Roland just made syncing Serato and TR drum machines automatic

The hybrid DJ set keeps getting fresh nudges. Now, Roland and Serato have added easy, automatic sync over USB for the TR-8, TR-8S, and the Boutique Series TR-08 and TR-09 drum machines.

Bitwig Studio is about to deliver on a fully modular core in a DAW

Bitwig Studio may have started in the shadow of Ableton, but one of its initial promises was building a DAW that was modular from the ground up. Bitwig Studio 3 is poised to finally deliver on that promise, with “The Grid.”

Peter Kirn - January 21, 2019

Master your Roland TR-8S drum machine settings with a plug-in editor

Roland’s TR-8S added loads of parameters for shaping drum kits and effects. Now you can get at all of those without diving through menus with this VST/AU plug-in – and keep your drum machine settings stored with your project.

Peter Kirn - January 14, 2019

Reloop’s new RP-8000 MK2: instrumental pitch control, Serato integration

Peter Kirn - January 10, 2019

What could make APC Live, MPC cool: Akai’s new software direction

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2019

Hands-on: Complex-1 puts West Coast-inspired modular in Reason

Peter Kirn - December 18, 2018

Reason 10.3 will improve VST performance – here’s how

Peter Kirn - December 14, 2018

Cherry Audio Voltage Modular: a full synth platform, open to developers

Peter Kirn - December 13, 2018

FL Studio 20.1 arrives, studio-er, loop-ier, better

Peter Kirn - December 12, 2018

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