Sampleson Releases “Electrix BPB Edition” Free Piano VST Plugin

Sampleson has announced the release of Electrix BPB Edition, a freeware electric piano instrument in VST and AU plugin formats for compatible DAW applications on PC and Mac. Electrix BPB Edition is an upgraded version of the previously released Electrix plugin. The functionality is pretty much the same as in the original, apart from the new stereo…

Vocaloid 5 Review

Vocaloid 5 is the latest version of Yamaha’s famous singing synthesizer. I reviewed the previous iteration of the instrument two years ago (check out our Vocaloid 4 review), and a lot has changed in the meantime. To sum it up in a few words, Vocaloid became more user-friendly while managing to give its singing robots…

Carl Finlow

Carl Finlow shows us his studio. [galleria gallery=”my-studio-carl-finlow”] Carl Finlow’s ‘Introspective’ LP is out now on 20/20 Vision and available on Beatport. Find him on Facebook and SoundCloud Read the full story

Head To Head: Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX2 Vs XDJ-RR

In this Head To Head feature we’re pitting the Pioneer DJ XDJ-RX2 against the XDJ-RR. Both are two-channel standalone devices for Rekordbox, meaning you can spin using just a USB thumb drive that has all your music exported from Rekordbox, and you can also connect them to your laptop for spinning with Rekordbox DJ. The…

Produce RNB releases Chord Engine Genesis for Kontakt

Produce RNB has released The Chord Engine Genesis for Kontakt. It is designed to allow producers and songwriters to play chords with just one key but with more realism and musicality. It… Read More Read the full story

Roland updates SYSTEM-8 software synth to v1.2

Roland has announced that the “Summer of SYSTEM-8” update is live (v1.2). The Roland SYSTEM-8 software synth is an exact duplicate of the hardware SYSTEM-8, and Roland has adapted… Read More Read the full story

UVI releases Drum Designer – Modern Drum Workshop

UVI has released Drum Designer, a modern drum instrument, including powerful new Kick, Snare, Clap and Cymbal sound design engines, dedicated 8-part sequencer and more. Drum… Read More Read the full story

Bitwig Studio updated to v2.4

Bitwig Studio has been updated to v2.4 featuring a major overhaul of the Sampler. Now equipped with granular and wavetable techniques, new sounds are at your fingertips and performance-ready…. Read More Read the full story