If you're on the look-out for melodic material covering urban pop, R&B and hip hop for Maschine Studio, Maschine, Mikro or iMaschine, then NI's latest expansion, Magnate Hustle, is worth checking out.
AskVideo and macProVideo are back with an excellent course on recording and editing voice overs. If you're doing an vocal work or editing this course by Jonathan Slater is a must-watch.
To make it as easy as possible to make professional recordings on your iPad, Focusrite have created the iTrack Dock Studio Pack. See what's included and check out the video demo below.
New Rack Extension instrument for Propellerhead Reason gives musicians a fast, easy way to create inspiring electric guitar tracks. Find out more and watch the video below.
The upcoming MO-Fi headphones from Blue Microphones have been shrouded in secrecy, but here's the latest teaser video and info before the official unveiling on 26, August 2014.
Looking for a subtractive synth capable of harmonic content morphing synthesis? Think you'll have to pay a lot for it? Tone2 Audiosoftware have other ideas. Firebird 2.1 is now available for free!
Heavyocity's latest instrument, Master Sessions Drums, certainly packs a percussive punch. Listen to the sound demos and check out the savings to be had too.
It was just yesterday I was scanning my sample library for some vinyl effects... Take a listen to the samples of Vinyl Noise SFX from Matoto, aka Chia, below. And you can download them for FREE!
In recognition of popular music software and hardware company, Arturia, turning 15 this year there's some treats in their store of you to grab. Get a 50% discount on 15 of their software instruments!
As a follow up to Steve H's hit Logic course: Ultrabeat Unleashed, AskVideo have "unleashed" Logic expert Rishabh Rajan to focus on drum sound design to help you take your chops to the next level.
Today Focusrite announced the new Scarlett Solo which adds to the already highly popular Scarlett range, but is designed as a 2-in/2-out interface. As soon as we get hands-on, you can expect a review.
Just 90 days into acquisition by inMusic, renowned DJ company, Denon, provides more capability and value with Serato DJ now included with its MC6000mk2 controller.
To celebrate the release of AskVideo's EAR series, Ableton featured loops & effects from 3 pro artists involved in their recent Free Stuff Friday. It may not be Friday, but you can still download 'em.
A KICKSTARTER project launched today seeks to bring to market the first media player powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module. But this is more than a media player. Check this out now!
ill Factor, best known for his work with Timbaland, Nelly Furtado and Kelly Rowland, shows his workflow using Novation Launch Control XL, Novation 25 SL MKII and Ableton Live in this cool video.
Not content with having created one of the hottest and most desired hardware drum machines ever, Elektron have released Straight 808 sound pack from Goldbaby for Rytm owners to enjoy.
If you want to real-world music production tips, tricks and inspiration, AskVideo.com's new EAR (Electronic Artists Revealed) series is going to be up your street. Check out these videos NOW!
Sometimes multiple controls, parameters, filters, modes, envelopes, (read: tons of features) can get in the way, so Audio Damage's $40 Basic synth aims to make synthesis simple again.
In September iZotope are due to release the next version of their flagship audio repair and enhancement restoration suite which they describe as 'the next generation'. In short, we can't wait!
In Session Audio Releases Soundtrack Acoustic Guitar Vol 2: Nylon String Edition for Kontakt, Acid Wav, Apple Loop, REX, Stylus RMX & Wav formats. Check out the video and audio demos below.
And the BIG news this week is from Propellerhead! Reason 8 features a redesigned interface and streamlined workflow which they tell us makes it easy to create amazing music, faster than ever.