Roland has announced that its powerful ZEN-Core synthesis system is now available as a DAW software synth called ZENOLOGY. ZEN-Core is found in a large number of Roland’s products including GO:KEYS, V-Stage pianos, JUNO-D, EX stage pianos, FANTOM, FANTOM EX and JUPITER-X. At the core of ZENOLOGY are discrete synth […]
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Ardour has announced the latest dot version 8.8 of its open source, free DAW, available on Windows, macOS and Linux. Users of Linux definitely should take note, as there are far fewer big hitters in the DAW world for the platform. It’s a quick turnaround from version 8.7, which had […]
PreSonus has announced that the latest incarnation of its Studio One Pro DAW, version 7, will be launching on Wednesday 9th October. The biggest news is that there will no longer be different ‘levels’ of Studio One, and as of version 7 the “Prime” and “Artist” versions will be withdrawn. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Cubase 15 available Workflow Improvements Versions There are three version of Cubase […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Mark Wright has launched his Renata chiptune studio standalone program for Windows, which allows you to compose and convert music using real chip voices from retro computers and consoles. It uses voices from the Yamaha YM2149 of the Atari ST, C64’s SID (MOS 6581 / MOS 8580), 2-OP FM of […]
While the Audacity audio editing software may not be a fully-fledged DAW, there’s little doubt it has immense popularity among those needing to work with audio, particularly as it’s free and open source. Version 4 has just been released, offering an updated user interface, a Workspaces feature, and productivity improvements. […]
Using a DAW‘s built-in or plugin alternatives for creating take folders, noodling with ideas by copying and pasting, setting up MIDI triggering, programming, routing and all other kinds of computer and mouse-driven methods is all very well, and has its place, but how about being able to stay in the […]
Reason Studios has announced the launch of its totally gratis Reason Free Rack, which can be used in any DAW as a VST3/AU/AAX plugin. It features 15 iconic devices in the free plugin: The company suggests that the full mechanics of Rack are still available, just with a cut down […]
Bitwig Studio has announced version 6.1 of its Studio DAW offering a “radically updated” Sampler with many new and advanced features. Two new play modes are the time-stretching Spectral and the granular Fragments, as well as additions to existing modes including authentic hardware emulation. Slicing Samples can be sliced in […]
So it doesn’t feel as if we’re talking about nothing but Suno (unlike seemingly a lot of people on social media, we’ve no affiliation with them whatsoever) we’ve bundled the latest recent announcements into a single post. Studio 2.0 Perhaps the biggest news for end users is that of the […]
Bitwig has announced the sixth version of its Studio DAW is to be launched on March 11, 2026, claiming it will take a “big step up”, improving and expanding on core DAW functions, with fresh and faster ways to work, and a new visual interface plus plenty going on behind […]
The seemingly annual update to Steinberg’s Cubase DAW has arrived with the launch of the customary three flavours of Cubase 15, building upon the trends from version 14 and before. Not all new features are available in every version — unsurprisingly the more you pay the more you get. Notable […]