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Roland Zenbeats is a new cross platform music creation system Roland Zenbeats – the new free to use cross platform music creation system for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows. Roland recently acquired the award-winning Open Labs Stagelight app, which served as the foundation for the new Roland Zenbeats environment. The application is designed to be […]
Reason 11 introduces their Rack as a plugin Reason 11 as a plugin! Reason certainly needs no introduction; the software has been at the forefront of hands-on hardware-style sound design for decades. Propellerhead have been one of the big names in music production software for a few decades, but something big is about to change. […]
Delta-V Audio SpaceCraft iOS Granular synth now available as plugin Delta-V Audio SpaceCraft is a granular synth powerhouse, originally created for iOS and now available for Mac and PC. The softsynth is based around two parallel granular engines, each can load audio files or record audio input directly. The interface is designed to be incredibly […]
We compare Serato Studio to the other DAWs [Tech Spotlight] Serato recently introduced their beat-making platform Serato Studio with the intent on making it easier for DJs to make dance music. But, how does it match up to the popular DAWs on the market? The Serato brand probably needs no introduction to DJs, they’ve been […]
Let’s talk about the new Native Instruments Massive X Native Instruments Massive X is the successor to one of the most notable synth plugins of the past few decades. The original version of Massive was legendary for various reasons – it was incredibly intuitive and offered unmatched audio quality at the time and set somewhat […]
Rob Papen B.I.T – go back in time with this new VST synthesiser Rob Papen B.I.T is an analog-modelled software synthesiser, aimed at capturing the sound and ease-of-use of classic synths. The new Rob Papen B.I.T is designed to be incredibly intuitive and easy-to-use, while still offering a ton of more advanced capabilities for those […]
United Plugins launches with 40% off three new plugins… United Plugins is a new umbrella company focused on delivering a wide variety of audio plugins from various developers. The United Plugins brand is launching with a promotional package of three plugins however so far onboard are JMG Music, FireSonic, SounDevice Digital and a little bit […]
Ableton Live 10.1 update is here – this is what’s new… The new Ableton Live 10.1 update is all about the small details, they’ve added user wavetables, shortcuts and devices. Since the introduction of their new flagship synthesizer, Wavetable, Ableton users have been requesting the ability to load up custom sounds to use as oscillators […]
Top five favourite free synth plugins Good synth plugins don’t have to cost an arm and a leg, in fact there are some amazing free synth plugins that do a stellar job too. These free synth plugins aren’t all brand-new, however they’re all really useful in their own way. Whether you’re just starting out with […]
Top five utility plugins to aid your music production Having a collection of helpful utility plugins can hugely improve your workflow in the studio, eliminating a lot of guesswork. Whether you’re looking to speed up the creation of chord progressions and melodies or the final mixdown, utility plugins might just be the answer. Here’s a […]
