Play chords just by pressing buttons with the Chordmonger MIDI controller By Ben Rogerson If your keyboard skills are lacking, maybe you could try this
Apple’s next Mac silicon chips could blow the M1 out of the water, report suggests By Ben Rogerson New 16-core MacBook Pro and iMac models predicted for 2021, with a 32-core Mac Pro possibly to follow
Waves’ RS124 plugin puts the compressor that was used on every Abbey Road Beatles recording in your DAW By Ben Rogerson “The Holy Grail of smooth compressors,” we’re told
A wind instrument of change is blowing as Roland introduces the Aerophone Pro By Ben Rogerson New flagship of the Aerophone range includes the Zen-Core synthesis system
SampleScience releases a free VST upright piano plugin that sounds like it was recorded in your living room By Ben Rogerson Room Piano 3 promises a lo-fi sound
RhythmLock is a new rhythm training app that could help you to find your groove By Ben Rogerson Tap along to more than 5,000 rhythms and get realtime feedback
Teenage Engineering’s OP-1 and Korg’s Volca Beats top Reverb’s lists of the best-selling synths and drum machines of 2020 By Ben Rogerson They might be getting on, but people still love them
Spotify could be working on an AI ‘plagiarism detector’ that tells you if your songs are original By Ben Rogerson Could this give you a definitive way of knowing?
IK Multimedia’s MixBox CS rack plugin promises all the processors you need to mix on your iPad By Ben Rogerson Use the presets or create your own custom effect chains
Shure’s SM57 is the best-selling microphone of 2020 says, Reverb By Ben Rogerson The classic dynamic mic is still in high demand
Bitwig Studio 3.3 released: DAW update adds Polymer, a “fun and quick” hybrid modular synth By Ben Rogerson Plus, new customers can currently save $100 on the full version
Anyma Phi is a digital monophonic synth that brings physical modelling to the fore By Ben Rogerson Simple controls let you recreate real-world sounds
Andrew Huang’s Flip promises to be a fast but feature-packed sample-based music-making app By Ben Rogerson "We set out to create something deep and powerful that would still remain quick and fun to use"
Waves CLA Epic gives you all of Chris Lord-Alge’s go-to reverbs and delays, and it’s currently 85% off By Ben Rogerson Blend eight processors with a console-style mixer
Last chance! CLA EchoSphere: Waves’ free Black Friday VST plugin is a slap delay and plate reverb from Chris Lord-Alge By Ben Rogerson Use it on lead vocals, guitars and synths - grab it while you can
Slate Digital has released Fresh Air, a free plugin, to smooth out your high end By Ben Rogerson A Black Friday bonus for your DAW
2getheraudio unleashes Opzilla, a “monster” of an FM synth plugin By Ben Rogerson Does it “tower over the competition”?
Get the ‘intelligent’ Brain VST synth plugin and you’ll never have to program a patch again By Ben Rogerson Get a completely new sound with a single click
Vital is an eye-catching spectral warping wavetable synth plugin that you can have for free By Ben Rogerson A new super synth that you can have for nothing?
M-Audio’s Oxygen Pro MIDI keyboards offer smart features and “maximum control” By Ben Rogerson The venerable controller brand has been brought up to date
Arturia responds to Behringer’s KeyStep MIDI keyboard lookalike Swing: “This is not fair competition” By Ben Rogerson Arturia CEO Frédéric Brun makes a statement, and Behringer has its say
Behringer’s Swing MIDI keyboard/sequencer looks almost exactly the same as Arturia’s KeyStep By Ben Rogerson Stop us if you’ve seen this one before
Junkie XL to sell off classic Moog and Yamaha synths: “I simply can’t use them all anymore!” By Ben Rogerson Tom Holkenborg is putting more than 200 pieces of studio gear up for sale
Behringer’s MonoPoly synth is now available for pre-order, but you’ll probably have to wait until next year to play it By Ben Rogerson If you were hoping for one for Christmas, you’re out of luck
Erica Synths introduces the Black Sequencer for your modular synths By Ben Rogerson 4-track device promises “next-level” modular sequencing
