exploring new, touch-enabled ways to interact with Mac applications on its MacBook laptops. The potential for a built-in DAW controller is real!
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Is Behringer working on an MPC-style sampling groove box named Jam? On the same day as the AKAI MPC Live II announcement, the company has posted a render on Facebook that suggests so.
Tracker is an audio workstation with an old-school tracker sequencer. Designed very nicely, the hardware includes an integrated sampler, synthesizer, and an FM radio for sample fodder. Cute!
The fine people at Real World Studios and Universal Audio are having a remix competition with the chance to win three UA Apollo interfaces!
Between May and July, Aston is inviting all producers (aged 16+) to listen to test recordings and direct the Element's development through their votes. The hive mind rules!
Magix has released Samplitude Pro X5. The latest version of the DAW adds ARA2 and MPE support and comes with a number of new features, including a tempo track, automation shapes and more.
Been eyeing Ableton Live 10? The popular DAW is on sale until May 20, 2020. Prices have been reduced by up to 30% for all versions of Ableton Live 10, including all updates and upgrades.
Fantastic Voyage is a new plug-in modelled on old Tascam tape Portastudios. updated here with effects and functionality by developer Giorgio Sancristoforo.
iZotope launched a big sale offering significant discounts across its product range, as well as an update for Ozone to version 9.1, adding macOS Catalina support.
Images have surfaced on Reddit showing a putative MPC Live 2, showing - if genuine - added CV outputs, an armrest, and more shortcuts to aid live performers in the heat of the action.
With AR1, you get a high-quality reverb algorithm that can be shaped to fit vocals, synths, loops, and the usual instruments like pianos and drums. A very nice little reverb, indeed!
A future Maschine 2.10 update will provide major workflow enhancements, NI says on its forum, making Maschine an end-to-end music creation solution. Not surprisingly, user reaction is positive...
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Softube emulated the Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor in all its FET glory . including the choice of diodes. Meanwhile, the hardware unit is at a hefty discount at Thomann!
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Like its brethren, the Eris E7 XT features a custom Eliptically Boundary Modeled waveguide which is designed for a 100-degree wide "sweet spot" - and it's attractively priced, too.
