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Antelope Discrete 4 and Discrete 8 audio interfaces: Mid-market conquerors?
02 Oct 2017 · Antelope Audio introduced the Discrete 4 and Discrete 8 interfaces, targeting the $1000 price segment that's been of interest to manufacturers this year. As expected, they carry traditional Antelope features...
Best free plug-ins this week: RaveGenerator, Drift, Synthaktion Basic
01 Oct 2017 · In this week's choice of no-cost musical instruments and effects you can add to your productions right away! We have a rompler, a lovably weird Sinevibes effect, and a Kontakt-based monophonic synthesizer...
ROLI releases a “next generation” Lightpad: Welcome to Block M
29 Sep 2017 · The new Light Block M features added sensitivity, undulating tactile feedback and a deeper and thicker fingerable surface. Erm... this is a musical product right?
Cakewalk tease Momentum: multi platform musical capture cloud?
28 Sep 2017 · Momentum is a new music capture platform being developed by Cakewalk for all devices, DAWs and operating systems. Could it be a cloud based phone app with a companion plug-in?
MOTU ships 828 ES $1000 interface: Can it break into the pro interface market?
27 Sep 2017 · MOTU (Mark Of The Unicorn) has a new audio interface in rack format. The 828 ES supports 60 simultaneous audio channels in total, spread out across 28 inputs and 32 outputs. More specifically, there are 8 ...
Waves 25th Anniversary sale: up to 80% off famous plug-ins
27 Sep 2017 · To celebrate 25 years of killin' it, Waves is doing an anniversary sale where it's taking up to 80% off its products and bundles. Additionally, it redesigned and updated three of its longest-standing ...
Xirid XS2: a new hardware sequencer on the horizon!
25 Sep 2017 · The XS2 is shrouded in mystery and will likely remain so until November, when it will receive a showcase at the SoundMit expo in Italy. It's a neat and simple-looking box with a display, several knobs and ...
Kush Audio Novatron: a varitone tube compressor with a variety of sounds
24 Sep 2017 · Novatron is an analog-modeled Varitone Tube Compressor. With the combined traits of several classic compressors, it features a vintage-inspired interface and an appropriately warm sound for a classic vibe...
Reason 10: At last some new instruments from Propellerhead!
22 Sep 2017 · Propellerhead announces the arrival of Reason 10. The new instrument drought of 10 years is finally over with 2 new synthesizers, 3 sampled instruments, and a piano. Is it enough to silence the critics?
Recorded some badly tuned drums? Waves’ new Torque plug-in can help
20 Sep 2017 · So you've recorded some drums and noticed after the band left the studio that the tuning was off. Delete the project? Waves says its new Torque plug-in can help.
The Neumann U87 re-imagined in Rhodium for 50 year anniversary
19 Sep 2017 · The Neumann U87 in Rhodium certainly is a sight to behold, even if it boils down to it being a shiny version of the same bit of gear from 50 years ago. It's certainly a cool way of honouring the famous mic...
Recording audio tracks into the air on an iPad with Augmented Reality
17 Sep 2017 · Recording audio tracks into the air with an iPad? Programmer and artist Zach Liebermann has come up with this absorbing little tool that lets you do just that. The dawn of a new age or a silly gimmick?
Focusrite Red 16Line and RedNet X2P audio interfaces are out on the Ethernet
16 Sep 2017 · Focusrite has two brand-new additions to its Red line of audio interfaces. With their feature sets and extensive connectivity, the Red 16Line and RedNet X2P are unmistakeably geared towards pro audio heads...
IK Multimedia gets T-RackS back on track with major upgrade to version 5
15 Sep 2017 · T-RackS is now 5 versions old and it looks like IK Multimedia has done some heavy lifting to improve what was already a respected toolset: new single-window GUI, four new processors, a boatload of metering ...
Golden Tattoos become an on-skin MIDI controller with Duoskin
15 Sep 2017 · You can now adorn yourself with gold leaf tattoos that carry MIDI and controller information directly from your touch into your DAW or MIDI instruments and sound sources. It's wearing music on your skin.
Bitwig Studio gets Ableton Link with 2.2 update
14 Sep 2017 · Bitwig Studio reaches version 2.2 and joins the Ableton Link party for instant networked tempo sync to other software and devices. There are also new modulators, time shifting and 3GBs of new content.
Apple iPhone 8 and iPhone X: full of potential for new music apps, but are they worth the upgrade?
13 Sep 2017 · Apple's new iPhones certainly look great in the hand, but do they offer any meaningful value to the discerning musician? Well, they do happen to pack some impressive and forward-looking technology, so...
Royer R-10: a quality ribbon microphone that’s also affordable?
12 Sep 2017 · Aimed at both studio and live conditions, the R-10 can handle sound pressure of up to 160 dB, yet its compact size allows for "flexible positioning", apparently. And at $500, it doesn't break the bank ...
HumBeatz browser app takes your hums, turns them into melodies and beats
10 Sep 2017 · Ever thought about how wickedly easy it would be if you could just hum some melody lines into the mic and have the computer play them with the sound of a particular instrument? Yeah, they made it happen!
The Roland TR-606 gets miniaturized on the iPhone and iPad
09 Sep 2017 · Roland's hardware has been faithfully translated onto the iPhone and iPad's screen and features a 16-step sequencer with song mode. Swing and tap tempo controls let you shuffle up the rhythms...
NI Komplete Kontrol S49 and S61 MK2: how tickling the ivories looks in 2017
08 Sep 2017 · The Komplete Kontrol S49 & S61 MK2 update what is still one of the world's fanciest MIDI controllers with technology and enhancements familiar from the Maschine range of production stations...
iZotope raises Spire, but how ‘no-hassle’ can wireless music recording be?
07 Sep 2017 · iZotope has announced the Spire Studio - a portable wireless system meant to let musicians "capture, edit, and collaborate" music on the spot - it also has a free iOS recording app...