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The Best Grooveboxes for Beat Creation and Live Performance

Looking to stay creative while traveling, or simply to step outside your DAW? We check out the best grooveboxes for crafting beats.

Sounds and Presets: 50 Great Patches for Waldorf Quantum/Iridium, opsix and More.

21 Aug in Synths

Sounds and Presets covers new sounds from Jamie Morden at GEOSynths with his Flux Vol. 1 for the Waldorf Quantum and Iridium. There are also new sounds for KORG's opsix!

Sounds and Presets: Tap Into Trevor Horn’s Impressive Library

14 Aug in Synths

Trevor Horn is one of the most influential producers of the last 40 years. Now you can access some of his most prized sounds for less!

Sounds and Presets: Get Medieval Without an EP-1320

07 Aug in Synths

Seeing as Teenage Engineering want to take us back to our primitive past with their new sampler, I thought I'd dig out some medieval samples that we can all use.

BitFlip, eChorus, Monster Crab: Free Plugins of the Week

04 Aug in Studio, Synths

BitFlip takes you straight into the wondrous world of 8-bit game soundtracks! Check out the free plugins of the week.

Sounds and Presets: Alicia’s Electric Keys, Ambient MiniFreak Patches & Great Peak Presets

31 Jul in Synths

Following on from the hugely successful and brilliantly named, 'Alicia's Keys', we get Alicia's Electric Keys. We also check out some Peak and MiniFreak Patches.

King Key, Dynamension, KRUNCH: Free Plugins of the Week

14 Jul in Studio

King Key is a free plugin that lets you play keyboard sounds on your keyboard – that must be a joke, right? Check out the free plugins of the week here!

AKAI MPC Stems: Now for Standalone MPCs!

11 Jul in Synths, Studio

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

Sounds and Presets: Great Content for Live, PolyBrute and NAUTILUS

10 Jul in Synths

This week we have some excellent sounds packs for Ableton Live, new libraries for the KORG NAUTILUS and KRONOS and yet more PolyBrute patches!

Sounds and Presets: 3 Diverse Yet Useful Sound Collections

03 Jul in Synths

After a few weeks of focusing on a particular instrument or application, we return to a variety of sounds and presets to get your creative juices flowing.

Aphex Twin: New Album and free Samplebrain App

20 Jun in Synths

Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works Volume II will be re-released this year! That's the perfect opportunity to check out his free Samplebrain app!

Sounds and Presets: Give Me The Reason!

19 Jun in Synths

Yesterday saw the launch of Reason 13, the latest iteration of the famous Swedish DAW. These Reason Refill packs contain sounds and presets that every Reason user should own.

The Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave now offers Sampling!

15 May in Synths

The Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave can now sample! Groove Synthesis has announced a software update that will add sampling to the wavetable synth.

Sounds and Presets – Life In The Old Dogs Yet!

15 May in Synths

I'm feeling my age this morning as I write this and so I decided to find some patches for old synths, both hardware and software!

Sounds and Presets: Free Samples, modwave & MiniFreak Sounds

01 May in Synths

Everyone loves a freebie and this week we have some great free sounds and patches and a bank for the modwave for pennies!

Elektron Digitakt II is here: More Memory, Stereo Samples, new Machines & more!

24 Apr in Synths

The Elektron Digitakt II is official! The new version raises the bar with a big memory boost, stereo samples, new machines, and more. You can order the Digitakt II now!