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Antares announces AutoTune 2026 – and discontinues Artist and Access editions
By Matt Mullen published
Equipped with an optimized vocal tuning algorithm, Antares says the plugin represents "the most significant update in the software's history"

Buy one $49.99 IK Multimedia plugin and get a whopping 38 free with the best plugin deal of the year so far
By Matt McCracken published
Plus, the more musicians register, the more free plugins everyone gets with up to 50 free plugins available

Produce better music with our ultimate compression cheat sheet
By Si Truss published
Confused about where to start with compressors and dynamics effects? We'll guide you through the essential features and settings

Cherry Audio's Trident Mk III continues the legacy of an underrated Korg classic
By Matt Mullen published
This '80s gem packaged a polysynth, brass and string sections into a single instrument, popping up on records by everyone from Yes and OMD to Phoenix

With plugins starting from just $24 the Universal Audio Rocktober deal is the best place to power up your productions ahead of Prime Day
By Matt McCracken published
Get ahead of the Prime Day music deals with this awesome sale over at Universal Audio

Minimal Audio promises to "go beyond the vocoder" with "hypermodern" vocal resynthesis plugin Evoke
By Matt Mullen published
Warp, manipulate and harmonize vocals with Evoke's resynthesis engine, then transform the results with its comprehensive effects rack and versatile modulation system

Herbie Hancock reveals what Harold Rhodes said to him when he saw that he’d modded one of his pianos
By Ben Rogerson published
But in the end, Hancock convinced him to include I/O in all Rhodes models

Could IK Multimedia’s "ethical" ReSing software be a gamechanger for AI voice modelling?
By Ben Rogerson published
Feed it your scratch vocal and it will replace it with an “expressive, professional-quality voice”

Tones from head to mix Positive Grid Project: BIAS X
By Pete Emery published
Sponsored by Positive Grid
Trying out Positive Grid's new software, making it easier than ever to get mix-ready guitar tones

Positive Grid unveils BIAS X, an AI-powered plugin allowing players to design tones using text and “music-to-tone” prompts
By Jonathan Horsley published
The BIAS X AI-powered guitar tone platform lets you to type in what kind of sound you like, then it designs it, and allows you to refine it. Have we officially entered the era of Chug GPT?
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