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Alesis’ popular Crimson e-kit just got an upgrade with version III sporting new heads and a new BFD-powered drum brain
By Daniel Griffiths published
FXPansion’s market-leading drum library is onboard

“They have missed the point entirely”: Semisonic protest at Trump’s unauthorised use of Closing Time
By Will Simpson published
Song has been used to soundtrack images of officials handcuffing detainees

“A misguided attempt to salve his wounds”: Universal hits back in Drake defamation case
By Will Simpson published
Record company argues that Drake’s action “disregards the conventions of the diss track genre”

Roland’s "refreshed" GO:PIANO 88 has more sounds and a sleeker look than its predecessor
By Ben Rogerson published
The refreshed version of this portable digital piano appears to give with one hand and take with the other

Max Richter takes the timpani to outer space with sci-fi-inspired virtual instrument Valley Forge
By Matt Mullen published
SRM Sounds' Valley Forge is based on recordings of a 15-piece timpani ensemble, run through various analogue effects processors and layered with Richter's own Minimoog Model D

Serum 2 just dropped: one of the greatest soft synths of all time gets a massive update - and it's completely free for existing users
By Matt Mullen published
The sequel to Xfer Records' wildly popular synth plugin has finally been released after more than a decade of anticipation, bringing new synth engines, effects, a clip sequencer, built-in arpeggiator and much more to this legendary instrument

“It’s literally just that - that’s the whole song”: How Lola Young wrote Messy
By Ben Rogerson published
Listen out for the guitar part that sounds like The Backstreet Boys, too…

"90% of what I do is done on one software synth": Hans Zimmer on the synth plugin that he's been working with "for years"
By Matt Mullen published
Zimmer digs deep into his creative process in a new interview with Rick Beato
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