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stencils
Stuck in the 4-bar loop? Try these free arrangement templates for Ableton Live

By Matt Mullen Published

Described by creators Color With Live as a "colouring book for Ableton", Stencils are empty, colour-coded projects that map out an existing song's structure in detail

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Polyend Loop looper pedal
Polyend Loop is part looper pedal, part drum machine and comes stocked with over 100 effects

By Si Truss Published

The Polish brand’s latest is a four-track MIDI-syncable "idea machine" aimed at guitarists and electronic musicians alike

Guitar Pedals
Best samplers: Native Instruments Maschineplus
NI confirms “Maschine is alive and evolving” with first major update since InMusic acquisition

By Si Truss Published

Maschine 3.7 adds probability and Euclidean sequencing, and launches alongside a trio of (mostly) new Maschine Expansion packs

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Elektron Tonverk
“Curiosity is understandable. Bricked boxes, less so”: Elektron bans sharing of modified firmware on its community forums

By Matt Mullen Published

"Elektronauts isn't the place to be sharing hacks", the Swedish gear manufacturer said in a statement

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Matt Bellamy and Mark Zuckerberg composite image
"He’s not too bad”: Matt Bellamy is OK with Mark Zuckerberg taking Muse's social media handle

By Beth Simpson Published

Tech mogul decided he wanted his new AI tool be called ‘muse’

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bonobo
“I have an actual Rhodes in the studio, but I used the little Yamaha CP”: Bonobo reveals why he chose a $499 mini keyboard over a real electric piano

By Matt Mullen Published

Bonobo appeared on the Tape Notes podcast to unpack the production behind several tracks on new album Distance in Static

Artists
suno
“Suno’s v6 is not a fresh start”: Universal and Sony sue AI firm over copyright infringement in its new model

By Beth Simpson Published

Case revolves around “user data” Suno has admitted it’s used

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An Arturia MiniFreak synthesizer on a table
One of our favourite synths of recent years now lets you upload your own sounds

By Si Truss Published

Upload wavetables and samples to customise Arturia's hybrid poly and its plugin counterpart

Hybrid Synths
zplane
Zplane's Timbre is a formant-shifting plugin with a few tricks up its sleeve

By Matt Mullen Published

Capable of everything from subtle timbral tweaking to creative vocoder-style effects, Timbre is a versatile formant-shifter with multi-band processing and sidechain functionality

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Roland GO:Mixer Studio
“A highly flexible compact mixer and USB interface that’s perfect for desktop recording and live performance”: Roland Go:Mixer Studio review

By Jon Musgrave Published

Packing a lot of power in your pocket

Mixers
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