How to use Sample Alchemy, Logic Pro's wildly creative new hybrid sampler-synthesizer pluginA mashup of Quick Sampler and Alchemy, Logic's new stock plugin uses granular, additive and spectral synthesis to manipulate source audio
Sonicware's new synth captures the gloriously retro sound of the Sega GenesisMega Synthesis faithfully recreates the YM2612 chip that gave so many beloved '80s and '90s video games their lo-fi sound
Floating Knobs serves up an appetizing new instrument with the Cuisine performance sequencerThe recently launched brand says Cuisine is "ready to spice up your system with intricate rhythmic arrangements, organic patterns and polyrhythms"
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Best audio interfaces 2024: for producers, musicians, streamers and more - tested by our expertsByAndy Jones last updated 11 June 24Upgrade your home studio with our tried and tested pick of USB and Thunderbolt interfaces across every budget
Kits.AI’s Kits Earn feature promises a “passive income stream” for vocalists who are willing to share their voiceByBen Rogerson published 11 June 24Upload your voice to the Kits Verified Voice library and you can earn $.085 for every downloaded minute
“The most accessible UIEM to date”: 64 Audio unveils its new Aspire 4 in-ear monitorByWill Simpson published 11 June 24Aiming to hit the sweet spot between comfort, performance and accuracy
Chaka Khan on hearing Stevie Wonder playing the Clav intro to Tell Me Something Good for the first timeByBen Rogerson published 11 June 24Khan also says that she was “devastated” when she first heard the rap intro to her cover of I Feel For You
“I had too much going on”: Jazz musician Anomalie on his reworked version of Taylor Swift’s Lavender HazeByBen Rogerson published 10 June 24Pianote gave him just the vocal and drum track to work from
The Pharrell Williams biopic is going to be a Lego movie, and it looks like it could be pretty goodByBen Rogerson published 10 June 24Pharrell Williams releases the trailer for his Lego biopic, Piece by Piece
Forget the Prophet-5 - here's a free plugin version of the Sequential Circuits Six-TrakByBen Rogerson published 10 June 24One of the first MIDI multitimbral synths comes to your DAW for free
Hear how Waves vocal effects can transform your recorded and live vocals - we've demoed and tested 10 pluginsByAndy Jones published 10 June 24From tuning to bending, listen to what these plugins can do to your vocals!
“Offers a more refined delivery than its predecessor, with flexible EQ”: KRK Rokit 5 G5 reviewByJon Musgrave published 9 June 24£169 each€198 each$177 eachKRK’s excellent Rokit monitors have been updated. We get talking about the new generation
Today is your last chance to grab Waves's bonkers distortion plugin Berzerk for free - exclusive to MusicRadar readersByMatt McCracken last updated 9 June 24We've teamed up with Waves to offer you Berzerk for free (rather than $29.99) until 1400 BST/0900 EST – find out how to claim your plugin for nothing
"He didn't just select a stock beat and press play": Prince’s go-to synths and drum machineByBen Rogerson published 7 June 24From the Linn LM-1 to the Roland JD-800
Enjoy a Fred again.. vs Anderson .Paak drum-off as they give a chaotic performance of new track, Places To BeByBen Rogerson published 7 June 24“It’s a real privilege for me to be able to jam with Anderson and hangout,” says Fred
“If you’d always yearned for atmospheric ‘proper’ guitar but lacked the playing skills and banks of effects, this is it”: E-instruments Desolate Guitars reviewByAndy Jones published 7 June 24£126€149$149Desolate Guitars could be the guitar library you didn’t know you needed, and is one of the most inspirational tools we've used this year
“There is a weight and depth to the sound, which is sonically a cut above, as well as being incredibly authoritative”: SonicProjects OP-X PRO-3 reviewByRoland Schmidt published 6 June 24€99We discover the new poly-plugin from SonicProjects, whichpays homage to the big beasts from Oberheim
The FabFilter synth preset that inspired the name of Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft was used on one of its songs, and we’re pretty sure we know which oneByBen Rogerson published 6 June 24Hear ‘Hit me soft, Hit me hard’ being played on Hit Me Hard and Soft
Revealed: The 3 Splice loops that power the beat for Sabrina Carpenter's EspressoByBen Rogerson published 6 June 24Too bad if loops don’t do it for ya; walked in and reproduced it for ya
"Making electronic music technology more accessible": Erica Synths and Richie Hawtin's Bullfrog Drums is an educational drum machine inspired by the Roland TR-909ByMatt Mullen published 6 June 24This seven-voice sample-based drum machine is designed to be paired with the other instruments in Erica Synth's educational "ecosystem", Bullfrog and Bullfrog XL
SampleRadar: 935 free analogue polysynths samplesByMusicRadar published 5 June 24Capture timeless and beloved sound of the Prophet, Juno, Jupiter, and more with these free samples
Taylor Swift suffers ANOTHER piano malfunction during a “rain show” on her Eras TourByBen Rogerson published 5 June 24“It’s not working. I’ll give it 15 seconds before I just use my guitar”
“v3 delivers a well rounded mix of ‘must-haves’ and ‘wants’”: Korg Gadget 3 reviewByAndy Jones published 5 June 24$299 (Mac) / $40 (iOS)Korg’s Gadget is unusual in that it made the move from iOS to desktop, but is there room for it in 2024?
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