Best Studio Headphones Under $100 Our Unsigned Artists Actually Use in 2025
We always ask the artists we feature: “What headphones do you mix and track with?” These are the pairs that keep showing up in bedro...
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Beyond Spotify: The Rise of Niche and Decentralized Streaming Platforms
As Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube dominate global streaming, a growing wave of artists and listeners are turning to alternative p...
Bitwig takes its flagship DAW to “another level” with Bitwig Studio 6, bringing improved automation, key signature awareness and a host of workflow enhancements
Giving users "fresh and faster ways to work that will feel familiar", Bitwig Studio 6 focuses on core DAW functionality, making arra...
Cheap Fixes That Make Your Monitors Sound Better (Stands, Pads, and Controllers)
You do not need new monitors to make your setup sound better. Most of the time, the problem is where they sit, how they touch the de...
Codec, one of our favourite free lo-fi plugins, just got an update
Lese's Codec repurposes a real-time audio coding standard designed for internet voice communications to produce a crunchy, chaotic a...
Critter & Guitari’s Organelle S2 can be anything you want it to be: synth, sampler, sequencer, drum machine, effects unit and more
A self-contained music computer built to run Pure Data patches, Organelle has just been updated with a faster processor and a handfu...
Digitakt II’s new firmware update adds a major user-requested feature – and finally lets it step out of the shadow of the original
OS 1.5 adds the long-awaited Slice machine, offering a new way to work with samples
Enigmatic producer Burial releases a new 23 minute EP, Comafields and Imaginary Festival
But is he still producing all his tracks in Sony Sound Forge?
Eventide at Plugin Week 2025: Eventide H3000 Factory MK II Brings the Legendary H3000 Harmonizer® to Your DAW
A piece of music history, reimagined for the digital age and ready to shape the next generation of legendary recordings
Eventide is giving away a killer $99 distortion plugin for free
A lo-fi powerhouse with a few tricks up its sleeve, CrushStation delivers everything from "creamy saturation to brutal sonic assault...
Excite Audio collaborates with KSHMR to create a new Bloom instrument that brings the sound of Indian music to any DAW, and you can grab the Lite version for just $5
All you need is the coupon code: ma-lite-5
Fantastic (free) plugins and how to use them: TDR Nova
If regular EQ and compression aren’t delivering, then dynamic EQ might be the answer – and we have the perfect free plugin
Fantastic (free) plugins and how to use them: The Wave Warden Odin 2
Hybrid synths offer a wealth of synthesis options and this one is absolutely free. What are you waiting for?
FarPlay Makes Real-Time Remote Jamming a Reality
If you’ve ever tried jamming with someone over Zoom, you already know how brutal latency can be. What starts as an innocent chord tu...
Fender Meets Godzilla: A Monster Collaboration Merging Music, Technology, and Cinema
When two icons of global culture collide, the result is bound to shake the earth — or at least your amp. Fender Musical Instruments...
FL Studio 2025 introduces AI assistant that offers music production advice and helps you use the DAW
FL's latest update also brings Loop Starter, a feature that automatically loads up a selection of samples based on a chosen genre, a...
Focusrite releases blue Anniversary Edition of its Scarlett 2i2 interface
This limited-edition version of the 2i2 comes with three additional premium plugins from Sonnox, Softube and Acustica Audio
From Studio to Stream: How AI Is Transforming Music Production in 2025
The music industry in 2025 is being redefined not just by trends in sound or genre, but by the rise of artificial intelligence in ev...
Guitar Center’s Labor Day sale offers rare savings on exclusive gear with up to 30% off studio monitors, digital pianos, and electronic drum kits
Whether you're after an exclusive finish for your next guitar or something to buff up the home studio, the sale at Guitar Center has...
Here comes the sons: Zak Starkey, James McCartney and Sean Lennon unite on Rip Off
New Mantra Of The Cosmos track also features Shaun Ryder
Hit Record Meter is the free plugin that can assess the commercial appeal of your track. But does it actually work?
Airwindows' creation reveals the inner workings of what makes the hits 'tick'… But is it a hit or a flop?
Holographic Concerts Are No Longer Sci-Fi — 5G Is Making Them Real
You used to need a spaceship—or at least a sci-fi movie—to see a holographic performance. Now? All you need is 5G. Thanks to next-ge...
How AI Is Transforming the Creative Economy and the Music Industry
Artificial intelligence has moved far beyond science fiction—it’s now sitting in the producer’s chair, helping write lyrics, analyze...
How AI-Powered Music Creation Is Disrupting the Sound of Tomorrow
AI is no longer a far-off concept or background tool—it’s front and center in the creative process, reshaping how music is composed,...