Yamaha has announced that an ESP (Expanded Softsynth Plugin) replicating its latest Montage M synth is now available, initially as a “Quick Edit” version but expanding into a full version to add full editing, enhanced connectivity and more. The plugin itself is free but you will need a real hardware […]
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Initially surprising news based on testing suggests that Apple’s original Silicon M1 Pro chip may actually outperform the latest M3 Pro when running popular DAWs including Ableton, Pro Tools, and even Apple’s own Logic. The issue seems to be that the latest chipset is not being fully utilised by these […]
In the past week Apple has updated Logic Pro to version 10.8, adding in a number of interesting new features including the obligatory AI-powered functions. It’s taken us until now to realise the release had happened because of a rant point which we’ll save for the end of the article. […]
There’s no doubt Roland holds a significant place in the history of synths and other electronic instruments for the past half century and more, and now it has launched an ambitious “Super Instrument” which anyone can use to harness the power of some iconic Roland instruments. GALAXIAS is a single […]
Ableton has announced a major upgrade to its Live DAW will be coming in early 2024, with an emphasis on discovery, playfulness, and some AI goodness sprinkled on top. Although we are not personally Live users, it’s always appeared to us that the DAW is a boon for experimenting and […]
Universal Audio has announced that its LUNA DAW, which used to be available free but only if you bought an Apollo interface, is now available gratis with no restrictions to all Mac users. Simply download it and go. Designed to “just sound better”, LUNA is supposed to be easier to […]
Hit’n’Mix has announced the latest version of its RipX software is now a fully-fledged DAW with AI built right in to the workflow to aid in creating human-friendly results from automatically machine-generated content. Claiming to be the first of its kind to provide “a truly holistic approach to cutting-edge AI […]
Steinberg has announced a major new version release of its popular Cubase DAW, taking the version to 13. Ignoring the “unlucky” jokes, we’ll take a look at what’s new and improved in this professional music software. New/Updated Features Workflow Improvements Versions There are three version of Cubase available to purchase. […]
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 […]
We’ve just seen a video showing off an unfinished version of Blockhead, described as an experimental digital audio workstation that messes with the ‘standard’ way of doing things many DAW users have become accustomed to, and instead seems to present the user with a blank ‘canvas’ on which audio ideas […]
FL Studio DAW has had an upgrade to version 21.2 and now includes some incredible features including Stem Separation, AI Mastering and FL Cloud. Stem Separation Stem Separation is a sophisticated audio manipulation function which isolates a mixed audio track into constituent ‘stems’ (audio elements). FL Studio is said to […]
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 […]
Introduction Your DAW is at the centre of your music-making lifestyle, but you don’t want to be tied to simply operating it using a mouse, trackpad or computer keyboard. Of course it’s doable, but it’s not always fully intuitive or as immediate as you’d like. You may be a proficient […]
BandLab has announced that it is to rebrand its Cakewalk DAW into two new distinct products, Cakewalk Sonar and Cakewalk Next. as it seeks to “make its renowned music production software even more accessible to global creators.” The original Cakewalk DAW will be renamed to SONAR, a name last used […]
As if we needed another reminder as to how powerful Apple’s iPad has become, even outclassing some lower end laptop and desktop machines, Apple has announced that Logic Pro for iPad will be launching this month. Mac musicians and producers with Logic Pro have had access to arguably the best […]
Reason Studios has announced that its long-standing Reason DAW, now up to version 12.6, is finally able to support Apple’s M1 and M2 Silicon processors natively, rather than running in emulation mode. This is purported to offer a 50% performance boost and improve reliability on Apple’s latest generation of machines. […]
If Reason 6 is your music recording software of choice but you’re left wanting when it comes to physical controllers, you may want to keep an eye on a new company called Nektar. Forget any generic hardware controllers. Nektar have created a dedicated keyboard controller specifically for Reason 6, and […]
