Berlin-based Native Instruments, the company behind Traktor DJ software, has been bought by US music tech firm inMusic. The deal brings Traktor under the same roof as Akai Professional, Denon DJ, Numark, Rane, M-Audio and Moog Music, and also includes Native Instruments’ Kontakt sampler platform and the iZotope, Plugin Alliance and Brainworx production tools. The…
5 Mistakes Returning DJs Make Every Time (& How To Avoid Them)
Returning DJs make the same five mistakes in their first month back, every single time. After 15 years of teaching DJs at Digital DJ Tips – and watching tens of thousands of comeback DJs work their way back to the decks – I see the same patterns repeat. Two of these mistakes are about the…
apulSoft updates apShaper to v1.2.6
apulSoft has updated apShaper to v1.2.6. Changes: Added a collection of 72 presets by producer Yendo Starritz. Experimental Linux support added. Improved compatibility with macOS 26 Tahoe. Improved handling of Unicode in preset names. Knob labels can now have two lines. BUGFIX: Crash when exporting audio in Bitwig Studio if automated parameters were visible in…
Sender Spike releases DR.89, a FREE Roland TR-909 drum machine emulation for Windows
Developer Sender Spike has released DR.89, a free Roland TR-909 inspired drum machine plugin for Windows. If the name Sender Spike sounds familiar, that’s because we’ve covered a few of this developer’s plugins recently, including the SN Zero hybrid FM synthesizer, the qb (Kyubi) multimode distortion, and the filter.tank dual filter. SN Zero is one…
Karanyi Sounds releases Cloudmax 3 texture resonator with a limited-time $20 discount
Karanyi Sounds regularly offers limited-time discounts on new and existing products, with the newly released Cloudmax 3 texture resonator now available at a limited-time $20 discount. Recently, we’ve had discounts on the multi-FX plugins Wavesurfer and Playmod. One potential downside of these limited-time offers (if there is such a thing) is that the window of opportunity…
Native Instruments Premiers Komplete 26
Native Instruments has released Komplete 26. With over 190 instruments, mixing tools from iZotope and Brainworx, and more than 180,000 sounds, it’s the most definitive music production collection NI has ever made… The post Native Instruments Premiers Komplete 26 appeared first on FutureMusic the latest news on future music technology DJ gear producing dance music…
Polyend Announces Drums – Analog and Digital Drum Machine Debuted at Superbooth 2026
Polyend has announced Drums, an analog and digital drum machine built around a single-piece aluminum chassis with an 8-track step sequencer. The instrument was unveiled at Superbooth 2026 in Berlin, where we had a chance to go hands-on with a pre-production unit. The hardware makes an immediate impression. The body is solid and precise, with…
Bjt2 Updates Free “Crescendo” Programmable VST Plugin to v1.0.192 for Windows
Bjt2 has updated the free Crescendo plugin to version 1.0.192 with various enhancements and bug fixes. Changes in 1.0.192 from 1.0.187: UI: changed default FONT, added new Zoom option. Reverb Engine Rehaul. New instruction with more parameters. Rewritten help with pro-tips. Filter Oversampling: Added filter oversampling (up to 16x) with a new ‘Sharpness’ parameter. Bugfixes…