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inMusic will acquire Native Instruments, as NI joins brands from Akai to Moog
inMusic Brands, the US-based owner of Akai, Moog, Denon, Numark, Rane, and M-Audio, announced today that it will acquire Native Instruments. That puts NI tools like Traktor and Kontakt under the inMusic umbrella along with Plugin Alliance, iZotope, and Brainworx.
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From sushi pianos to Yoko Shimomura, Square Enix Music TV is the best TV
In a dark and often soulless world, the Square Enix Music Channel is a total oasis — like an instant-action antidepressant. Want to see the Osaka sound team play with a sushi piano? Want to hear composer Yoko Sihomura talk about figure skating? Want to tune into an hours-long stream of Final Fantasy III music? They’re here for you. I guarantee you it’s better than anything else you could possibly be watching.
Peter Kirn - April 27, 2026
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That time NIN made a perfect ambient industrial soundtrack for Quake
The year was 1996. And Trent Reznor and NIN loved id Software so much that they made a deep, dark, legendary soundtrack for the breakthrough game Quake, for no fee — just for “friendship.” At a time when creativity can feel under attack, and the real world is starting to seem a little, uh, Quake-like, […]
New, free TechAudioTools lets you get serious with Unreal’s MetaSounds
Peter Kirn - February 12, 2026
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ANIMEVOX by castpixel is a free retro anime-style sound fx generator
Peter Kirn - January 18, 2026
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How to run Bitwig Studio on the Steam Deck gaming console
Peter Kirn - December 11, 2025
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