Arturia have announced a limited edition hardware/software bundle dubbed as ‘Power Trio’ which includes their flagship Keylab 88 MKII keyboard controller and an accompanying set of wooden legs, as well as their V-Collection 6 software bundle. This is a comprehensive, premium quality package ideal for
Blackstar have released a new MIDI/USB Foot controller and it’s unexpectedly awesome. Foot controllers aren’t something musicians get excited about often but this one manages to get a lot of things right (including the sub $300 AUD price) and it genuinely fills a niche in
To celebrate their 20th-anniversary French synth lords at Arturia have announced that they’ve bundled pretty much everything from their software back catalogue, whacked it on a 250GB hard drive and are releasing it as the Sound Explorers Collection. This is a limited-edition instore only release that
Akai has released MPC Beats, a new beat making software studio designed around the famous MPC hardware workflow for free download. It comes with a 2GB sample library of loops, one-shots and built-in virtual instruments to get you started, plus you can install MPC Beats
Have you ever thought about creating your own software-based music gadgets? Learning some programming? Well, with many of us stuck in lockdown, today has seen 2 announcements that might be your cue to make use of this time in solitary and learn some new things.
As part of their Play Series Collection, Native Instruments have dropped a new Kontakt instrument geared towards Trap/Drill, Hip-Hop and R&B producers in mind. Cloud Supply comes equipped with 125 sounds and 150 presets of keys, plucks, pads and melodies created by producer and sound
Whether they’re a gear nerd or a gear noob, the type of gear an artist uses has a huge impact on their signature sound. In this regular series called My Gear, Noisegate picks the brains of exciting and diverse artists for a behind-the-scenes scoop on
It’s hard to beat the sound and workflow of a good analog desk, but it is [insert current year here] and the very nature of a fundamentally analog design means they can feel like a big technological step backwards and you’ll likely end up relying
Darkglass Electronics have a nifty new device on the shelves that looks like a handy little box of tone for the home jam session. It packs 5 speaker cabinet simulations (customisable through their Darkglass Suite app), two headphone outputs, a balanced XLR output, auxiliary TRS
Befaco’s new CV to MIDI converter module, the CV Thing, is now available, providing a slimmed-down and simplified range of functions found in their big VCMC (voltage controlled MIDI controller) module. The CV to MIDI idea might seem funny at first, but it’s actually super
