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
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.
We copped the new Magnetic Coast Expansion Pack from Native Instruments, so in this video, we’re gonna dive right in, check some sounds out and make a beat using Maschine. This will be a 2-part video series and in the second video we’ll take the
We had loads of fun assembling the Nu:Tekt NTS-1 synth at the Korg booth at the winter NAMM show in LA, but now we’re back and had some time to sit down and really discover what’s possible with this mini synth. Assembling your own synth
In case you missed it, Phase has announced that they are teaming up with Serato to develop some nifty new integration with Serato Pro, meaning Phase users can ditch the RCA cables and connect directly to their computer from their Phase receiver. MWM (the company
Jeeze Louise what a beast! – Pioneer DJ have announced a new behemoth 6 channel DJ mixer, packing 4-band EQ, compression and FX send control per channel, a redesigned filter section and 3 band Isolator on the master. Holy smokes! The DJM-V10 isn’t your average
Today amid all the NAMM show flurry, French music company Arturia released a new firmware update for their digital hybrid synth, the MicroFreak. V2.0 introduces an entirely new oscillator, new performance features, plus a handful of improvements and bug fixes. The new ‘Noise Oscillator’ lets
It just wouldn’t be a NAMM show without some new samplers to sink our teeth into, lucky for us Akai have provided the goods. Akai Professional continue their DAWless beat making and music production product line with a new standalone MPC One which Akai claims as their most powerful
Today Arturia has announced an 88-note version of their KeyLab Essential range which sits alongside their 49 and 61 Key models, with the 88-key featuring an all-new semi-weighted waterfall keybed. It’s also got 8 performance pads, 9 pots and sliders, Pitch-bend and modulation wheels plus
Retaining much of the same DNA as the Rane Seventy-Two released last year, the Rane Seventy is a 2 channel Serato pro-performance mixer built exclusively for battle DJs. The Seventy packs 3 MAG FOUR contactless faders, built-in FLEX and Serato FX, plus 16 performance Pads designed by Akai all built with solid steel construction. The design layout