Native Instruments Maschine Mikro Mk3

The Maschine Mikro Mk3 offers a huge amount of fun and creativity at an attractive price. Bruce Aisher explores furthers. There once was a time (barring a few extremely expensive exceptions) when hardware sequencing was the only game in town and with drum machines leading the charge. Of course, this was supremely limited by the…

Sugar Bytes releases Aparillo for iPad

Sugar Bytes has announced that Aparillo is now available for iPad. Aparillo is an advanced 16 voice FM synth tailored for complex sound structures, majestic motions, moving… Read More Read the full story

5 Ways To Make Your Drum Kick Bigger

When you are mixing a pop or dance, or even a rock song, you probably spend a lot of time with your kick and that’s true for everyone because kick drum is crucial for this genders. It is responsible -along with the base and snare- of the groove, and it also has a really wide…

DataLooper Lets You Control Ableton Live With Your Feet

We found something interesting for Ableton Live DJ/producers, called DataLooper. It’s a Midi controller that consists of footswitches that allow you to record loops and to control Live’s Session View using your feet, freeing your hands to play with a keyboard or other instrument. You plug it to your laptop via USB, and you can…