Korg finally release the full-size version of their classic monosynth, the MS-20. Can it still hold its own amidst the clones and competition? Korg’s MS-20, a semi-modular dual-oscillator monosynth, was released in 1978 and was only in production for five years. The instrument, which has been used by everyone from Hardfloor and Aphex Twin, to…

House producer and DJ Andrew Emil aka Change Request dropped his Theoretical Certainty LP, so we thought we’d get him to talk us through it track by track. As a house DJ/producer Andrew Emil has long been a respected fixture and familiar face as part of Chicago’s 3rd wave of house music artists. While studying…

HoRNet Plugins has updated MasterTool, the automatic mastering tool. The new 1.0.3 version is a maintenance release and includes: Fixed plugin not loading on certain… Read More Read the full story

Woodman’s Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio has updated all its plugins (AU, VST and AAX) and standalone apps with an optimised version for the M1 Arm64 CPU used in the new MacBook Air and… Read More Read the full story

MeldaProduction has updated its plugins to 14.13, an important update which comes up with several improvements, features, bug fixes and MSoundFactory instruments. It is recommended to install… Read More Read the full story

Samples From Mars offers the Synare From Mars ($29 value) drum sample library as a free download from their website. Synare From Mars is a free collection of drum sounds sampled from the Synare analog drum synthesizer by Star Instruments. This rare drum synth is a unique source of early electronic drums like disco toms…

Slate Digital has released Fresh Air, a FREE (for a limited time only) exciter and dynamic high-end processor plugin. A free iLok Cloud user account is required to activate the software. Fresh Air was announced last week, but it wasn’t clear if the plugin will only be available for paid Slate Digital subscribers. Slate Digital…