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If you've been using the same DAW for years, now might be the time to consider these low-cost, feature-packed alternatives
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Modern life getting you down? Here are 10 atmospheric DnB tracks that keep the ‘90s dream alive
Rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit with these vintage ambient jungle sounds
“For pianists, it's a magical feature”: StaffPad can now generate sheet music just by ‘listening’ to your acoustic piano playing, which sounds like an AI-powered tool we could get on board with
Piano Capture tool also brings MIDI input to the app, and you now import video, too
Moog Music breaks its silence on rumours of layoffs at its US headquarters: “We are looking forward to getting past this painful phase with renewed energy and enthusiasm”
Company says it’s supporting affected staff and “easing their journey to new opportunities”, and that it will launch a new product early next year
IK Multimedia puts a piano on Mars (sort of), as it announces that its new Pianoverse plugin was created with the help of a “sampling robot” that has an almost human finger
To call it a comprehensive piano instrument is possibly an understatement
AIAIAI launches 'first ever' wireless pro studio monitors (the 'first' being ultra-low latency)
Yes there are other wireless speakers out there, but are they as 'pro' as these new ones from AIAIAI?
Gaia 2: Roland revives its 2010 synth with a new hybrid wavetable and virtual analogue sound engine
Tweak-friendly instrument also offers Model Expansion support and has a built-in SH-101 emulation
The Vaporizer 2 wavetable synth plugin is now free and open-source: a commercial-quality instrument you can download for nothing?
Vast Dynamics takes Jessie J’s advice and forgets about the price tag
Yamaha, Korg, Roland and Casio face legal action from customers seeking compensation after all four companies were found to have engaged in price fixing in the UK
Law firm sets up dedicated website for anyone wishing to make a claim
Roland’s Juno-60 synth plugin hits version 2: a new GUI, a better browser and control over the ‘analogue’ circuits
Free update brings it into line with Roland’s Jupiter-4, Jupiter-8 and Juno-106 emulations
"Everybody around me kept saying, 'Norm, you can't carry on like this'": Fatboy Slim's career in gear, from tape to Atari to Ableton
25 years on from Slim's iconic second album, we take a backwards glance at Norman Cook's music-making evolution
Bitwig and PreSonus’s new open file format enables you to save projects in one DAW and open them in another, but will other developers support it?
Could we be entering a new era of inter-platform compatibility, or will DAWproject turn out to be a false dawn?
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IK Multimedia is teasing something new, and our guess is that it’s a MODO Piano plugin
Either that or the preview video is a massive piece of misdirection
Could Socalabs’ free Wavetable synth plugin be the open-source alternative to Serum?
New MPE instrument might be a good option for cash-strapped producers seeking cutting-edge sounds
The Loog Piano looks like a gorgeous beginner keyboard, but is it too simple for its own good?
The 3-string guitar maker appears to have created a stunning entry-level instrument, but how long until you outgrow it?
Moog Music is rumoured to be laying off staff at its US headquarters and moving the majority of its synth manufacturing to Taiwan
The company was acquired by InMusic earlier this year
Could this Neumann w495 emulation be the most useful free EQ plugin you download this year?
Pulsar is giving away a software version of the 3-band equalizer that became a mastering legend and is still in use today
SampleRadar: 435 free UK urban samples
Grime, drill and UK rap are more popular than ever. Get their sound with these free samples
