Elektron Analog updates let you sequence other gear, add musical complexity

Elektron just revised their Analog Four and Analog Rytm MKI/MKII OSes. Finally: MIDI out. Wait, that’s cool: per-track scale, powerful macros, and more.

Music on the go – Auxy app now has tweakable sounds, Ableton export

For all the app choices in music, a lot feel like plug-ins crammed onto the mobile screen. Auxy may have the essential combination of ingredients – a simple, quick UI, but now the ability to make sketches you finish in Ableton Live, and sounds you can more easily tweak. Auxy always had an elegant, approachable […]

Peter Kirn - July 18, 2019

MASSIVE X synth arrives; here’s what makes it special

The last time Native Instruments released a synth called Massive, they accidentally helped define genres (EDM, dubstep). But MASSIVE X returns to the original vision: make it easier to get deep with wavetables and modularity and go wild with sound. And now, the wait is over.

Peter Kirn - June 27, 2019

Sonarworks Reference 4.3: more headphones, features for calibrating your mixes

Peter Kirn - June 17, 2019

Logic Pro X 10.4.5 is all about huge projects, with or without a Mac Pro

Peter Kirn - June 14, 2019

Everything you might have missed in Apple’s latest announcements

Peter Kirn - June 5, 2019

Get going with MOTU’s DP10 with these videos

Peter Kirn - June 3, 2019

Ableton Live 10.1 is out now; here are the first things you should try

Peter Kirn - May 28, 2019

Reason 10.3 delivers on VST performance promises

Peter Kirn - April 16, 2019

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