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Roland SP-404MKII V5 now does Serato DJ and Studio: free update
On 404 Day Eve, Roland is squeezing more power into the SP-404MKII. This time, you can use the device to add hands-on control to Serato DJ Lite/Pro and Serato Studio, combining Serato’s sampling, beatmaking, live, and DJing capabilities with the 404’s familiar layout and effects. Once you’ve got the 404, you can start playing with all of it for free. Here’s what’s included, and how we got here.
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Reason’s classic ReCycle is updated, free, and more useful than you might think
ReCycle, the sample/loop manipulator by Reason Studios, has a refreshed new look – and now it’s free. The REX format works everywhere from Ableton Live to Pro Tools to KORG Gadget. Also – wait, did its name start as a reference to a 1993 Disney instructional video?
Peter Kirn - April 2, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Ableton Note 1.3 adds MIDI editor in free update – an ideal Move companion
Ableton Note 1.3 for iOS adds the ability to sequence beats, drums, and chords in a compact MIDI editor. And while oddly Ableton doesn’t talk about it, the combination of Note and Ableton’s Move hardware is an appealing one-two mobile punch.
The best of Universal Audio’s native plug-ins, in Spark or standalone
Peter Kirn - March 30, 2025
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VCV Rack 2.6: multilingual, drag multiple cables, fit in view – all for free
Peter Kirn - March 28, 2025
Music tech Software Tech
Haken Continuum deep dive, as composition blurs with sound design
Peter Kirn - March 26, 2025
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Xaoc’s Samarkanda is a massive, patchable delay and audio mangler
Peter Kirn - March 25, 2025
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