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Stockholm-based sample service, Tracklib, is a one-of-a-kind service that lets you instantly find and legally clear samples. A complete overhauled user interface and an upgraded pricing model offers improved functionality and loads more music to sample. If you’re tempted by the service, Tracklib is now offering a free trial period that allows users to download […]
UK-based tech startup, SendMusic, has launched its all-in-one music file transfer platform for iOS, built with collaborative tools for seamless sharing. Users can send files up to 3GB for free, playback tracks before downloading and offer realtime feedback on them. The desktop version has been praised by Mistajam, who says: “What I would love is […]
Free social music platform and online DAW, BandLab, announces a 50% increase in its userbase since the first five months of 2020. Now, the platform boasts 18 million users in 180 countries across the globe. BandLab reports that over a million new users are joining every month, with almost 10 million tracks being created on […]
Splice has become a go-to resource for countless producers and musicians, thanks to an extensive library of samples and rent-to-own plug-ins. And an announcement on 13 May could reveal that the brand has plans to progress into new territory, with the acquisition of audio tech company Superpowered. Superpowered provides powerful development tools for creating interactive […]
Ting is a new sampler instrument from Klevgrand that is comprised of 12 different sounds created from household items. Over 500 recordings been multi-sampled and processed so that they can become one musically playable instrument. With a reverb, 3-band EQ, room simulator and compressor to add the finishing touches, Ting can turn a toy drum […]
Juno 60 fans may be familiar with Togu Audio Line’s U-NO-LX soft synth, which is a complete plug-in emulation of the iconic synthesiser. Now available on iPad for a small fee of £12, which is over £40 less than the desktop version. The app is a direct port of the original soft synth, complete with […]
Pioneer DJ has announced the latest version of rekordbox, with a revamp that brings a deck load of new features. rekordbox 6’s biggest haul is the integration with Dropbox, SoundCloud and Beatport to offer users a cloud-based library across different platforms. However, other notable features include free use of Performance Mode, display updates, Ableton Link […]
From the team behind 1001Tracklists comes Songstats, a desktop and mobile app that serves to provide important updates on an artist’s or label’s entire catalogue. Songstats tracks data from Spotify, Apple Music, Shazam, Beatport, Traxsource, iTunes, SoundCloud and 1001Tracklists. Using chronological insights for each track, the app makes life easier for labels and artists to […]
Here are some of our favourite free music-making apps for mobile devices. Each one has a slightly different approach to creating tracks, so have a look through and see which one will best suit your needs. You’ll notice that quite a few of these great apps are only available on iOS – which is more […]
Available across iOS, Android and Windows, Mazetools Mutant is a unique music creation app that uses hypercubes, or tesseracts (four-dimensional cubes), to create and manipulate sounds and beats. The app encourages you to combine musical forces with friends via a live Collaborative mode, you just need to be on the same WiFi. Mutant records and […]