Latest articles by James Russell
The best free samples and loop download sites on the web
Sampling used to be a labour-intensive task, but with the rise of the internet, the sharing and distribution of small audio files became a simple task
Music tech legend Roger Linn: “I rarely listen to anything with drum machines in it”
The product pioneer on continuous controllers, future synth stars, and the secret of the MPC’s swing
ValhallaDelay: "Our take on classic and modern delay and echo units"
ValhallaDSP are back to save your sonic universe once again
MWM has begun shipping Phase, its long-awaited wireless DVS controller for DJs
These little widgets translate scratching to software control signals
MuLab 8 brings flexible audio, timestretching and workflow enhancements to the underdog DAW
The PC and Mac workstation comes with a tiny pricetag, too
Legendary 60s/70s Pink Floyd disk delay incoming as a plugin
The Binson Echorec 2 is the subject of Pulsar's first emulation
Hear Massive X for the first time
Native Instruments' long-expected synth has its oscillators outed in new videos
iOS sequencer Auxy can now export to Ableton Live
If you ever fancied handing off from your phone to your DAW, this could be your chance
Beat Bars' MIDI Adapters control your plugins with a footswitch or expression pedal
Beat Bars' MIDI Adapters let you trigger events on your PC or Mac using your existing foot controllers
What do you call a drum synth with 500 drum sounds, 500 samples and 500 MIDI clips?
Yes, that's right. Drum Synth 500
TXR1 is a drum machine with blending, layering and instant grooves
Operate Reflekt Audio's new drum tool using three specialised components
ToneSpot Acoustic Pro is a channel strip dedicated to acoustic instruments
Audified wants to give you the perfect processors to dial in great string tone
Reaktor 6.3 introduces patching from the front panel
Native Instruments' modular playground gets friendlier routing to help newbies wade in
Behringer will start its Eurorack journey with the 104 skiff case
The forthcoming modular case will be unpowered and – you guessed it – pretty affordable
Mr Pay Attention: 10 hip-hop beats that blew my mind
The Christian Combs and Chris Brown producer gives us his top ten tunes and avails us of some production advice along the way
Wizibel lets you create instant visuals for your YouTube music tracks
"You can tweak settings within the theme to add text, customise colours, and define rules for the visualisation process"
Vengeance-Sound releases VPS Avenger, an epic new supersynth
See the exclusive video session as we take it for a spin
Nektar announces Impact iX49 and iX61 controllers
Fitting 49 or 61 full-size keys into a compact, narrow unit, Nektar's new controller models might be just the right fit for that space on your desk.
