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Eventide and Newfangled plug-ins are now Apple Silicon M1-native – and more on the way

The floodgates are open, and not only are we seeing new Apple hardware, but M1 native plug-ins to take advantage...

AAS’ elegant Multiphonics CV-1 software modular now has more filters, Low Pass Gate

If you weren't already won over by AAS' unique physical modeling components and refined interface, now the Multiphonics CV-1 adds...

We can be “Heroes,” with Tony Visconti, Erin Tonkon as tutors for Eventide Tverb plugin

We talk less about plug-ins as classics than we do hardware, but Tverb - replicating Tony Visconti's "Heroes" setup but...

DuckDuckGo search hack – it’s an instant bpm calculator (and finds frequencies, guitar tab)

Another reason to switch search engines - privacy-centric alternative DuckDuckGo also has a clever little bpm calculator built in. The...

Erica Synths LXR-02 drum machine playtest: brutal sounds, live jams, 1.2 firmware

I've been playing with the LXR-02, the new digital drum synth from Erica Synths and Sonic Potions. Verdict: it's versatile,...

Unreal Engine 4.27 out now with goodies like Web UI; early-access UE5 MetaSounds makes noise

It was the dawn of the third age of audiovisual creation.* Yes, Unreal keeps adding eye-popping, ear-bursting media powers, both...

KORG have recreated 1974’s MiniKorg-700 in software – here’s your deep-diving guide

Amidst all the interest in vintage synths, it's not often you get your hands on a 1974 MiniKorg-700. Francis Preve,...

Erica Synths – Sonic Potions LXR-02 drum machine review: deep dive

LXR-02 is what the world needs now: a drum machine with its own personality and soul. It slaps harder, plays...