Now up to $300 less, MPC Renaissance and MPC Studio now feature updated MPC Software with standalone functionality and new MIDI Control Mode for '¨mapping to other DAWs. Check out the good news below.
The next generation of Maschine is here! Maschine Studio is a bigger more tactile groove production studio w/ color display! Maschine 2.0 software promises many new features too. Read on for more
Ever since we got the scoop on BFD 3 back in the April issue of AskAudio Mag, we've been excited! Finally FXpansion's acoustic drum workstation has arrived. Here's what's inside and we'll review soon.
High-quality synthesizer developer Waldorf has announced availability of its eagerly-awaited Pulse 2 Analog Synthesizer, a cutting-edge reincarnation of the company's peerless Pulse series.
One of the big features in the new Sonar X3 is the full (seamless) integration of Melodyne technology. Want to know more? Read on to see what Celemony have to say...
So you want to add Afro-Latin percussive groove to your productions? Need some shakers, cabasa, claves and more? All in 24-bit loops and single hit fx? Welcome to the Wave Alchemy take. Read on...
Alesis tell us the new feature-packed DM7X Session Kit and illuminated DM Lite Kit represent their latest push to bring innovative features to drummers at incredible values. Here's some more info.
M-Audio new M3-8 studio monitors sport a rich wooden veneer which is gorgeous to behold. They tell us these monitors leverage innovative coaxial engineering to deliver superior imaging. More below...
There's been a flurry of activity from the good folk at Native Instruments of late. Their most recent release is Kinetic Metal, a Kontakt instrument designed for ethereal and unconventional textures.
Sonokinetic have released the forth part of their orchestral instruments for Kontakt users. Minimal is designed to be perfectly suited for minimal (sic) styles as well as many others. More info below.
Alchemy Mobile just got an upgrade to support iOS 7 and inter-app audio. Also read, watch and listen to the new Water ($4.99). And, feel good about purchasing as 50% of proceeds go to Frank Water!
IK's popular guitar-playing and recording-studio app, AmpliTube has seen a nifty update which includes iOS 7 support and Inter-App Audio functionality. Here's what our friends from IK Multimedia say.
D16's Sigmund fx plugin features 4 independent delay lines, flexible signal routing and high-quality delay line algorithm and even a mixer. Read the below & visit their site to download the demo.
Røde's REC app has been used frequently when recording on the go by yours truly. It's now received a free major update, adding a new interface for iPad users and more.
There's something about producing vocals with good plugins... And the folks at iZotope certainly know how to help us make them sound sweet. So Nectar 2 is on its way and here's what we know.
There's big news out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana! PreSonus, famous for audio hardware and the DAW, Studio One, has acquired Notion Music - famous for notation software. Here's what Presonus have told us
Apogee are now shipping their awesome iPad/Mac audio interfaces: ONE, Duet and Quartet audio with iOS Lightning Cable. What does this mean for you and your iOS device? Read on to find out more.
123Creative have released what they describe as an artistic octave/pitch-shifting reverb plug-in. If you're into experimental sounds and textures read their press release and download the demo!
Just hours since the MPC Element announcement, Akai have introduced two new studio reference monitors, the RPM500 and RPM800. Find our more about these sexy beasts in their press release below.
The brilliant minds at Akai have come up with the next big for MPC users... MPC Elements! They tell us it's the most portable and affordable MPC yet. We, at AskAudioMag, can't wait to get hands on...
Native Instruments tell us that Traktor S2 and S4 have just had important upgrades. These babies combine a DJ Mixing interface, built-in soundcard, and are fully compatible with Traktor DJ for iOS!