Tone Lab could make make synthesis easy by letting you stack up your sounds By Ben Rogerson That’s what creator Colin Hearon thinks, anyway
FL Studio 20 released with multiple new features and full Mac compatibility By Ben Rogerson The popular DAW takes a big leap from version 12
Kronecker is a new iOS synth that’s designed to run like clockwork By Ben Rogerson Create repeating sounds by pressing a key
Tone Empire’s “mystical” Loc-Ness drum processing plugin is definitely real By Ben Rogerson Will it help you to create a monster sound?
Experience the sound of tape with ToneBoosters’ ReelBus 4 plugin By Ben Rogerson New algorithms and effects included
Steinberg says that “VST 2 is coming to an end”, but what does this mean for your DAW and plugins? By Ben Rogerson Company says that VST 3 is the way forward
Pabst Wax is a portable recording studio that lets you cut a track straight to vinyl By Ben Rogerson Head to the Dot to Dot festival if you want to try it out
Jimmy Fallon and Ariana Grande’s Nintendo Labo band sounds way better than it should By Ben Rogerson Also starring Questlove in a Robot Kit
This playable Stylophone-style business card is way cooler than yours By Ben Rogerson It’s worth getting to know Tim Alex Jacobs just so you can have one of his StyloCards
Infected Mushroom’s free Wider plugin can “increase stereo width by up to 200%” By Ben Rogerson It’s fully mono-compatible, too
Get the sound of your ‘80s PortaSound home keyboard with Plogue’s PortaFM synth plugin By Ben Rogerson Company launches new Chipsynth line
Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum is selling his Chamberlin Rhythmate model 40, a genuinely old-school drum machine By Ben Rogerson Yours for $9,500
Moog’s Grandmother is an all-analogue semi-modular synth with a retro vibe By Ben Rogerson An old-school synth for today’s generation of producers
Alex Adair: 5 things I’ve learned about music production By Ben Rogerson “I think it’s crucial to start a song with a hook, especially nowadays with streaming being as integral as it is”
iZotope’s VocalSynth 2 can model your vocal tract and offers even more creative control By Ben Rogerson The company has also announced a new Creative Bundle of plugins
LANDR announces free sample download service with sounds from pro producers By Ben Rogerson Royalty-free loops, hits and more for your productions
Take hardware control of your Fabfilter effect plugins with Hickory and Dickory By Ben Rogerson Analogue-styled MIDI devices let you get more hands-on
Propellerhead is giving Reason users a free drum sequencer as part of version 10.1 By Ben Rogerson Sample import for the Europa synth also added
Superbooth 2018 video: Bastl releases its Thyme processor and launches new Eurorack modules By Ben Rogerson Meet Timber and 1983
Roland Cloud serves up a bag of chiptune sounds in the Blip Blop plugin By Ben Rogerson 8-bit tones without the effort
Superbooth 2018 video: Dreadbox’s Medusa synth comes with a Polyend-powered sequencer By Ben Rogerson “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” we’re assured
Superbooth 2018 video: IK Multimedia announces Uno, a $200 analogue monosynth By Ben Rogerson The music software veteran is hitting the hardware trail
Waves and Paul Reed Smith join forces to create the PRS SuperModels plugin amp package By Ben Rogerson Three PRS designs can now be used in your DAW
Superbooth 2018: Twisted Electrons keeps it retro with NES chiptune and 8-bit bassline synths By Ben Rogerson Barebones synths are in the Pocket Operator mould
Superbooth 2018: Audio Damage’s Quanta might be the granular plugin synth that you can actually understand By Ben Rogerson It promises to be as simple as a subtractive instrument
