Softube Console 1 Compact: the knob-per-function mixing surface goes mobile at $499
Softube is offering a new version of its in-house mixing system in a housing that…
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Plugins like VRAC: 7 ways to turn any sound into a drum kit (free and paid)
VRAC popularised the art of “drumifying” any source. Here are seven plugins, free and paid, that push the idea further — from Krotos Reformer Pro’s real-time resynthesis to kit builders XO, Atlas 2 and Battery 4, plus the pure synthesis of Waldorf Attack 3.
Novation Launchkey 88 MK4: the 88‑key controller that completes the MK4 range
Novation crowns its Launchkey MK4 range with a large-format 88-key semi-weighted model. OLED screen, 16…
Freqport Dual FreqInOut FO1_2RK: eight input/output channels to drive your outboard like plugins
Freqport doubles its FreqInOut box. The FO1_2RK combines two FO1 units in a 1U rack…
FL Studio 2026: Rebuilt FLEX, cloud backup and Gopher assistant in Image-Line’s annual update
Image-Line has released FL Studio 2026, its annual update, free for all licence holders. On…
Shear Electronics Relic: the discreet Oberheim OB-X clone enters production (≈ €14,000)
Nine years after first showing a prototype as he came of age, Jacob Brashears is…
BEATSURFING VRAC: the free plugin that turns any sound into a drum kit
There are free software tools that you install out of curiosity and uninstall the next…
Soyuz Silver 17: the 017 series welcomes an edge-terminated capsule tube mic at $4,999
Soyuz is adding a third member to its 017 series, the brand’s flagship range. The…
Behringer AKS Mini: the pocket synth that brings back the EMS Synthi AKS sound for €119
Announced more than three years ago, the Behringer AKS Mini has finally gone up for…
Korg NTS-4: the performance mixer with built-in effects that was missing from desktop setups (kit, €219)
Korg is quietly expanding its Nu:Tekt range with the piece it was missing: a mixer.…