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• Here's what you actually need in your home recording studio

  Anybody can build a recording studio if you give them a decent budget. But what if your budget is indecent? Or, worse, nonexistant? ...

  • Tristan Greene

• The Komplete Kontrol A25 is an excellent MIDI-controller without any bloat

  We review Native Instruments' excellent Komplete Kontrol A25 to figure out whether we have room in our life (and studio) ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Roland's Rubix 44 is the perfect USB interface for your home recording studio

  There are a lot of USB audio interfaces out there, but few of them combine the features, quality, and value of Roland's Rubix ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Review: Native Instruments' Maschine Mikro is an ideal beat machine for beginners

  Native Instruments' Maschine Mikro Mk3 is the Berlin-based company's latest tweak on the drum machine. But is it a worthy ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Roland's Go:Mixer Pro is a YouTube musician's best friend

  Here's our review of Roland's Go:Mixer Pro, a nifty little mixer designed to turn your smartphone or tablet into a full-featured ...

  • Tristan Greene

• D'Angelo slipped a brand new song into Red Dead Redemption 2

  D’Angelo, the king of neo soul, the artisan of R&Baby making music, has a new song — and it’s tucked away in the Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack. You may have heard some buzz about RDR2 — like, how it’s had the biggest opening weekend in entertainment history after ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• DJs can soon play live sets directly from SoundCloud

  SoundCloud users will soon be able to DJ live directly on the platform, all while having its huge catalogue of streamed music at their disposal. CEO Kerry Trainor made the announcement at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) on Thursday during his keynote. In a partnership with music applications, ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Jammy's electric guitar splits up for travel and never needs tuning

  If you've ever tried to learn a musical instrument, you probably know that it's more important to practice consistently every day than cram a marathon session before a lesson. Problem is, most instruments are bulky and loud, limiting the times and places you can practice. Jammy ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Music on the blockchain: eMusic makes a compelling case for token-based listening

  Digital music pioneer eMusic pivots to blockchain at a time when artists and consumers are caught in the crossfire between ...

  • Tristan Greene

• We DM’d a lot of strangers to ask why they use Drake lyrics on Instagram

  Have you ever heard of a musical artist named Drake? Of course you have. Because he’s everywhere. These days, it’s ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• This AI uses sight to isolate the sound of specific instruments

  If you've ever learnt an instrument, straining to hear what your favorite musician is playing under the din of other players ...

  • Callum Booth

• Facebook made an AI that convincingly turns one style of music into another

  Researchers from Facebook's AI Research team just unveiled an neural network capable of processing and translating music ...

  • Tristan Greene