SOUND ON SOUND
The latest arrival to The Crow Hill Company's revolving selection of free instruments has been “built around the idea that music doesn’t have to begin with formal training, specialist instruments, or expensive tools”.
Recorded during the sessions for the developer's Panorama Acoustic Kontakt library, Pure Nylon delivers the same warm tone and musical detail, but reimagined for Soundbox’s MPE-capable platform.
The Raccoon, Panda and Hippo all employ a passive radiator design, and feature an acoustically transparent protective grill that has been carefully designed to preserve the monitors’ clarity and transient response while offering some physical protection.
Musik Hack's upcoming third release combines EQ and saturation, and as with their previous offerings, comes presented in an intuitive interface that focuses on end results rather than overwhelming users with parameters.
Established in December 2025 with the aim of creating interactive, “vibe-driven” plug-ins, the company already have two products available: Cloud Guitar and Aurora, both of which have been developed with a focus on emotional experience.
Gainlab Audio’s announcement for The NAMM Show 2026 was a new high-quality headphone amp, which interestingly, comes in the form of a double-width 500-series module.
Blueprints serves as inspiration for new song ideas and providing raw materials to sample or extract parts from, while Layers provides creators with professional, mix-ready instrument performances that adapt to a track’s structure, key and tempo.
The IPS Training Weekend 2026 will include a whole host of talks led by industry experts, along with spatial audio listening rooms and a number of lounge and bar areas for socialising and networking.
The latest version of MixChecker Ultra+ features a dedicated headphone section that allows users to correct or customise the frequency response of their cans.
Hummify offers an all-in-one solution for sharing audio files and any associated attachments and metadata, but unlike many comparable tools, ensures that the files’ storage location is kept private, with access only possible via the built-in media player.
10K Audio have recently launched a major update that adds some powerful new functions to their real-time looping instrument.
The first formal collaboration between the two brands will see a selection of the UK-based sampling experts’ virtual instruments made available within Akai’s MPC ecosystem.
