Music tech

chipsynth C64 is an emulation of the SID so good, it can replace hardware

Peter Kirn December 6, 2023

Today, Plogue is launching chipsynth C64, an AAX/AU/VST3/CLAP plug-in recreation of the Commodore 64/128 and its legendary 1982 SID chip...

Ableton’s Push 3 Upgrade Kit is now available; Push is “made to evolve”

Peter Kirn December 6, 2023

Ableton has announced that their Upgrade Kit for Push 3 is now available. With the launch, they've also released two...

Moog’s new Mariana is a monster bass soft synth with dual engines and CV

Peter Kirn December 5, 2023

Moog's Mariana is here on desktop (macOS, Windows) and iOS and - it's about as much Moog sound as you...

Nephaton 2 is here: D16’s perfect, booming 808 recreation joins 909

Peter Kirn December 4, 2023

This is what many drum machine fans were waiting for: following their remade 909, D16 has its 808 plug-in reboot,...

Muse Group to “partner” with music publishing giant Hal Leonard

Peter Kirn December 4, 2023

Music consolidation continues - even beyond what we might have imagined. Hal Leonard is "joining" software maker Muse Group in...

Deluge synth-sequencer-sampler open-source community firmware is here

Peter Kirn December 4, 2023

The Synthstrom Audible Deluge, a grid-based synth/sequencer/sampler, has its first official open-source, community-developed firmware - "and it's huge," the makers...

NightRadio’s Relic Waves app generates billions of atmospheric sounds

Peter Kirn December 1, 2023

Behold the sonic possibilities of the "depths of the mathematical universe." Eccentric, prolific software developer Alexander Zolotov (NightRadio) is back...