With more and more of us now bunkered down due to the current circumstances, it’s great to see there are many brands such as Korg, Moog, Fender, Arturia, Cherry Audio, BVKER and more offering free music production apps, synths, courses, tutorials, loops, lessons and samples
In these unprecedented times, lots of us are being forced to lockdown or self-isolate in some form. While it might feel like we’re all living in a crazy sci-fi film, we can make the most of this challenging situation and take the opportunity to make
It’s an anxious time right now, COVID-19’s got us self-isolating, and the clubs are all closed. Rather than stocking up on dunny paper and pasta sauce, we thought we’d stock-pile some tips, tricks, and ideas on working more effectively and staying creative in Ableton Live. Here’s 10 tips to keep your workflow smooth and innovation high. 1. Manage your Frequently Used Content. One
A new Australian company has the antidote to the damage that the current crisis is doing to the global music industry! Netgigs is an online service that will help musicians to bring live music to audiences. This great initiative allows an artist’s live performance to
In this video, we show a quick and easy way to make your own ‘Subkick’ microphone. This microphone works very well at capturing the low-end frequencies from your acoustic kick drum and provides extra energy to your kick sound when used in conjunction with a
Native Instruments are back with another software update for Maschine, adding some new pattern recorder features. Maschine seems to inch closer and closer towards becoming a full-blown DAW with each new improvement, and whilst NI makes no mention of this it’s cool to see Maschine’s development team make improvements commonly used in DAW platforms.
In this video we put the Korg SV-2, Nord Piano 4 and Yamaha CP-88 stage pianos through their paces, comparing their sound quality, feel and features. A few weeks back we took a ‘First Look’ at Korg’s new SV-2 Stage Piano, a major upgrade to their classic SV-1 introduced way back
After a number of teasers, Polyend have finally released all the info on their latest device called Tracker, a sampler and sequencer that channels the scrolling top-down workflow of 1990s Tracker DAWs, and packs it into a handsome piece of hardware with an enormous full
Aspiring music producers often look to their heroes to inspire and hone their skills in the studio. Think of great producers such as Sylvia Massey, Rick Rubin or Max Martin and the impact they’ve had on music. This impact stems more from their ability to
A look at the Korg Nu:Tekt HA-S Headphone Amp One of the biggest surprises we encountered at the recent Winter NAMM Show was Korg’s apparent commitment to DIY electronics. Tucked away in Hall E amidst a cacophonous sea of guitar and PA speaker manufactures was the Korg Nu:Tekt booth. Albeit modest compared