Celebrate 40 years of Casio keyboards, synths and pianos in less than 4 minutes By Ben Rogerson Listen out for classic models from the Casiotone, CZ and Privia ranges
Korg Germany gets in the mix with free Pyjama Cookbook for locked-down musicians By Ben Rogerson Dave Smith’s margarita recipe? It’s right here
Me in my studio - RAC: “The OP-1 is a truly amazing sampler, synth and MIDI controller” By Ben Rogerson The indie-electronica producer on his favourite synths and guitars
Music sampling service Tracklib switches to a subscription model and adds more songs and features By Ben Rogerson A new user interface and three payment options
Cory Wong’s 5 golden rules for producing other artists By Ben Rogerson The helicopter-handed guitar hero on helming the new Phoebe Katis album
FabFilter says that its Saturn 2 saturation and distortion plugin runs rings around the first version By Ben Rogerson A new interface, new distortion types and even more powerful modulation options
Klevgrand’s new 4-band rotating modulation effect plugin will leave you in a Spinn By Ben Rogerson Get your rotor running with this Leslie speaker sibling
Valhalla Supermassive could be the best free reverb/delay plugin you download this year By Ben Rogerson Don’t miss out on this fine-sounding VST/AU/AAX freebie
Arturia’s Oberheim OB-Xa plugin synth emulation might make you Jump for joy By Ben Rogerson ‘80s polysynth favoured by Van Halen, Prince and more comes to your DAW
Can EZbass do for your basslines what EZdrummer did for your beats? By Ben Rogerson Toontrack releases its long-awaited software
Is Splice planning on going beyond samples and creating its own music-making apps? By Ben Rogerson Acquisition of development framework Superpowered fuels speculation
Native Instruments gets vocal in new Pharlight Kontakt-based synth By Ben Rogerson Create pads, leads, basses, soundscapes and more
DiscoDSP’s OPL synth plugin sounds like your PC from the ‘90s By Ben Rogerson Yamaha’s old-school sound chip emulated in software
Drake’s exclusive new Bösendorfer piano is the real star of the Toosie Slide video By Ben Rogerson Takashi Murakami-designed instrument boasts recording and playback technology
FL Studio 20.7 makes it easy to create a social media music video inside your DAW By Ben Rogerson The Visualizer joins MIDI scripting and more in Image-Line’s latest update
Pande-Mic: man turns a face mask into a musical instrument By Ben Rogerson When safety and creativity collide
Novation’s Launchpads offer plug and play control of Logic Pro X 10.5’s Live Loops By Ben Rogerson Even the very first Launchpad should work with no setup required
Akai’s MPC Live II has built-in monitors for true standalone music-making By Ben Rogerson Everything you need in one box?
Is Behringer working on an MPC-style standalone music production box? By Ben Rogerson Company wants to ‘turn the DJ and production world upside down’
Universal Audio brings the iconic Neve 1084 preamp and EQ to its UAD powered plugins platform By Ben Rogerson Get some “luxurious analogue character” in your recordings
IK Multimedia’s Safe Spacer wearable helps workers maintain social distancing By Ben Rogerson New device could help businesses who want to re-open during Covid-19 pandemic
Stevie Wonder at 70: 5 reasons why he's a music legend By Ben Rogerson We just called to say we love him
Blue Cat Audio’s Re-Head plugin “creates a mixing room experience when using headphones” By Ben Rogerson Speaker-like sound from your cans?
Numark’s new Mixtrack FX DJ controllers promise pro features at a beginner-friendly price By Ben Rogerson 2- and 4-deck options promise plenty of bang for your buck
Behringer’s MonoPoly synthesizer picks up where Korg’s ‘80s original left off By Ben Rogerson 4-oscillator analogue instrument was one of Vince Clarke’s favourites
