Heavyocity releases “Damage Guitars” for Kontakt

Heavyocity Media has announced the release of Damage Guitars. Here’s what they say: Damage Guitars is an explosive collection of expertly-crafted, heavy guitar tones, face-melting… Read More Read the full story

Decent Samples Release FREE Folk Art Violin Sample Library

Decent Samples releases the rustic and charming new library, Folk Art Violin – and it’s FREE. I’m sure most of you are familiar with David Hilowitz and his work with Decent Sampler by now. If not, David is a classically trained musician who creates some unique and free libraries for Decent Sampler (which is also free)….

Techivation Debuts M-Clarity Tonal Balancing Plugin

Techivation releases M-Clarity, an advanced tonal balancing plugin available at an intro sale of $45 (reg $129). Existing Techivation customers need to pay only $35 for the new plugin. As technology marches forward, we often see it pouring over into the audio domain as the foundation of plugins that make it easier to mix music….

Ableton Introduces A New Standalone Push With MPE Functionality

After years of fierce debate, Twitter discourse and more, Ableton has announced the latest iteration in its flagship Push hardware. MPE compatibility, standalone, built-in audio interface and hard drive, new jog wheel- this is Push 2 and then some. It’s been 8 years since Push 2 was released and nine since Push 1. During that…

Ableton’s New Push Is Standalone & Battery-Powered

Ableton has today announced the latest version of its hardware instrument Push, which for the first time is available in a completely standalone version, that you can use without a laptop, anywhere, thanks to its built-in battery and WiFi. In another development, Ableton has announced that the instrument will also be available in a more…