Roland Aira Compact Series review
- £175 each
Can Roland’s Aira Compact range pack the same punch as their larger siblings?
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Classic Album: Lost Frequencies on Less Is More
Under his Lost Frequencies moniker Félix De Laet pulled away the blast and bombast of arena-primed EDM and began making tracks with heart, soul and subtlety
t.akustik Podcast Bundle review
- £203
Podcasting requires a specific set of tools. We check out this mic based bundle from t.akustik
Autechre almost created the soundtrack for Metroid Prime, but “Nintendo kind of borked it,” says Sean Booth
Now we know why they received ‘special thanks’ in the credits of the 2002 GameCube classic
FKJ: "I don’t think there’s any MIDI on this album - I find clicking on a laptop very uninspiring"
FKJ returns with a brilliant new album, boasting contributions from Little Dragon, Toro Y Moi and guitar legend Carlos Santana. Hamish Mackintosh finds out more about the spaces in between
Codec is a free VST/AU audio degradation plugin that gives you the sound of a dodgy internet connection
Sick of vinyl and tape emulations? Here’s a modern twist on the lo-fi processor
Back to basics: the beginner's guide to headroom and levels
Where’s your head(room) at? Why do you have to be careful with levels? Here’s our guide to signal-to-noise ratio, gain staging, headroom and a lot more
Softube Model 82 review
- €99
It’s the return of the unintended vintage classic! Softube revisits 1982 and teaches us a thing or two about old-school charm with its 101 clone
Mark Ronson breaks down Amy Winehouse’s Black to Black demo in Pro Tools: “I just had basic plugins”
Producer also reveals previously unheard Winehouse guitar part that wasn’t used on the finished track
Can you hear the difference? Listen to IK Multimedia’s mind-blowingly accurate AI Machine Modeling software
Video Watch these demos featuring classic amps from IK’s private vault and judge for yourself
Novation Launchkey 88 Mk3 review
- £380
Novation’s Mk3 keyboard controller range now has an 88-key model. We plug up the new Launchkey 88
Sampleson says that its 60MB modelled grand piano plugin “sounds like a 30GB one”
Time to give your overstuffed hard drive some spectral healing?
Could the new iPad 2022 be getting a more ‘Pro’ look?
Supposedly leaked CAD renders suggest that the headphone jack could be on the way out, too
Lamont Dozier, legendary Motown songwriter and producer, dies aged 81
As part of Holland-Dozier-Holland, he helped to create the ‘Motown sound’
Focusrite Clarett+ OctoPre review
- £710
Need more mic inputs and already have a suitably equipped interface? This unit could be ideal
5 ways to celebrate 808 day: a free Roland online studio, tips, techniques and emulations
More 808 content than you can shake an analogue maraca at
Chicane: "There were times when I came very close to smashing the sh*t out of the studio in frustration"
Dance music legend Nick Bracegirdle is revisiting the blissed-out, Balearic beats he’s renowned for, produced with an all-digital computer music setup
SampleRadar: 587 free new age synths samples
Break out the healing crystals and get in lotus position, it's time to get weird
e-instruments’ Pure Upright is a “professional” upright piano for your iPhone and iPad
Use it standalone or within your favourite iOS DAW
