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Plugins & DAWs · 82 stories, +46 vs last week

Plugins & DAWs: 82 stories in seven days, +46 on the week before.

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DJ MagLive & DJHow Charanjit Singh reimagined Indian classical music for the electronic age In 1982, Indian composer Charanjit Singh’s ‘Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat’ became one of the first albums to harness the potential of the Roland TB-303, the bass synth that would later…

October 13

DJ MagLive & DJAlison Wonderland becomes an independent artist after 15 years, shares new single ‘RESCUE U’ The DJ and producer is celebrating the end of a 15 year contract with "her favourite song" to date

October 13

DJ MagLive & DJDaft Punk’s Interstella 5555 Guitarship LEGO recreation submitted to ideas platform The designer needs 10,000 signatures so the blueprint can be formally considered for production

October 13

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsIrisOrbit updates PolyArp to v1.3.0 - Interface scaling and selectable Humanize layers IrisOrbit has updated PolyArp , its two-part MIDI arpeggiator, to version 1.3.0. Changes : Interface scale from 50% to 200%, with a Fit command in Appearance, in standalone and plug-in modes.

October 13

MixdownGearBack in the room: SAE Melbourne revives its audio expo as M.a.A.T.E! Audio and music production can be a very isolated process. You might spend a week with a band, but the following days, weeks and months are often spent quietly editing, mixing and adjusting on your…

October 12

BillboardIndustryBTS Gets Competitive With a Pickleball Tournament in New ‘Run BTS 2.0’ Episode BTS is bringing its competitive spirit to the pickleball court. In the latest episode of Run BTS 2.0 , released Sunday, the seven members traded their intense choreography and microphones for paddles…

October 12

MixdownGearSony’s ECM-AX10 brings Eclipsa Audio spatial recording to the smartphone Sony has launched the ECM-AX10, a compact microphone that lets creators record spatial audio on their phones.

October 12

MatrixSynthSynthsTinyGreg added a sampler to the Elektron Model:Cycles (and a lot more) | Model-TG video upload by TinyGreg "A laid-back walkthrough of Model-TG, my free, open-source firmware additions for the Elektron Model:Cycles (OS 1.13).

October 12

MixdownGearMake Noise launches 208hp 4 Zone CV Bus Case and CV Big Bus Make Noise has announced the 208hp 7U 4 Zone CV Bus Case and the CV Big Bus, a new Eurorack case and a redesigned control voltage distribution system, released on 12/10/2026.

October 12

Magnetic MagazineLive & DJMinimal Audio Lucid Review: Granular Processing for Melodic House I do not consider myself a producer whose music depends on elaborate sound design. Most of what I write starts with melodies, harmony, and texture, and the sounds I choose need to support those…

October 12

KVR Audio NewsDAW & pluginsFRCTL Audio updates GRNi to v1.1.0 - Adds Slice Mode FRCTL Audio has released GRNi 1.1.0, a free update to its granular sampler instrument. GRNi plays an imported sample as grains over MIDI, with every held note growing its own grain stream from its…

October 12

GearnewsGearTeenage Engineering OP-XY: Multi-Channel USB and Drum Synth Coming Soon? – Review Is the Teenage Engineering OP-XY getting multi-channel USB, a new drum synth, and more? According to a leak from a distributor, it sure looks like it… All About the Teenage Engineering OP-XY Teenage…

October 12