Arturia’s V Collection now offers native support for Apple M1 Macs, and it’s yours for just €299
This top classic synth bundle is half price, and now fully compatible with Apple’s latest computers
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It’s only free for today, though, so get in quick
Guitar Center have knocked $150 off the Roland MC-707 Groovebox
It's now available for $849 as part of their unmissable Black Friday sales event
Erica Synths Matrix Mixer review
- £499
Erica Synths' aim is to make modular patching more flexible. Let's grab some cables to find out if it's succeeded
Ross From Friends: "I want to encourage people to do something creative, whether that’s remixing my tracks or using the Thresho content for an installation or their own music"
Felix Clary Weatheralls’ second Ross from Friends album recontextualises his love of nostalgia via the self-made plugin, Thresho. Danny Turner discusses its creation
At just $69, Toontrack’s EZdrummer 2 could be one of the best Black Friday drum plugin deals of the year
No need to take a beat - songwriters who want an easy way of creating realistic drum tracks should snap this one up
Bitwig releases Bitwig Studio 4.1 with 8 new Note FX and new colour options
The innovative DAW's expanded list of creative MIDI effects now includes randomization, note repeat and humanization
Make music at 112bpm if you want to get on Spotify study playlists, suggests new research
Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License is the most popular homework song (and may also help if you’re preparing for your driving test)
Nathan Fake: "Drums are usually my starting point. Despite my music being quite melodic, I've always been obsessed with electronic drums and abstract percussion"
Following the release of a companion EP to his 2020 album Blizzards, Nathan Fake talks about his approach to remixing and gifts us with three production tips
Tape Leaders shines a light on the unseen pioneers of British electronic music
The illustrated compendium from Velocity Press also features entries on Brian Eno, William Burroughs, Janet Beat and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Sknote’s MetaVocals puts automatic tuning, harmonising and vocoding in a $30 plugin
A one-stop vocal toolkit that won’t break the bank
Jacob Collier: "I think that unless music is fundamentally simple, it doesn't really move anyone"
The Grammy-winning musical polymath speaks on his home studio space, unique instruments from his collection, and the production techniques that make his music different
The '80s-style production that made The Weeknd's Blinding Lights the number 1 Billboard Hot 100 song of all time
We discuss the influences behind the mega-hit and explore how you might recreate its '80s-inspired sound
Software compressors vs hardware compressors... 10 of the best
Can today's powerful software compressors match up to their hardware counterparts?
Ross From Friends is letting you download 50GB of the samples he created while producing his latest album
Get your hands on more than 2,000 unused recordings, which you can use in your own music
Cherry Audio releases ARP Quadra synth plugin: the ‘70s ‘unicorn’ gets its moment in the spotlight, and your DAW
Four-section instrument available in software for the first time
SampleRadar: 275 free resonance and feedback samples
Make your tracks resonate with this sample pack full of experimental feedback recordings and resonant synth sounds
Moog launches Animoog Z, an all-new version of the iOS synth that now runs on Mac, too, and is yours for free
A decade after the original, Animoog is back, and it looks like it means business
Could IK Multimedia’s Syntronik 2 be the only vintage synth plugin you need?
33 instruments emulate classics from Moog, Roland, Korg, Yamaha and many more
