Akai MPK mini mk3: "world’s best-selling USB MIDI keyboard controller” now looks slicker and plays better By Ben Rogerson Compact and affordable “musical Swiss Army Knife” gets an improved keybed
Pianotone 600 is a free VST plugin that emulates a ‘70s keyboard you probably haven’t heard of By Ben Rogerson Samplescience reboots a Jen instrument from the archives
Could Apple’s first ARM-powered silicon MacBooks be $200 cheaper than the current Intel models? By Ben Rogerson Leaker suggests that a $799 Apple silicon machine is on the way
Can HoRNet’s low-cost MasterTool plugin “make your tracks sound good without effort”? By Ben Rogerson Company says that it’s created a “mastering robot”
Arturia’s Sound Explorers Collection box set puts 20 years of synth/FX plugins and presets on one 250GB hard drive By Ben Rogerson Get the V Collection 7, FX Collection, Pigments and preset packs
The 808 Lab plugin lets you play Roland’s classic TR drum machine as a chromatic instrument By Ben Rogerson SampleScience’s VST/AU device comes with simple tone-shaping controls
The playable Lego Grand Piano set is here, and it looks amazing By Ben Rogerson 3,662-piece set can link to an app and make real piano sounds
#LetUsDance: the UK dance music and events industry comes together to ask for urgent help from the UK government By Ben Rogerson “Without the dance there’s only the drab and the dark,” says Irvine Welsh
Blipblox After Dark is a kid-friendly synth that adults can play with after bedtime By Ben Rogerson A new colour scheme and features mean it’s strictly for grown-ups
It looks like you’ll soon be able to buy a Lego grand piano that you can actually play By Ben Rogerson “A mini masterpiece is on its way”
Akai’s MPC Beats is a free ‘beatmaking DAW’ that puts the classic MPC workflow on your PC or Mac By Ben Rogerson Beginner-friendly software offers VST/AU plugin and MIDI controller support
Zoom’s V3 vocal processor puts effects, harmonies and pitch correction at your fingertips By Ben Rogerson Use it for creative or corrective purposes on stage and in the studio
“What would you say if we made one of the world’s most desirable synths available to you?” asks Behringer, as it teases new product By Ben Rogerson It looks like another high-profile emulation is on the way
PreSonus’s Atom SQ is a MIDI keyboard, drum step sequencer and performance pad controller that integrates with Studio One, Ableton Live or your favourite DAW By Ben Rogerson A thoroughly contemporary control surface that does a little bit of everything
Tove Lo just played the cutest DJ set ever in Animal Crossing By Ben Rogerson Singer-songwriter invited six villagers to join her for the performance
119BPM is the most popular speed to have sex to: research reveals the most titillating tempos By Ben Rogerson Plus, couples with similar music tastes get it on more often
inSIDious is a nostalgic VST plugin love letter to the sound of the Commodore 64 By Ben Rogerson Has Mike Clarke created the most authentic SID chip emulation yet?
Do you need a $200 plastic bag for your Teenage Engineering synths? Well, you’re in luck... By Ben Rogerson The water-resistant splash modular pockets can also be purchased separately
Find out how Casio Music ‘accidentally invented digital reggae’ and inspired Pulp’s Common People as it celebrates 40 years of synths and keyboards By Ben Rogerson Get a taste of what’s to come in limited-edition fanzine as the story starts in the ‘80s
IK Multimedia enters the Space Delay race with new Roland RE-201-style plugin By Ben Rogerson The classic tape echo and spring reverb is emulated again
Eventide is letting you download its new Undulator tremolo plugin for $19 and donating all proceeds to social justice initiatives By Ben Rogerson “Magical” effect is the latest to be transplanted from the H3000
SoundCloud can now automatically master your tracks as you upload them using Dolby technology By Ben Rogerson Get a "release-ready" sound in seconds
Native Instruments releases free charity artist sound pack featuring content for Maschine, Logic, Ableton Live, Massive and more By Ben Rogerson Sia, Take a Daytrip and Just Blaze are among those who’ve contributed
Billy Joel plays discarded piano on the street, then wonders why it’s being thrown out By Ben Rogerson “It’s a perfectly good piano,” says the Piano Man
ShapeShifter is a quirky compressor plugin that can cause “blown-open, raucous carnage” By Ben Rogerson Aberrant DSP releases a ‘dynamics remodeller’
