For generations, learning music meant hours of drills, dry theory, and expensive lessons. But what if picking up scales, understanding intervals, or recognizing melodies could feel more like playtime than practice? Enter CubyFun’s EasyPlay series, a pair of pint-sized music devices that look like toys—but are anything but. Built from the ground up with music … Read more
What if your pitchwheel never hit a wrong note again? What if a simple chord could evolve into an entire melody? What if your rhythm section could swing, shuffle, and surprise—without hours of programming? That’s not a wishlist—it’s exactly the kind of creative freedom Pitch Innovations is chasing. With a growing suite of plugins built … Read more
When it comes to sampled pianos, the bar keeps getting higher. Every year, new libraries promise pristine realism, expressive nuance, and creative tools that move beyond the traditional. In late 2024, Native Instruments dropped Claire, a grand piano library that continues Native Instruments’ legacy of well-made sample libraries. Built in collaboration with Galaxy Instruments, this … Read more
An Introduction to Nightfox Audio If you’ve ever wished your plugins worked like a box of LEGOs—clicking together real instruments to build something completely your own—Nightfox Audio might be your new playground. Their whole approach is about stacking: blending authentic sampled sources like guitars, strings, and pianos into powerful hybrid patches, then giving you the … Read more
Sometimes the best creative sparks come from something small. Really small. Like, fits-in-the-palm-of-your-hand small. This.is.NOISE.inc, is a hardware company that’s built a reputation around ultra-portable, ultra-playful MIDI controllers that don’t just look cool — they work. Their first offering, the Noise Machine Straight Vibin’ Edition (NMSVE), proved that wireless MIDI could be tiny, functional, and … Read more
Introduction – F9 TRAX House Nation V1.5 When it comes to the vibrant world of EDM, nothing resonates with me quite like House music. My love for this genre was sparked in the early ’90s when I stumbled upon Todd Terry‘s electrifying remix of Everything But The Girl‘s “Missing.” Perhaps I can thank my brother … Read more
As a lifelong fan of Peter Gabriel, I’ve always been captivated by his fearless creativity. Gabriel’s ability to blend unconventional sounds with emotional depth has made him one of my biggest influences since childhood. So, when I discovered that, according to their website, Peter Gabriel himself had endorsed Infiltrator 2, and his team uses it in … Read more