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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...

Soundtoys VST3 beta (with M1+M2) arrives – here’s a round-up of sound design tips and tricks

Soundtoys VST3 public beta is here, for both macOS and Windows but crucially with Apple Silicon VST3 support on the...

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...

Novation’s Launchpad 2.0 adds widgets that adapt to your DAW shortcuts, expands customization

More like this, please. Novation's Launchpad 2.0 updates (for Launchpad Mini and X) are a great example of how manufacturers...

Hands-on tour of the Oberheim OB-X8 architecture, feature by feature, with Francis Preve

The first new Oberheim instrument in 35 years is something special. So let's get an exclusive tour of what this...