Native Instruments: “We haven’t done enough to address the issues of systemic racism, bias, and inequality” By Ben Rogerson Company lays out plans to improve diversity and inclusion
The VB-Cable audio router comes to the Mac and you can download it for free By Ben Rogerson Connect one audio app to another
Apple to ditch Intel processors in the Mac in favour of new Apple silicon power By Ben Rogerson Logic Pro X has already been updated, but what does this mean for your DAW and plugins?
Prince’s personal Yamaha DX7 synth defies expectations to sell for more than $70,000 By Ben Rogerson Notebook of lyrics and sketches raises a whopping $30,502
Jean-Michel Jarre just performed live in virtual reality for the first time By Ben Rogerson In the era of COVID-19, could VR gigs be the way forward?
Obsession is a “deep and realistic” Oberheim OB-Xa VST plugin synth emulation By Ben Rogerson Synapse Audio is the latest developer to throw its OB hat in the ring
Algoriddim adds Neural Mix to djay: AI tech lets you isolate drums, instruments and vocals in real-time By Ben Rogerson Creative live mash-ups and remixes on your iOS device
Novation’s Launchkey MK3 MIDI keyboards promise “deeper Ableton Live integration than ever before” By Ben Rogerson Enhanced controller can also work standalone with your hardware synths and other MIDI gear
Google’s Shared Piano is a free and brilliantly simple way to make music together online By Ben Rogerson Up to 10 people can jam together, with no sign-up or log-in required
Native Instruments responds to claims that it failed to deal with racism concerns raised by employees By Ben Rogerson “We now understand that this was a mistake,” says CEO
Noise Machine is a wireless MIDI controller that fits in the palm of your hand By Ben Rogerson 12 note buttons, an octave slider and an expression knob
Prince’s Purple Rain Yamaha DX7 synth is up for sale and could fetch $25,000 By Ben Rogerson EMAX II sampler and disks are also going under the digital hammer
Steinberg brings Cubasis 3 to Android: a big-name DAW for Google’s mobile OS By Ben Rogerson Could this be the Android music-making app you’ve been waiting for?
Knobcloud lets you buy and sell your plugin and music software licences for free By Ben Rogerson “The first dedicated marketplace for audio software licences,” we're told
AudioThing packs a multitude of speaker and mic emulations into a plugin By Ben Rogerson Speakers recreates the sound of everything from an old telephone to a vintage ribbon mic
This powerful Multi Engine plugin turns your Korg synth into a bass and drum groovebox By Ben Rogerson Sinevibes’ Groove could add a new dimension to your Prologue, Minilogue XD or NTS-1
Tape Cassette 2 is a free VST plugin that promises reel old-school flavour By Ben Rogerson It also runs on iOS devices
Waldorf Iridium looks set to bring the Quantum super-synth to your desktop or rack By Ben Rogerson Powerful hybrid technology in a more compact form?
Eventide's Crystals effect is set to sparkle as a VST/AU and iOS plugin By Ben Rogerson It features pitch, delay and reverb processing
The best DAWs 2020: the best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac By Ben Rogerson We round-up the best music production software packages
Save up to 50% on plugins, MIDI keyboards, audio interfaces and Maschines in Native Instruments’ Summer of Sound sale By Ben Rogerson Get an upgrade to Komplete 12 for half price
You can now use your MIDI keyboard with the “next-gen” Emvoice One vocal synth plugin By Ben Rogerson Record your parts then type in the lyrics
Timetosser is a standalone box that lets you resequence any audio on the fly By Ben Rogerson Performance device works standalone with a companion plugin
The T-1 is a realtime MIDI sequencer that could breathe new life into your synths and drum machines By Ben Rogerson And it’s all thanks to the Euclidean algorithm
Quincy Jones: “If you don’t fully understand music, you end up working for the technology instead of the technology working for you” By Ben Rogerson The legendary producer on learning to play, music tech and his greatest achievements
