Amped Studio becomes the first online DAW to support VST plugins
You can now use your favourite effects and instruments in your web browser
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Should the iRig Keys 2 Mini be your next portable MIDI keyboard?
25 keys, USB power, MIDI I/O and an audio output
Download IK Multimedia’s $100 AmpliTube Metal software for free: heavy guitar amps and effects for all
ProCo, Electro-Harmonix, Digitech, BOSS and Mesa/Boogie models are all included
Jaga Jazzist: “We don’t know what nu-jazz means, but it never meant anything for us”
The Norwegian not-nu-jazz outfit talk about the making of new album Pyramid
Spitfire Audio’s Westworld Scoring Competition descends into bitterness and acrimony as Hans Zimmer says of winner’s critics: “I wouldn’t want to work with a single one of you”
Here’s what happened when a composer made HBO’s blockbuster TV series sound like it’s set in the Mushroom Kingdom
4 classic Roland ‘80s synths are coming to the Zenology plugin: the JX-8P, SH-101, Juno-106, and Jupiter-8
They’re compatible with your Jupiter-X and Xm hardware, too
NI’s Stradivari Violin is a solo string instrument that’s been “almost 300 years in the making”
A sampled version of a rare Antonio Stradivari violin that was made in 1727
The Neumann V402 might be 2020’s most desirable mic preamp
It’s coming this summer, although you might not be able to afford it
6 VST plugins that will make your tracks sound louder without destroying punch
With this half dozen amazing signal processors in your plugins folder, they'll certainly hear you coming…
Get Daft Punk and Herbie Hancock’s vocoder of choice with the X201 plugin
Rare Sennheiser VSM201 was also used to create classic sci-fi sounds
Cassette Roads is a free VST electric piano plugin that sounds like it was recorded on an ‘80s tape deck in your bedroom
A lo-fi instrument that can be used to play “vaporwave lullabies”
The beginner's guide to: Berlin techno
The signature sounds of the German capital reflect a cultural melting pot with strong ties to Detroit
Teenage Engineering PO-137 Rick & Morty Limited Edition review
- £85
- €119
- $89
The perfect addition to your handheld arsenal, or just fanboy merchandise?
PreSonus Studiolive AR8c review
- £350
- €398
- $499.95
The smallest in the Studiolive range, Presonus’ latest mixer is great for musicians and podcasters alike
The 21 most important products and innovations in music technology history
From the mic to the MP3, we countdown the biggest tech breakthroughs of all time
ChordPotion 2 is a MIDI effect plugin that can magic up something new out of your chord progressions
Take a dose and create harmonic phrases
Output turns up the heat with Thermal, an 'interactive' multi-stage distortion plugin
Hands-on workflow is designed to encourage creativity