Latest articles by James Russell
Elk Audio's Blackboard breakout box bridges the gap between code and control
The board fits onto the company's Elk Pi, providing faders, buttons, jacks, and a glorious layer of abstraction
IK Multimedia’s ARC System 3 gives you an “all-new listening experience”
Studio calibration package adds new analysis algorithm, quicker measurement process, updated GUI, and the ability to use third-party mics
Convergence is a multi-band compressor with up to 10 bands (or four for free!)
Mastering-grade plugin offers real flexibility
Elektron Overbridge 2 is “music making made more fluid”
The long-awaited update to the company’s free computer-integration software
Behringer is teasing another synth and the first person to guess it wins one
The company has posted a PCB design on Facebook
Pioneer DJ’s Rekordbox 6 adds cloud library management
v6 on desktop and v3 on iOS unifies your collections and syncs between multiple devices
Klevgrand’s Foley-based instrument samples everyday household objects
Ting lets you make beats with virtual boxes, cutlery, sofas, keys and more
Can Singdaptive help you sing better?
Singdaptive tracks your progress and costs $25 per month or $249 per year
Remix the chord progressions behind your favourite songs for free with Ripchord
Share presets and upload your own with this MIDI plugin for Mac and PC
Build the channel strip of your dreams with PSP’s InfiniStrip plugin
Mix and match 22 modules including EQs, compressors, preamps, filters and more
RetroVolt is the 'Samplesizer' with easy access to classic synth sounds
Beatskillz' new plugin samples Roland, Sequential, Oberheim, Waldorf and Yamaha instruments for its sounds
How to make music on an old computer: 4 things you need to consider
Tune an older system for music production, and choose the right DAW, plugins, OS and settings to keep it running smoothly
What is MIDI 2.0, and what does it mean for musicians and producers?
We chat to Art+Logic’s Brett Porter to find out what makes this new interfacing spec tick
Plugin mogul Steven Slate: "You don’t need external DSP for tracking, you don’t need it for mixing, and it just doesn’t make sense to me"
Best of 2019: The Slate Digital boss on emulation, motivation and why the future of making music isn’t about audio engineering
The Flash Synth is a 16-voice instrument that's the size of a DIN plug and an audio out jack
Mixtela's tiny, polyphonic FM synth takes its power from a standard MIDI connection
Massive X updated with dynamic envelopes/LFO, new presets and new skins
Native Instruments make good on some promises for version 1.1, and finally publishes a manual, too
"Fattier than ever" Cheeze Machine synth is back, and the Pro version has an added touch of the Minimoog
The classic freeware plugin has been envigorated by 2getheraudio for pay-what-you-want pricing
Dubreq’s Stylophone Gen R-8 is ready to ship
This modern-day Stylophone is higher-tech and patchable, but still stays true to its roots
SoundSpot's new wavetable synth plugin intros at a ludicrous £5.99
Union (VST/AU/AAX) generates wavetables from analogue-style oscillators, and is on a 95% discount until Jan 1
Infradeep's PVX-800 is a Siberian analogue synth based on the Polyvox circuit design
The $580 synth has a focus on computer connectivity and a cool sharkfin waveform
This pack of '80s-style presets for Omnisphere 2 was created by electronic pioneer BT
This $35 pack from Ilio sees the producer/composer take on synthwave, future electro, retrowave, synth pop et al
These 240 patches have been designed with MPE in mind
Expressive E's new sound banks specialise in bendable, performable MIDI Polyphonic Expression
Apple's AirPods Pro are the high-tech in-ears you never thought you needed
The $250 liquid-proof headphones tune themselves to your ear canal and feature two noise-cancelling mics
