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The history of one of the most iconic sounds in electronic music
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FabFilter releases all its Pro plugins for iPad in the AUv3 format
Top-quality processors will now run in your favourite iOS DAW
Arturia’s KeyLab 88 MkII could be the ultimate MIDI controller keyboard for producers who play
You won’t fit this one in a backpack
Ableton’s free Learning Synths website could be the easiest way to learn the basics of sound design
Master the fundamentals of synthesis in your web browser
The easy guide to music theory: how to find the right chords to fit a melody
Learn the art of harmonisation
Not your regular distortion plugin, Instinct is a “living organism of drive, dynamics and tone”
The shaper of things to come?
Sonible’s smart:comp plugin chooses your compression settings so you don’t have to
Spectro-dynamic compressor listens to your track and smoothes out tonal imbalances
Boz Digital’s free Bark Of Dog 2 plugin lets you ‘boost your low end without blowing your speakers’
Woof woof
Audified’s ToneSpot Drum Pro plugin is designed to fast-track you to the drum tone you’ve been looking for
A self-contained box of drum mixing tricks
VCV Rack reaches version 1.0.0: free and open-source modular synth gets a full release
Software synthesis playground is now polyphonic
IK Multimedia’s Modo Drum combines samples and synthesis for complete kit customisation
Can it “give your drum tracks a whole new life”?
Philippe Zdar of Cassius killed in fall from Paris building
Calvin Harris, Mark Ronson and David Guetta are among those paying tribute
Output’s Portal FX plugin takes you down the granular synthesis rabbit hole without making your head hurt
Mess with your sounds in a musical way
Modley is Klevgrand’s ‘creative delay playground’ plugin
PC, Mac and iPad owners are invited to join in the fun
Is Slate Digital’s All Access Pass the most compelling music software subscription deal yet?
Bundle includes effects, a synth and online production tuition
ROLI’s LUMI is a light-up MIDI controller keyboard that will help you to ‘learn and play music’
Squidgy keys are out; lights are in
The easy guide to music theory: learn to play keyboard solos using the pentatonic scale
Learn five notes that will change your musical life
IK Multimedia’s new product promises a fresh take on “the oldest instruments in human history”
Some kind of percussive plugin, perhaps?
Apple’s Logic Pro X 10.4.5 lets you run more tracks than you’ll ever need and harnesses the power of the new Mac Pro
Free update caters to users who work with large projects
