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PreSonus Studio One Seven has been out for a few weeks now, and I'm curious to hear your thoughts! I'm considering upgrading today, but I wanted some feedback first. What do you like or dislike about it? Is it worth the upgrade?

I've been using a primary PreSonus USB 96 interface for a while, but I'm considering upgrading to a higher-end model. How much of a difference in sound quality can I expect from a better interface? I'm wondering if investing in a more expensive interface will give me a noticeable improvement in...

Dr. Audio dropped NeuralNote 1.0.0! Users can convert their audio to MIDI right in their DAW. It is free and open source and works on Mac and Windows. Core Features NeuralNote handles any tonal instrument, including vocals. It transcribes multiple notes at once and catches all pitch bends. The...

Blepfx released a fresh update for their sick chromatic manipulator Prisma and the wild creative distortion unit destructor. They're both rocking version 1.0.3 now and let me tell you, it's pretty sweet. Prisma now has a scale selector. You pick a root note, and boom, you choose your scale...

Woodman's Immaculate Maple Syrup Studio released a new version of its reverb plugin, WoodVerberator 2.0, for Macs and iPhones. This plugin uses convolution to make your audio sound like it's in a real space, and it has added a bunch of cool stuff. Here's the rundown: New preset browser...

Audiomodern updated Soundbox to v1.0.4, which lets you use the platform as a Player for any Soundbox Instrument, even ones not made by Audiomodern. That's pretty sweet, right? You can load third-party Soundbox Instruments into the player without extra costs - install the platform and load up...

I'm trying to figure out how to add "Play from loop start" to a button on my Faderport.

What do you think about "top-down" mixing?

Is it okay to do some automation on the master bus or stereo out?

Plughugger released Quantum State, a new sound pack for Vengeance Avenger 2. Five Elektron groove boxes (Monomachine, Analog Rytm, Syntakt, Model Cycles, and Analog Four) were sampled to create 197 fresh sounds. Plughugger wanted to make sounds like classic Elektron gear but used Avenger's...

Music notes can be made sharp or flat to sound higher or lower, like stepping up or down on a piano keyboard. What is a sharp note? A sharp note is played one-half step higher than the regular note. We show this with a ♯ symbol. When you see F♯, you play the one-half step higher note than F. On...

Most piano students try avoiding the D# major scale when learning scales. With six sharps in the key signature, it's one of the more challenging scales to play and understand. But once you break it down, it's not as scary as it seems. The D# major scale uses these notes: D#, E#, F##, G#, A#...

The C# major scale is a musical scale that consists of seven notes. In order, the notes of the C# major scale are: C# - D# - E# - F# - G# - A# - B# To play a C# major scale on an instrument like a piano, start on the note C#, then play the notes in order, going up in pitch until you reach the...

Any tips about frequency masking?

How do you fix noise picked while recording?

IK Multimedia's latest release, T-RackS Triad Chorus audio plugin, here are the features: Release notes The Triad Chorus brings back the sound of famous chorus effects from the 1980s. Musicians used these effects in many hit songs from that era. The makers kept old analog gear's warm, rich...

Modartt just released Pianoteq v8.4.0 and a new expansion pack! They teamed up with Kawai to create the first official model of the SK-EX Concert Grand piano. Update notes Version 8.4.0 of Pianoteq brings several new features and fixes. The update adds a new Shigeru Kawai SK-EX grand piano to...

FeelYourSound released a new version of ChordPotion, 2.4.0. ChordPotion is a computer program that makes music. You can use ChordPotion to make new songs. It helps you by making riffs and melodies from the chords you give it. It does this very quickly. ChordPotion works with other music...

ZonderP Productions just dropped VeeSTeeEx 1.4.0. You'll love this free wrapper if you use VST 2 plugins on Microsoft Windows. It takes your plugins to the next level with a slick preset management system and other cool features. Want to speed up your workflow? VeeSTeeEx lets you import presets...

Steinberg just dropped Cubase 14, the newest version of its music production suite. It's packed with cool updates, like six new modulator devices, a brand-new Drum Track type, an improved MixConsole, and a revamped Score Editor. The new Drum Track type is a one-stop shop for crafting complex...