International Synth Day: In Search of the Ampron Aubade

This International Synth Day take a journey into the Ampron Aubade. It is one of the rarest and most elusive vintage synthesizers ever made. Little has been known about its origins – until now. With only four in the world, it might have passed you by. In the world of vintage synthesizers, some are rarer…

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…