Until June 30th 2019, NI users can save 50% on all upgrades and updates. The offer includes all Komplete bundles and upgradable instruments as well as Traktor Pro 3 updates. There are also some cracking hardware/software combo deals. Full details at the Native Instruments Summer of Sound 2019 page.

My love affair with Cubase began with an early version on an Atari ST with a cheap 4 part multi-timbral Casio keyboard and a Casio CZ101 synth. The ability to have all 5 sounds playing in sync with midi data recorded and playing back to the devices blew my mind. I had an actual recording

Native Instruments have teamed up with plugin developer u-he to offer discounts on their NKS compatible synths. You can purchase Diva and Repro each at 50% off, or buy both synths and four hand-picked effects for a special price of £239.00. Full details and purchase options can be found here. Hurry though, the offer ends

Loopmasters continued their foray into VST Instruments with brand new sample based synth called “Khords“. You can save £20 on the normal price upon launch today. In the short time I’ve had to play with Khords I’ve been really impressed. You’ll find instantly usable sounds, with a built-in toolbox that allows you to go from

Black Friday has come early at Plugin Boutique, for fans of D16 Group’s plugins. A 40% discount has already been applied to ALL D16 Group products at Plugin Boutique until 26/11/2018. Phoscyon for £29.40 anyone? The deal also includes bundles so some massive bargains to be had. For full details and purchase options, head over

Plugin Boutique have a fantastic SoundSpot sale on for Black Friday. 9 of their awesome mixing and mastering plugins have been reduced down to £1 each – some of them reduced from £130! Plugins included are: Nebula, Velo, Halcyon, Overtone, Focus, VoxBox, Kickbox, Percolate and Propane. Full Details Here

I have been very impressed with Loopmasters’ Loopcloud app and VST integration. Hopefully a full review to come soon. Essentially it’s a really cool sample management tool that allows you both to manage your own sample collection AND download from Loopmasters’ huge sample store. You also get given hundreds of free samples every week, which,

Native Instruments have announced their autumn 2018 “Thanksgiving” sale, with 50% off 175 of their premium products. Products eligible for discount include Kontakt 6, Reaktor 6, the complete Symphony Series Collection, Thrill and for DJs, the newly released Traktor Pro 3. The bad news is that Komplete bundles are not included and the discount only

Until September 20th 2018, you can get a 50% discount on Steinberg’s flagship synths Padshop Pro, Retrologue 2 plus selected expansions. Go to Steinberg’s site and enter coupon code SYNTH18 before 20th September to grab a bargain or three!

All About That Bass! Loopmasters have announced their first VST instrument and it’s got one thing on its mind – BASS! Bass Master is an incredibly versatile bass synth that allows you to choose from 217 waveforms across two layers to give almost 50,000 possible combinations! Choose a waveform for each layer and then tweak