FACTS report: women, nonbinary artists still face inequality at festivals
In the latest volunteer-run FACTS study, women and nonbinary artists are making steady, if slow, progress in representation across festivals....
Peter Kirn
Free Sosir plug-in, experimental bowing effect, is a deep drone machine
Sosir Freeze-Delay is a free "experimental" plug-in for macOS (Intel/Apple Silicon) and Windows (AU/VST3), intended to give you bowing effects...
Softube’s VCA Compressor is free in March; here’s why it’s cool
We are awash in vintage compressor plug-ins, but Softube's VCA Compressor is worth an extra look - and not just...
Critter and Guitari Kaleidoloop, portable looper, is back with new features
Kaleidoloop, an adorable portable looper/recorder, is back with a compact form factor plus a software update that delivers new modes,...
Twelve things to try in Ableton Live 12 right now
Live 12 is here - so now what? Here are twelve other ideas to try out, from timesavers to inspiration...
Live 12 is here, including Performance Pack and new tuning site
Ableton Live 12 is now out of beta - plus both the Performance Pack and a tuning site available to...
303 day: minisite, Roland and Serato 303, 606 control vinyl and music
There's no new hardware from Roland for 303 Day, but what we get instead is music - a minisite, a...
Arturia Pigments 5 audio input: video tutorial, tips and tricks, free presets
Pigments 5 from Arturia adds the ability to route audio input into soft synth, opening up new sound design possibilities...
Submerge and Underground Resistance mini-doc: techno from the source
The musical revolution led by underground Black artists in Detroit has brought Roland back to the source. An editorial team...
Noise Engineering Legio grows again; Sinc Legio is Bride of Sinc Iter
Noise Engineering continues to revive beloved and now-unavailable modules from their back catalog, thanks to their updateable firmware platforms. But...
