The best iPads for musicians and producers 2020: top Apple tablets for music-making By Ben Rogerson From the Apple iPad Pro to the Air, find out which iPads are the best for music makers
SampleScience’s Resonance is a free piano plugin inspired by Nils Frahm By Ben Rogerson Get on a contemporary classical tip
Free Ableton book: download 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers for free By Ben Rogerson 2015 tome is well worth staying in for
LUNA Lands! UA’s free DAW is here, but the Extensions and Instruments will cost you By Ben Rogerson Apollo and Arrow Thunderbolt owners can download it for nothing
Summer NAMM cancelled: “current circumstances make it impossible” By Ben Rogerson Organisers come to “difficult decision” regarding July trade show
Sonible and Focusrite’s free Balancer plugin promises to ‘balance your audio tracks in seconds’ By Ben Rogerson Get this AI-powered processor for nothing this week
Soundtoys sets its much-loved Effect Rack plugin free for a limited time By Ben Rogerson Yet another great reason to stay home and make music
You can now download a free edition of the Serato Studio DAW By Ben Rogerson Version 1.4.4 update also adds new features
Free Dolby On iOS and Android app promises simple, high-quality audio/video recording and live streaming By Ben Rogerson Noise reduction specialist says you can do it all with your mobile device
Jordan Rudess wants you to stay at home and make music, so he’s giving away his GeoShred Play iOS app for free By Ben Rogerson Play lead ‘guitar’ without hitting a bum note
Andrew Lloyd Webber plays variations on Daft Punk's Get Lucky By Ben Rogerson He was set the challenge by Nile Rodgers
Soul great Bill Withers dies, aged 81: musicians pay tribute By Ben Rogerson His hits included Lean On Me, Ain’t No Sunshine, Use Me and more
French house favourites Justice to host free music production Q&A webinar By Ben Rogerson Watch it live via Mix With The Masters
Steinberg offers free versions of Cubase, WaveLab and more in its #StayHome Elements bundle By Ben Rogerson Company has you covered for a DAW, audio editor, notation app and plugins
Modular synthesis for beginners: learn the basics of oscillators, filters and envelopes By Ben Rogerson Take your first steps into a new world of sound design
Get KV331’s SynthMaster One free for iPhone and iPad: the best music-making app giveaway yet? By Ben Rogerson A high-class wavetable synth for nothing
Unlock Roland’s Zenbeats music-making app for free on iOS and Android By Ben Rogerson Get more instruments and sounds and DAW export options
Universal Audio says it’s launching its free LUNA DAW early to provide “a welcome escape from the outside world” By Ben Rogerson Apollo and Arrow interface owners have something to look forward to
Roland goes back to the noughties as it adds two SRX piano plugins to Roland Cloud By Ben Rogerson SRX Piano I and SRX Piano II join the company’s subscription service
Chuck D says that Flavor Flav spat and Public Enemy split was a hoax: “Believe half of what you hear and none of what you see" By Ben Rogerson Was the whole thing an elaborate April Fools prank?
Tim Exile’s Endlesss could be the free music collaboration app we all need right now By Ben Rogerson Jam remotely with friends and enjoy a social music-making experience
Today is the last day to get Native Instruments' Analog Dreams soft synth for free By Ben Rogerson Kontakt Play Series instrument usually retails for $49
Use Ableton Live 10 Suite free for 90 days! By Ben Rogerson Popular DAW is the latest to get a lengthy free trial period
Audiokit launches limited edition Bass 808 synth app for iPad By Ben Rogerson Use it to create massive kicks and sub-bass
Fantastic Voyage is like ‘an updated 4-track PortaStudio’ for your Mac By Ben Rogerson A cheap and cheerful modular recording environment
