Roland has announced the imminent opening of its flagship retail store in New York, opening in early October at 414 West 14th Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Not only will it be used to showcase and sell a wide range of Roland, BOSS and Drum Workshop instruments and other products, […]
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Yamaha has announced this year’s TRANSPOSE Innovation Challenge, a global business contest aimed at creating new value through sound, music and entertainment. Running from today, 1st September, through to 31st October, Yamaha is seeking new ideas from startups around the world based on four challenge themes: Last year’s inaugural event […]
The co-founder and CEO of Suno, Mikey Shulman, has written a blog post outlining how he sees the company’s role and responsibility in building an ethical future for AI-aided music generation. Suno is one of the larger and more prominent generative artificial intelligence music systems, having gone widely public in […]
If you love Teenage Engineering gear, but felt guilty or unable to afford some of their premium prices, perhaps their “secret sale” is worth taking a look at. You’ll get a 30% discount on a range of gear (I’m tempted to say ‘everything’ but I’m genuinely not 100% sure about […]
The NAMM show runs from January 20-24 in Anaheim Convention Center, Southern California. It is one of the premier music trade shows and the first of the calendar year. This article will be updated with highlights of the show and links to more in-depth articles on new products from the […]
Vector Sampler Morph Vector Sampler Morph combines vector synthesis and sampling: four samplers are blended through an XY path driven by two oscillators. The coordinates shape the transitions between sources, enabling controlled timbral changes, glitch behaviors, rhythmic variations, and complex textures. For Max for Live. MIDI Eight interface The Black […]
AudioSpace 7.1 visualiser and synth New in AudioSpace 7.1 Website Aqeel Aadam Outgrowth Outgrowth is a sample-based instrument built collaboratively by Aqeel Aadam Sound and BlankFor.ms. Designed with creativity, flexibility, and performance in mind, Outgrowth provides unique, multifaceted ways to reimagine audio with your mouse or keyboard. Outgrowth features five unique engines for […]
Electric Neon Essentials Native Instruments has released its Session Guitarist Electric Neon Essentials pack, featuring modern guitar tones crafted for EDM, pop, and synth-forward tracks. Explore over 140 patterns, shape your own leads, and drop mix-ready parts straight into your next anthem. Link 8-Bit Bolero Maurice Ravel’s Boléro performed on […]
UJAM Virtual Pianist GRIT UJAM has announced its GRIT electric piano, adding to its Virtual Pianist series. Modelled from a rare, customised Wurlitzer 120 EP, GRIT delivers a raw, character-driven sound and rhythmic pianist phrases for bringing edge, movement and attitude to arrangements and productions. Key features: Link Nopia MK1 […]
Arturia Pigments 7 Arturia has announced version seven of its Pigments sound design synthesiser as a free update. Pigments gets an audio-reactive Play Page, gritty new Rage, Ripple, and Reverb filters, the Corroder texture FX, smarter modulation feedback, and CPU boosts for bigger patches. You also get new creative content: […]
WAEVE82 The WAEVE82 is not only a polyphonic wavetable oscillator, but actually a complete 8-voice polysynth! It combines the unmistakable charm of early digital wavetable instruments with a modern, performance-oriented workflow and a clear, page-based interface that invites exploration. Its conceptual DNA is inspired by the PPG Wave 2 synthesizers […]
NI/iZotope free plugins Native Instruments and iZotope have announced their annual holiday sale, offering two premium products free of charge. Creative Chords is a new expansion for Massive X and the free Massive X Player, while Insight 2 is iZotope’s comprehensive audio analysis and metering tool. There are also discounts […]
Tweakbench plugins modernised Tweakbench announces the launch of their classic plugins, rebuilt for modern systems, and including such as Triforce, Tapeworm, Peach, Field, Padawan, Yoink and Minerva. Over twenty now available for a very reasonable price, or a bundle of them all. Link Shmøergh Moduleur “The Shmøergh Moduleur is everything […]
SM 271 Calculator Synth plugin “SM 271 is the realization of a daydream I had through countless high-school math classes: What if this calculator could make music instead of forcing me to sit through another two-hour lecture?” writes Prod Saint Mike. Link Serato SLAB Serato announces SLAB, the Studio-native MIDI […]
MIDI Controller PRO Marvin Krueger has created the MIDI Controller PRO, primarily for iOS but also works on Mac, which enables you to freely arrange MIDI components and send signals via USB and Wi-Fi. Link on App Store Get our Email Newsletter * indicates required Email Address * /* real […]
Behringer MEATBALL Introducing Behringer MEATBALL. Adam Husk walks us through Behringer MEATBALL, a hidden gem brought back to life. To describe MEATBALL as an envelope filter would not come close to what this pedal can actually do. It delivers expressive envelope sweeps, autowah-style movement, and a wide range of other […]
EMW WCS-X mini synth u-he Zebra 3 beta u-he announces Zebra 3’s public beta, showcasing a redesigned synth with workflow enhancements. Explore new features like modal synthesis and a consolidated spline editor, plus a revamped mod matrix. Pre-order is available now. Erica Synths Xenodrive A unique stereo distortion/overdrive/waveshaper FX unit […]
Absynth 6 launch Native Instruments has announced the launch of its Absynth 6 semi-modular synth, built for creating textures and soundscapes that evolve and breathe. Developed in partnership with the original creator of Absynth, Brian Clevinger, Absynth 6 adds a sleek AI-powered browsing experience and modern compatibility. Absynth’s signature suite […]
Rafael Ithier dies Rafael Ithier, founder of salsa group El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, has passed away aged 99. A multi-instrumentalist with piano as his signature instrument, he was also a composer and arranger. Via Get our Email Newsletter * indicates required Email Address * /* real people should […]
Francesco Parrino/Steinway Spirio Francesco Parrino performs his composition “Waterfall” in duet with the Steinway Spirio | r, the world’s finest high resolution player piano. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DR4tYcJEysv KORG Trinity v1.1.0 available With this update, KC – TRINITY now supports the much-requested PCG file import*. If you have PCG files saved from your […]