Elastic FX 1.4 adds more MIDI to iPhone and iPad powerhouse – and it’s on sale
The must-have four-channel multi-effects for iOS from MoMinstruments just got more MIDI functionality - meaning you can get hands-on control....
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Here’s what to know about the return of synth maker legend Tom Oberheim
Moog and Sequential got their names back. Roger Linn never went away. Now Oberheim is back after 35 years, restoring...
Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor updates deliver on performance promise – with extras
Where is the blazing performance we were hoping for Apple Silicon? A just-released trio of optimized Pro App updates gives...
Soundwide = NI + iZotope + Brainworx + Plugin Alliance – what to know, what to grab for free
Music merger and acquisition season continues. The latest development is the addition of Brainworx and Plugin Alliance to the conglomeration...
Musical, powerful live coding in the browser is here with Strudel – child of Tidal
Imagine a no-install, browser-based, free tool that lets you express musical ideas elegantly by typing simple code. Or for those...
Casio’s MT-100 toy keyboard is reborn as a free plug-in for macOS and Windows
Sample Science has a tasty freebie for us - Retro Cazio models the 1983 Casio Casiotone MT-100, for a very,...
You can already use the Steam Deck as a music machine, with Bitwig Studio, VCV Rack, more
It's a portable gaming machine - but unlike other such devices, the Steam Deck is also an open, handheld, Linux-powered...
Noise Engineering’s plug-ins are a dirty habit, start for free, and they keep coming
They started as terrific modules – now they’re available in plug-in form. Noise Engineering is on a roll. The free...
Dart, a line of open source MIDI and DMX controllers, in wonderfully wacky variations
The Dart line of controllers is an Arduino-powered array of devices, either for DIYers in shield form and with open...
Goldbaby’s Layered Drum Machine Claps are a machine-y sound design wonderland
What is the sound of one drum machine clapping? Well... that'll be the bland sound you hear way too often....
