Apple is discontinuing the iMac Pro, but you probably won’t care By Ben Rogerson Once billed as “the most powerful Mac ever,” the iMac Pro is heading out of production
PRS for Music says that more women are registering as professional songwriters, but they’re still underrepresented and earn less than their male counterparts By Ben Rogerson The gender pay gap for songwriters and composers has increased since 2019
Finally, someone’s built a set of working vinyl DJ decks out of Lego By Ben Rogerson Look Mum No Computer has achieved the seemingly quite difficult
Here’s how to watch Underplayed, a new documentary that highlights electronic music’s gender equality problem By Ben Rogerson Film released on Amazon Prime Video to mark International Women’s Day
Behringer Oberheim trademark bid fails, so what does this mean for the UB-Xa synth? By Ben Rogerson US Patent office rejects Music Tribe's application
IK Multimedia’s Total Studio Max 3 bundle gives you all the software you need to produce music (apart from a DAW) By Ben Rogerson New version of the IK mega-collection includes all its latest releases
Apple’s new iPad Pro could have a chip as powerful as the Mac’s M1, so does this mean that an iPad version of Logic Pro is coming, too? By Ben Rogerson It would certainly make sense
Beatport DJ lets you DJ in your web browser: Tiesto hails “breakthrough” as Pete Tong calls it a “game changer” By Ben Rogerson It’s available to all Beatport LINK subscribers
SoundCloud introduces fan-powered royalties, promising a fairer and more lucrative payment model for independent artists By Ben Rogerson Company says earnings could go up 25%
Get 9 Native Instruments Expansions for just $99: save 75% on new content for Maschine, Massive and more By Ben Rogerson Promotion lasts until 10 March
Roland’s monster JD-800 synth is back from the ‘90s as a Zen-Core Model Expansion By Ben Rogerson Stunning digital instrument offered analogue-style control
Focusrite’s new AI plugins could put you on the FAST track to better mixes By Ben Rogerson Equaliser, Compressor and Reveal are available on The Collective
This stunning vintage Minimoog synth comes in a custom case, and it could be yours By Ben Rogerson Check out the prize in The Bob Moog Foundation’s latest raffle
The best free DAWs 2021: the best free music production software for PC and Mac By Ben Rogerson Start making music today by downloading a digital audio workstation for nothing
Vybz is a one-stop lo-fi effect plugin that offers multiple ways to colour your sound By Ben Rogerson An easy way to add some retro dirt
IK Multimedia rides the Synthwave with new free soft synth offer for PC and Mac By Ben Rogerson Here’s how you can get this $50 retro-futuristic instrument for nothing
PCM2612 is a free VST/AU bitcrushing plugin for adding Sega Genesis-style ‘90s digital crunch By Ben Rogerson Forget analogue: Inphonik says that old-school digital decimation is the new vintage
Teenage Engineering is now part of Nothing, a new company that’s working on something By Ben Rogerson London-based startup has investment from some big tech names
Mixed in Key’s Satellite Plugins 2.0 enables free online music-making collaboration in different DAWs By Ben Rogerson A simple solution for co-writing and producing?
How Daft Punk made Homework: early studio gear and music production methods revealed By Ben Rogerson 1999 interview confirms a love of Roland gear and an ingenious workflow
Reason Studios’ Algoritm is a flexible FM synth that promises the iconic sounds of both the ‘80s and today By Ben Rogerson A smooth FM operator?
The best DAWs 2021: the best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac By Ben Rogerson We round-up the best music production software packages
Softube and Empirical Labs offer new compressor and EQ plugins for your DAW, and a channel strip for Console 1 By Ben Rogerson Mike-E Comp and Lil FrEQ lead the charge
GForce Software’s OB-E synth plugin brings back the mighty Oberheim 8-Voice By Ben Rogerson Eight SEMs in one massive instrument
Daft Punk have split up, and they're not telling us why By Ben Rogerson Publicist confirms that the electronic music duo are no longer together
