The euphonia has entered Pioneer DJ parent company AlphaTheta into the boutique rotary market.
AlphaTheta Releases the euphonia 4-Channel Rotary Mixer
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Moog Music Introduces the Mariana Bass Synthesizer
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TouchOSC Is Now Available Cross-Platform For Android, Linux
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Ohmforce Releases 8 of its Plugins as Free Legacy Software
After years of inactivity, France’s Ohmforce has discontinued eight of its plugins, releasing them as free legacy software.
AlphaTheta Corporation Acquires Serato
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Roland Releases Free TR-8S Production Pack from Underground Resistance’s Recon X
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Microsoft Releases MIDI 2.0 Repository
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Moog Music has been Acquired by inMusic
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Apple Music and Maps Launch City-Centric Music Guides
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Apple Releases Logic Pro for the iPad
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Waves Audio Launches Creative Access Service, Ends Sales of Individual Plugins
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Pioneer DJ Releases the OPUS-QUAD 4-Deck DJ Controller
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Pioneer DJ Releases the DJM-A9 Mixer
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Arturia MiniFreak V is Now a Standalone Virtual Instrument
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Synthwerks to Discontinue Business Operations
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The Axxent MS-100 Intercom Station Has a Dedicated Cigarette Compartment
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Sonnox has been Acquired by the Focusrite Group
Renowned audio company Sonnox has announced that they are now merging with the Focusrite Group.
Arturia’s Korg-Inspired Filter MS-20 is Free for a Limited Time
Arturia is wrapping up a busy year of plugins by releasing a filter inspired by the Korg MS-20’s parameters.
Mutable Instruments is Officially Closing
“The production of all modules has halted and Mutable Instruments will permanently shut down in December 2022,” the Paris-based company has posted on their website.
Roland Introduces the Drum Machine Collection
The TR-808, TR-606, TR-909, TR-707 and TR-727 plugins are now available in Roland’s Drum Machine Collection.
Arturia V Collection 9.1 Update Introduces Performance, Accessibility Updates
Arturia’s update of their V Collection 9 series expands on the software’s accessibility, personalization, creativity and hardware integration. Discovery Update 9.1 contains new sound tutorials for Korg’s MS-20 V, Prophet-5 V, CS-80 V and SQ-80 V synthesizer modules....