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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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Arturia releases Pigments Play, a slimmed-down free version of its mainstay soft synth

September 30

Arturia is taking one of its most beloved products and releasing it for free! Well, almost. Pigments Play is a free, condensed version of the flagship Pigments soft synth.

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