Niche no more – Dials by AudioThing, Hainbach proves test equipment models can be essential
Amidst a sea of plug-ins modeling the same gear, Dials not only breaks from the pack but proves Hainbach's beloved...
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Free sample mashing with samplebrain, by Aphex Twin and Dave Griffiths
Designed by Aphex Twin, Samplebrain takes a new approach to samples - chopping up audio into a "brain" of little...
Cycling ’74 asked artists to make a collaborative Max drum kit – and shared the patches
Kick, snare, hat, tom, and sequencer - the makers of Max remind us that patching your own drum machine gives...
Komplete 14 adds Kontakt 7, expands bundle, but M1/M2 support is spotty — at a glance
KOMPLETE 14 is coming later this month, with a major software update to the KOMPLETE sampler following in October. That...
Videosync 1.2 for Ableton Live visuals overhauls Simpler and improves functionality
Ear candy's not enough for you - you want that eye candy, too. So we've got the latest here for...
Shazam is 20 years old: history, trivia, and tips
It was 20 years ago today - Shazam, now an Apple subsidiary, first launched and changed how the world identifies...
Memory Knob is an elegant phrase recorder for anything in Ableton Live, by ayrtbh
Sequencer Electronics keeps giving us musical, inventive gadgets for Max for Live, from two of our favorite artists, Gooooose and...
Free Mod Squad v2 adds missing modulation, envelopes, and trackers to Ableton Live
It's incredible this package is free - a full set of fifteen carefully crafted, native-feeling add-ons for Ableton Live that...
Free Piloslib for Pd makes patching easier – and sounds totally hardcore
The modular sound environment Pd (Pure data) is wonderful. Pd is free. Pd runs everywhere. Pd is ... frequently lacking...
GForce Oberheim SEM, perfect £30 plug-in of a 1974 gem, made with Tom and Marcus
In 1974, lunar modules were landing in quick succession on the moon - and the Synthesizer Expander Module (SEM-1) landed...
