Arturia has announced the launch of its Black Friday deals. New users can get 50% off V Collection 9, Pigments, Analog Lab Pro and FX Collection 4, with existing registered users being eligible for even higher savings. The promotions will run until 5th December. V Collection 9 An inspiring suite […]
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Native Instruments has announced the launch of their Session Percussionist library which works with their free KONTAKT 7 PLAYER or KONTAKT 7. Session Percussionist allows the crafting of detailed and authentic performances with up to five players, with the ability to browse over 2000 drum patterns from renowned session musicians […]
During the summer, KORG announced the launch of its Gadget VR Music Production Studio, based on the popular and award-winning KORG Gadget which is already available for a variety of platforms including iOS, Mac, plugin, and Nintendo Switch. Anyone with a compatible virtual reality headset can now enter the world […]
Alesis has announced the availability of a free version of their Analog Lab VST instrument. Analog Lab Play features a streamlined interface and browser and a curated section of 100 presets, for fast, fun and easy sound exploration. Analog Lab V software will be renamed Analog Lab Pro and the […]
We’re great fans of new software and methods to break us out of our regular DAWs, great though they are, so we were pretty excited to see the creator of a 10-year project decided it’s good enough to release to the public. Cantor is not really a DAW in the […]
I always like seeing interesting new ways of making music, rhythms and the like. I’m not sure I can fully get my head around blöcks though it does look like fun and with some cool ways of manipulating sounds, notes and effects. The basic premise is the block and connector […]
If you’re used to the noise of “big” DAWs you may have let the likes of Ardour, an open-source piece of music production software, pass you by. Maybe now the company has announced version eight of their pride and joy, it’s time to take a closer look. Updated in early […]
Steinberg has announced the release of SpectraLayers Pro 10 and SpectraLayers Elements 10, its spectral audio processing software. Spectral audio processing is a set of techniques used to manipulate and analyse audio signals in the frequency domain, and involves converting the audio signal from the time domain to the frequency […]
A few days ago we were sent a link to a video about a current prototype software synth which bases its sound production and manipulation on Newtonian physics. Don’t run away! As developer Evan Mezeske (former engineering leader at Google) states, “it’s not necessary to understand the mathematics or physics” […]
Update: We’ve had a response from SeeMusic developer, Peter Shannon with the reasons behind the price increase. Here it is with our response. We’ve been a fan of the SeeMusic app for a while now, after finally discovering what was driving those cool piano performance and tutorial videos on the […]
M-Audio has announced its Vocal Studio, a complete recording system for PC or Mac, featuring the Producer USB microphone and Ignite music creation software. Key features of the Producer USB microphone are: 16-bit recording at CD quality and beyond—44.1 or 48 kHz Large 16mm cardioid capsule protected by wire mesh […]
Diginoiz has announced its rather unassuming sequel of loops, Piano Resource 2, is now available to purchase. “Uncompromising, melodic, great sounding piano loops and midi files ready to be used in Your soft or hardware Thanks to Midi files Your creativity is unlimited, You are able to change notes, switch […]
Anyone requiring precision volume monitoring and control need look no further than Waves Audio’s latest offering – the WLM Plus Loudness Meter V9. The Waves WLM Plus Loudness Meter plugin provides precision loudness measurement, metering, correction and adjustment tools for broadcast, movie trailers, games, packaged media and more. Fully compliant […]
On 23 October, Apple announced its latest run of tablets, computers and software. Among the crop of new gear came a new version of Apple’s popular music creation software GarageBand. GarageBand 10 (don’t ask what happened to versions 7 and 8 — the last release was GarageBand 6) is a […]
It’s the age-old rivalry — piano versus guitar. Throw synth keyboard players into the mix, attempting guitar-esque sounds, and you’re sure to be met with looks of disdain from guitar purists. While most pianists would never dare to suggest they could emulate the nuances of a guitar via the keyboard, […]
Based on its “Itch and Scratch” DJing software, Serato has announced the more entry-level DJ Intro software aimed at budding hobbyist DJs who still need decent control over their music mixes. The two-deck software is free to download but needs pairing with a compatible controller such as Numark’s MixDeck/MixTrack or […]
I must admit to not being a huge metronome fan. I love the look and sound of a traditional clockwork one, and indeed I have mine sitting on top of my digital piano right now. It gets dusted, and occasionally used. Many musicians, particularly those working with sequencers and other […]
IF you’re looking for some software that will teach you about the basics of audio, acoustics and sound system equipment, Sound Made Simple could be for you. It’s not the cheapest app on the block but it does promise a professional set of lessons and interactive examples, with topics including: […]
There are plenty of mobile DJ applications coming to the market particularly for Apple’s popular iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. Now DJ David Guetta has put his unique sound on an app. djay – David Guetta Edition is packed with his own beats and sounds. This special edition of […]
The classic Beyer piano instruction books make their way to Apple’s mobile devices courtesy of the My Piano Lite app. Now it’s possible to watch and learn from the Beyer 1 book for free: “My Piano” remembers the lesson you were practicing last time and automatically jumps up to this […]
Sparse on details, but take a look at this video promo for a new piece of DJ software which should be available soon. What do we know about ONE? Nothing much except that it’s “Not Just Another DJ Software”. Presumably we’ll hear more about it in due course: The One […]
