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SampleRadar: 105 free 808 weight samples
By MusicRadar Published
The mighty 808 kick has room-shaking potential as a bass sound. Explore the possibilities with these free samples

For 808 Day, 13 iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend
By Si Truss, Ben Rogerson Published
808-featuring cuts from boundary-pushing artists, from Kraftwerk and Marvin Gaye to Aphex Twin and New Order

MIDIpad transforms your gamepad into a musical instrument and MPE controller – and there’s a free version
By Matt Mullen Published
"What if playing music could work more like playing a video game?"

Arturia's Pigments Play is a free version of one of the best soft synths around – and it's more powerful than you might expect
By Matt Mullen Published
Pigments Play features 100 presets and is equipped with the same six synth engines, 68 filter modes and 20 effect algorithms as the paid-for version

We speak to the noise music creatives pushing out at the extremes of sound: “It's somehow a kind of fetish”
By Adam Douglas Published
Noise music can be powerful and unpredictable. Learn how to bring noise techniques like feedback and extreme gain into your own productions

Steinberg marks 30 years of VST with the Classics Collection, which includes the first VST synth
By Ben Rogerson Published
Relive the early days of software instruments, or experience what they were like for the first time

Fender’s Motion MIDI controllers have finally landed – and they come with a free copy of the Fender Studio Pro DAW
By Matt Mullen Published
Fender's first entry into the pad controller market, Motion 16 and Motion 32 pair polyphonic aftertouch-equipped FATAR pads with deep Studio Pro integration

“No protection under the law”: German performing rights society wins significant victory over Suno
By Beth Simpson Published
Court ruled AI firm had illegally trained its models on copyrighted songs
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