Toontrack have a great reputation for easy-to-use products that work well straight out of the box. I am a huge fan of their Superior Drummer series, so I was intrigued to see if EZkeys could offer the same versatility and flexibility, but without stifling creativity.

TOONTRACK EZKEYS – IT’S GRAND …

Blade is the new plug-in synth from synth and software designer Rob Papen and it joins an ever-expanding library of instruments and effects that have been created from his own personal visions…

ROB PAPEN BLADE – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Once installation is complete, which is an incredibly easy process, the synth powers …

From 13th April until 31st May 2012, anyone purchasing a Roland Jupiter-80 will be eligible to receive an iPad 2 completely FREE of charge, which you will be able to use to run the newly announced iPad synth tone editor (available May 2012).

The iPad synth tone editor is part …

To celebrate the 2012 American Standard series, Fender gathered together a number of industry greats and recorded why they rate Stratocaster, Telecaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass guitars so highly. Check out the video below to see what legends such as Eric Johnson, Wayne Kramer, Chris Shiflett, James Burton, Justin …

](https://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/store/recording-47/outboard-effects-475/pre-amps-4753/universal-audio-710-twin-finity-single-channel-mic-preamp-di-with-uad2-solo-card-24586)Purchase a Universal Audio 710 Twin-Finity Mic Preamp and get a UAD-2 Solo Card (worth £339) absolutely free! This deal is not to be missed!

The 710 Twin-Finity combines the classic retro warmth of UA tube design and the transient …

Our warehouse recently saw its first shipment of Universal Audio Apollo interfaces, so we thought that this would be an ideal opportunity to grab one and test it out! After all, we’re guessing that you’re just as excited as us to find out what these things sound like …

Iris is a new sample-based virtual synthesiser instrument from iZotope. Iris works in a brand new way, making use of your eyes as well as your ears...

Iris allows you to load up any sound and explore spectral details that are not visible in a traditional waveform view. You can …

As Ableton Live 8 users have the ability to upload their music directly to SoundCloud from within the software, Ableton have once again teamed up with SoundCloud to give all Live 8 and Suite 8 users 5 months of SoundCloud Pro for free, worth €145!

Anyone buying or upgrading to …

Here is a video that we are very proud of! Mike Matthews, founder and President of Electro Harmonix (the makers of some of the finest guitar pedals ever) gives us a shout out from on top of their new facility in New York! Check it out!

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The POD HD v2.0 update is now available for download from the official Line 6 website! This free firmware update dramatically expands the sonic capabilities of the POD HD500, POD HD and POD HD Pro multi-effect processors, and it also significantly enhances integration with James Tyler Variax guitars.

The …