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Forever 89 releases Topos, a topographical effects plugin that (quite literally) puts saturation on the map - and there's a free version
By Matt Mullen Published
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Dear Reality is giving away 11 immersive audio plugins for free
By Matt Mullen Published
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Output launches AI-powered Co-Producer plugin that listens to your project and chooses samples for you
By Matt Mullen Published
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5 innovative synth plugins daring to do things differently
By Stuart Adams Published
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“The perfect environment for creating iconic drum sounds, which have scope to move beyond their original sonic remit”: GForce Software IconDrum review
By Roland Schmidt Published
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Serum 2 just dropped: one of the greatest soft synths of all time gets a massive update - and it's completely free for existing users
By Matt Mullen Published
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"90% of what I do is done on one software synth": Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
By Matt Mullen Published
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Digital Audio Workstation
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Ableton Live 12.2 overhauls the device I use on pretty much every track – and rectifies Push 3’s most notable missing feature
By Si Truss Published
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"An upgrade that’s all about creativity": PreSonus Studio One Pro 7 review
By James Russell Published
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You can now sample via USB-C using your Ableton Move
By Matt Mullen Published
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openDAW promises to open the door to music production for beginners, students and beatmakers on a budget
By Matt Mullen Published
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“Learning how to mix is almost as important as hitting on your original musical idea”: New to the mixing process? Start here
By Andy Jones Published
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Best DAWs 2025: The best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac
By Ben Rogerson Last updated
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“In a world where AI is starting to impact in so many areas of tech, it is notable and perhaps refreshing that this gets no mention in this release”: Steinberg Cubase Pro 14 review
By Bruce Aisher Published
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“As production becomes more cloud-oriented, many are questioning whether desktop DAWs are beginning to show their limitations”: How online DAWs are ushering in a new era for music making
By Chris Corfield Published
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DW Soundworks library gets even bigger with the new DW Collector’s Pure Cherry Shell Expansion Pack
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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Dj Software
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New documentary sheds light on the life and passing of EDM superstar Avicii
By Daniel Griffiths Published
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Best DJ software 2025: Mixing applications to suit every genre, setup and budget
By Si Truss Last updated
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“An enhanced application that is nonetheless reassuringly familiar and reasonably priced”: Native Instruments Traktor Pro 4 review
By Si Truss Published
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"I’ve come to realise that the perfect mix doesn’t exist": Ben Böhmer on overcoming perfectionism in production
By Danny Turner Published
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“I didn’t know anything about drugs or any of that stuff. For me, acid was a chemical that stripped away paint”: A Guy Called Gerald on the birth of acid house
By Si Truss Published
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“I like to do a lot of micro-sampling”: salute on the inspiration behind their debut album TRUE MAGIC
By Si Truss Published
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“A substantial lessening of competition for DJ software”: AlphaTheta takeover of Serato is blocked
By Will Simpson Published
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Could Traktor Pro 4 put Native Instruments back at the top of the DJ software game?
By Matt Mullen Published
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“Dive deeper”: rekordbox 7 promises to give DJs a smarter, leaner and faster way of managing their music
By Ben Rogerson Published
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Fx Software
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“It will get on with the job, with or without your involvement”: Waves Curves Equator review
By Andy Jones Published
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UA is giving away its 1176 plugin as a Valentine's gift – here's how to get it and use it!
By Andy Jones Published
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"It's like recording sounds across time": How Yumi Matsutoya used AI to turn back the clock when crafting her new album
By Andy Price Published
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How to work with reverb effectively
By Adam Douglas Published
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Fantastic (free) plugins and how to use them: Supermassive
By Jon Musgrave Published
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“All the music software you need… but for the price of a mid-level Apple Mac”: Native Instruments Komplete 15 review
By Andy Jones Published
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Baby Audio’s Warp is a free plugin that will let you manipulate time with “unprecedented clarity”
By Si Truss Published
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If you’ve been waiting to stock up on mixing tools, 25% off FabFilter plugins might be exactly what you need
By Si Truss Published
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Our all-time favourite free plugin just got an update – why aren’t you downloading it right now?
By Si Truss Published
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Plugins
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Forever 89 releases Topos, a topographical effects plugin that (quite literally) puts saturation on the map - and there's a free version
By Matt Mullen Published
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Dear Reality is giving away 11 immersive audio plugins for free
By Matt Mullen Published
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5 innovative synth plugins daring to do things differently
By Stuart Adams Published
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“The perfect environment for creating iconic drum sounds, which have scope to move beyond their original sonic remit”: GForce Software IconDrum review
By Roland Schmidt Published
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Serum 2 just dropped: one of the greatest soft synths of all time gets a massive update - and it's completely free for existing users
By Matt Mullen Published
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"90% of what I do is done on one software synth": Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
By Matt Mullen Published
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It might be called Hate, but Dawesome's new wavetable distortion plugin actually looks rather loveable
By Matt Mullen Published
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"Potential for Aphex-style bleeps and mayhem": Cherry Audio KR-55C Software Drum Machine
By Roland Schmidt Published
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Cherry Audio steps out with an emulation of '80s Korg drum machine used by Joe Jackson and Depeche Mode
By Matt Mullen Published
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Utilities
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“A well-made and affordable headphone that is light, comfortable and a reliable choice for studio recording”: Tascam TH-11 review
By Jon Musgrave Published
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NAMM 2025: Scaler 3 promises to widen the feature set of one of our favourite songwriting tools
By Andy Price Published
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“The experimental effects box and sample mangler you didn't know you wanted… but it's not quite finished”: Torso Electronics S-4 review
By Andy Jones Published
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Donner’s MEDO puts creativity in your hands
By Advertorial Published
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“Its biggest asset is its ease-of-use”: iZotope Neutron 5 review
By Si Truss Published
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“A combo of powerful, flexible, multi-layered spectral audio editing with cutting edge AI-based neural networks”: Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 11 review
By Stuart Adams Published
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Roland Lamb opens up on inventing new ways of expressing music with ROLI Airwave
By Andy Price Published
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ROLI unveils the Airwave, an expressive new way of learning and creating using its MPE instruments
By Andy Price Published
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AudioStrip receives share of £1 million in UK government funding to “elevate music source separation”
By Ben Rogerson Published
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"90% of what I do is done on one software synth": Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
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It might be called Hate, but Dawesome's new wavetable distortion plugin actually looks rather loveable
By Matt Mullen Published
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IK Multimedia has just made its digital guitar tone ecosystem easier to manage with the Tonex Editor
By Jonathan Horsley Published
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