Masters of Music

IK Multimedia is having another sale on Ampitube 4 and this time around the price is lower than ever. Last month it was 25% off; now it’s 60% off. Normally Amplitube 4 sells for $149, but to start the month of May they’ve got it marked down to just $59. The deal runs through May […]

Magix has released a free version of their Music Maker software, but can it compete with all the other free DAWs currently available? Like most free DAWs there are some pretty strict limitations. The main one with Music Maker is a lack of support for 3rd party plugins; you have to buy the upgraded version […]

Kazrog makes some of the best-sounding amp sim plugins on the market, and now some new gear has just dropped in the form of five amps and five effect pedals. This is the first time that Kazrog has offered stompbox simulations. The classic TS808 tube screamer is included in the mix, along with some rare […]

SoundBytes magazine has teamed up with DDMF to offer a free version of their popular IIEQ Pro plugin. It’s a really nice free six-band parametric equalizer plugin with twenty-seven filter types, a built-in frequency analyzer, plus it’s really light on CPU and it doesn’t add any latency. You can download the free version of the […]

Focusrite has teamed up with XLN Audio to giveaway a free Addictive Keys virtual instrument to all owners of Focusrite audio interfaces and all Novation controller keyboards, including the Novation Launchpad Pro. The free Addictive Keys instrument is available for new customers as well as existing customers. If you have registered hardware, all you have […]

IK Multimedia’s MODO Bass software was released a couple months ago, and everyone seems to really like it—all the early reviews have been very positive. Watching some YouTube videos gives a pretty good idea of how it sounds and works, so I decided to put together this quick post with a roundup of video reviews […]

The iPad and iPhone have become popular audio production tools, and you’d be surprised by the quality of some music-making apps. There are a bunch of different synthesizer apps for iOS. Some people even claim they are better-sounding than what you can get as VST plugins. Among the best iOS synth apps are Animooog, Sunrizer […]

The upcoming release of Bitwig Studio 2.0 was just announced and it comes with a number of cool upgrades and a bombshell of a new licensing model. Bitwig is a newer DAW released in 2014 that works with Windows, macOS, and Linux. It’s geared more toward electronic music production but of course it can be […]