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Arturia FX Collection 3: now with tube and op-amp distortion and more enhancements

It started as small collections of effects "you'd actually use," and Arturia's full FX Collection suite has grown well into...

CLAP is a new open-source plug-in format from Bitwig, u-he – do we need it, and who will use it?

Bitwig and plug-in maker u-he today are announcing a new plug-in format into beta, dubbed CLAP, for CLever Audio Plug-in...

Review: Here’s Moog Mavis, packing analog Moog modular essentials into a 24-jack, $349 box

It looks like another budget semi-modular, but look closer: Moog's latest is a distillation of a lot of what distinguishes...

MPC standalone updates look tasty: retro and vinyl FX and amps, probability, ratcheting, workflow

You're spoiled for choice in standalone drum machines. But Akai is leaning heavily on frequent updates - and there's plenty...

Hot visual patch summer: cables.gl adds character camera control, new physics, remote viewing

The free browser-based patching environment for visuals cables.gl has one hot summer update. New ray casting and the power to...

Crank it up: A noble and elegant simulation of playing French Horn for Playdate

We truly live in a golden age of indie game development, for we have a breathtaking, achingly realistic simulation of...

Resolume 7.12 now syncs your live visuals with Pioneer DJ gear – among other goodies

"Hey girls! Hey boys! Superstar VJs! Here we go!" Erm... ask your parents. Yeah Resolume will now sync your visuals...

Arturia V-Collection 9, feature by feature: a dreamy, futuristic update, new and old

Arturia's V-Collection 9 is more than just another "add some more instruments, update a few things" V-Collection refresh. This one...

Darwin Grosse, musical visionary and voice for Max and DIY learning, has passed away

The most powerful impact anyone can have in music is not just to find their own voice but to help...