Focusrite Wants You To Win A Recording Session With Guy Massey

Focusrite Audio Engineering this morning announced a ‘dream recording competition,’ in celebration of the company’s 25th Anniversary. Focusrite is giving one entrant an opportunity, for the winner and three bandmates, to record a track with Grammy Award-winning producer Guy Massey at AIR Studios in London, UK. The contest winners will spend an all-expenses-paid weekend in the legendary AIR Studios,… Read More Focusrite Wants You To Win A Recording Session With Guy Massey

Moments Lost Modular Challenge – Can You Create A Unique ‘Blade Runner’ Sound?

Love modular synths + the iconic soundtrack of Blade Runner? Then you may want to check out the Moments Lost Modular Challenge. The contest is organized by the creators of  Moments Lost – a crowdfunded project to create new music and art inspired by Blade Runner. The project is now fully funded – but the Modular… Read More Moments Lost Modular Challenge – Can You Create A Unique ‘Blade Runner’ Sound?

Korg Wants To Give Your Home Studio An Extravagant Makeover

Today Korg USA announced the “KronosX Studio Makeover Contest*. One contestant will win a complete, over-the-top home studio prize package, featuring Korg’s KronosX Music Workstation and a full suite of gear that includes new monitors, studio furniture, software, headphones and even acoustic room treatment. The prize package includes gear from PreSonus, Neumann, Dynaudio, Audio-Technica, Mogami, On-Stage and… Read More Korg Wants To Give Your Home Studio An Extravagant Makeover

Funny-Looking? Make Weird Noises With Your Face? Enter ‘Synth Gurning’ Competition

Synth legend Vince Clarke is conducting a pretty unique “synth” competition: “We all know about ‘Air Guitar’ (a form of movement in which the performer pretends to play rock or heavy metal-style electric guitar) and ‘Beatboxing’ (a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of producing drum beats, using one’s mouth, lips, tongue, and… Read More Funny-Looking? Make Weird Noises With Your Face? Enter ‘Synth Gurning’ Competition

Win a Free Copy of Sample Logic CYCLONE

Sample Logic is releasing their new CYCLONE for Kontakt tomorrow (April 22): CYCLONE, which was announced just last week, offers over 325 instruments and multis, Sample Logic’s signature Multi-core Effect Sequencers, Triggers, and Arpeggiator, with the addition of several new features such as: A “powerfully voracious” LFO section The first-ever Kontakt additive synthesis engine, Wave… Read More Win a Free Copy of Sample Logic CYCLONE

‘Sampling Meets Synthesis:’ Sample Logic CYCLONE for Kontakt

Sample Logic today announced their new Kontakt synth product, CYCLONE. Calling it a “powerhouse virtual instrument,” CYCLONE contains over 325 instruments and multis ranging from multi-layer motion pads and cinematic harmonic instruments to dubstep-inspired basses, electronic hybrid leads, and experimental drum kits. CYCLONE is intuitively organized and divided into “specific useful categories,” Instruments (Arpeggiated, Basses,… Read More ‘Sampling Meets Synthesis:’ Sample Logic CYCLONE for Kontakt