Premiere: In new kāve LP, pre-classical Persian verse meets the machine
Machine Learning Poetry, the new LP from Tehran's kāve, is not pastoral or pretty. It's 10th-12 century poetry made into...
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Pulsar’s new w495 is a perfect Neumann EQ model – and it’s free in October
Having at least one really great 3-band EQ in your arsenal is a very good idea. Pulsar's w495 looks like...
Sonic Beds is a fuzzy ambient Ableton Live pack that doubles as stress relief
From the wonderful Jogging House - the producer behind Seil Records (Hainbach, etc.) - don't miss Sonic Beds for Ableton...
Roland just added a CR-78 and 808 bass to the TR-8S/6S [hands-on]
Just when you thought the Roland TR-8S (and its little sibling, the 6S) couldn't do any more - there's this....
Multi-effects, in motion: hands-on with Baby Audio’s Transit plug-in
You've probably seen Transit, the collaboration between Baby Audio and Andrew Huang, on the Interwebs and YouTubes. Well, surprise: it's...
Petal is an exquisite 8-tap delay with shaping, for Max for Live
Takuma Matsui's Petal is an expressive 8-tap stereo delay with shaping, pitch shifting, and a separate feedback loop, Max for...
Independence Day: don’t-miss experimental releases by two Ukrainian women
There's a horrible myth that difficult times produce great music - the sort of thing said by people in privileged...
First look: Sample 2.0 puts Serato’s stem separation into your DAW
It’s sampling and stem separation in one. It’s interface has some DJ deck-style simplicity, but it’s for serious production. It’s...
Arturia Acid V’s sound and workflow, in two videos
As a follow up to that review, here are two one-take looks at how Acid V sounds in use -...
Arturia goes 303: Acid V bassline synth hands-on – all the tweaks and extras
An Arturia emulation of the classic Roland TB-303 was all but inevitable. But with plenty of bassline plug-ins out there,...
