ANTARES is back with another vocal plugin called 'AUTOTUNE SLICE'. It is a vocal sampler/ synthesizer. It allows you to slice up your vocals & other audio & turn them into sampled instrument.This means you can create melodies, chords etc…

 Hi! Everyone. Well, it's a been a while since THE SOLAR PROJECT have released any music. THE SOLAR PROJECT are back with a brand new song called: 'Life Goes On'.

Firstly I would like to say thank you to everyone…

 As we know pianos usually have 88 keys (just over 7 octaves). Well, Wayne Stuart, a piano maker from Australia has created the first ever 9 octave piano. He hand built the piano in his independent studio in New South…

 Hi! Everyone, Hope you are all ok. It's been a while since I released any new music. I confirm that THE SOLAR PROJECT is back with a brand new song: 'LIFE GOES ON', which will be released 1.10.21. (More details…

 A synth plugin from ARTURIA seems to have leaked on 'Twitch'. 'Muckybeats' who hosted a streaming session recently showed what looked like: ARTURIA SQ 80V. 

ARTURIA are already known for their synth emulations eg: ROLAND, YAMAHA, MOOG etc. Could ARTURIA…

 TASCAM have announced: 'MIXCAST 4', which is an all-in-one podcasting studio.

It features:

• 4 Microphone inputs
• 4 Headphone outputs
• Bluetooth Interface 
• 8 Illuminated coloured pads
• Factory Sound bank (you can create your own)
• 4 pin TRRS connection 
• FX (Reverb &amp…

 Could SEQUENTIAL be releasing a new synth called: TAKE 5 soon? There have been leaks on the internet of what looks like a synth called: TAKE 5. 

It features:

• Full Sized Semi-weighted, 3.5 octave fatar keyboard (with velocity & aftertouch)
• …

 Cereal brand REESE are giving customers to convert their cereal boxes into either a groovebox or synth using AR technology. REESE's will be releasing 3 limited edition boxes called the RP-FX series. 

You can use the cereal groove box or…

 Jack White has announced he is opening a ‘Third Man Records’ store & Venue in SoHo, London. This will be his first UK store. The store is due to open 25th September 2021. 

This will not just be another ‘Vinyl’…

 If you are looking for a MPC style drum sampler then this could be for you. APISONIC LABS has created SPEEDRUM. There are 2 versions of SPEEDRUM (Speedrum & Speedrum Lite).

SPEEDRUM includes:

• 2 layouts (One 16 Pad view with…

 Recently after a structural modification to the GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, it has been making a kinda drone sound in strong winds. People have said they can hear the drone a few miles away.

Multi-instrumentalist, producer & songwriter NATE MERCEREAU, has…

Turn any flat surface into a playable keyboard by using the SERAFIM KEYBO which is a mini laser projector that can be a  QUERTY or musical keyboard. It comes with its own app for iOS & Android. You can use…

 It's that time of year again: SUMMER NAMM 2021. Here is some of the gear that was mentioned:

• BOSS EURUS GS-01 - This is not a guitar pedal. BOSS have created their first Electronic Guitar Synth. (You can switch between…

 PRESONUS have announced the: REVELATOR io24 audio interface. Apparently , this the first audio interface designed for recording & streaming.

It features:

• 2 low noise X-MAX L mic preamps 
• 6 In/ 8 Out 
• Built in fat channel with Compression, EQ…

 The artist REMUTE is back with his album: 'Living Electronics'. The difference with this album is that if you want to listen to it you need a Nintendo Gameboy. The album is all on a Nintendo gameboy cartridge. 

This is…

 Imagine playing a 'Knitted Keyboard'? Irmandy Wicaksono is a research assistant at MIT MEDIA LAB & he has created a 'Knitted Keyboard' that you can play, folded or rolled up, worn etc.

Features include:

• 5 Octave piano
• Sensitive touch etc

 BEHRINGER are back. This time with a ‘Eurorack multi-engine oscillator with 20 synth engines’ called ‘BRAINS’.

It features:

• 20 synthesis & drum voice engines
• USB Connection
• 2 outputs
• OLED Display
• Trig Input
• 4 CV Input controls etc

 Recently Apple announced that they would be adding spatial audio to the latest version of Logic Pro. This follows  the roll-out of spatial audio to Apple Music streaming services. 

This would mean that in Logic Pro mix engineers would be…

 SSL are back with a brand new controller for the SSL Native Channel Strip 2 & Bus Compressor 2. It does look like a really nice controller. 

It features:

• SSL NATIVE CHANNEL STRIP 2
• BUS COMPRESSOR 2
• SSL PLUGIN MIXER…

 Recently, I was asked to review the plugin 'INFILTRATOR' created by DEVIOUS MACHINES. 

What is the plugin 'Infiltrator'? It's a multi-effects sequencer plugin. The first time I tried this I was like "WOW", this plugin offers a lot. 

It features: 

• …

 Listeners who subscribe to Apple Music should soon be able to listen to higher quality audio eg, lossless & spatial audio (supporting Dolby Atmos). 

In June 2021 there will be many spatial audio tracks for subscriber to listen too.

There…

 Hi! Everyone, Hope you are all ok. I just wanted to give you all quick update of what's happening with my music. 

Im currently working on a new EP for my solo project (LAW) , On this EP…

 AKAI are back with their drum machine plugin: 'DRUMSYNTH'. (It is available to download for free for users who have got: FORCE, MPC LIVE, MPC LIVE II, MPC X, MPC ONE & MPC SOFTWARE).

It features: 

• 725 presets
• 7 effects…

 BEATPORT is one of the first music retailers to start accepting bitcoin. The service is due to start in June 2021. BEATPORT have teamed up with crypto.com  .

Cryptocurrency has been around for a few years now. Will other music…