Thomas Dolby’s 1989 explanation of synthesis with the Muppets and a fly in a box is pretty ingenious
Thomas Dolby on Jim Henson's little-known The Ghost of Faffner Hall manages an explanation of synthesis basics that is surprisingly...
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Bitwig, after overwhelming user feedback, makes Spectral Suite part of Bitwig Studio 4.4
Bitwig heard you, it seems, user community. Spectral Suite is now a no-charge, included part of Studio 4.4, with refunds...
razzmatazz, latest tiny groovebox from 1010music, combines FM and sampling – in pink
This one looks irresistible - a mini drum box with both FM synthesis and sampling. Mett the $399 nanobox |...
BOSS DS-1W is the first solid-state distortion pedal update in decades
BOSS' signature DS-1 from 1978 is still in production today. But for the first time in decades, it's got a...
Max makers Cycling ’74 are out in the hills teasing something involving RasPi
Cycling '74 posted a cryptic teaser tweet that - well, has a pretty suggestive ending. The post Max makers Cycling...
Bitwig unveils Spectral Suite audio effects add-on bundle – here’s a video tour
Spectral Suite is Bitwig's first paid add-on for Bitwig Studio, focusing on sonic exploration in the frequency domain. It's a...
Elektron’s Song Mode is already making ambient music to chill out to; OS updates at a glance
Elektron's Song Mode for Digitakt, Syntakt, and Digitone chains together patterns beyond the 64-step limit - and there's some beautiful...
Studio One 6: video track, collaboration, new effects, mixing controls; review roundup
The latest in DAW news: PreSonus' Studio One has added a bunch of features, including improved collaboration and video scoring...
Madrona Labs’ plug-ins are now all M1-M2 Apple Silicon native
A big drop for owners of Macs with Apple Silicon: Madrona Labs has updated their innovative plug-ins as Universal Binaries....
Smode, the all-in-one live show visual designer, gets a big update, Unreal grant – in videos
Smode is a powerful real-time compositing tool built for stage, projection mapping, and live use. That sounds out of reach,...
