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Akai MPC 3.9 oscillator synth engine update on a standalone MPC
Production

Akai MPC 3.9: The Update That Turns Your MPC Into a Synth

Akai MPC 3.9 adds a built-in oscillator synth engine, hybrid keygroups, new Arrange tools, and flexible time signatures. Here's what's new and if it matters.

Dubspot TeamJun 23, 20263 min read
Cherry Audio Ensoniq ESQ-1 software synthesizer plugin interface
Software

Cherry Audio Ensoniq ESQ-1: What's New and Is It Worth It?

Cherry Audio's Ensoniq ESQ-1 brings the 1986 hybrid wavetable synth back as an officially licensed $69 plugin. Here's what's new and whether it's worth it.

Dubspot TeamJun 23, 20263 min read
Suno Advanced Stem Separation interface showing multiple extracted stems
Software

Suno Advanced Stem Separation: What's New and Is It Worth It?

Suno's updated stem separation adds an Advanced Split mode with cleaner, near-100-instrument extraction. Here's what changed and whether it is worth it.

Dubspot TeamJun 23, 20263 min read
Akai MPC One G2 and MPC Key 37 G2 standalone grooveboxes
Hardware

Akai MPC One G2 and MPC Key 37 G2: What's New and Is It Worth It?

Akai's MPC One G2 and MPC Key 37 G2 add an 8-core CPU, 64GB storage, and the MPC 3.9 OS synthesis engine. What's new, the price, and who should upgrade.

Dubspot TeamJun 22, 20263 min read
Bitwig Studio 6.1 rebuilt Sampler device interface
Software

Bitwig Studio 6.1: What's New in the Rebuilt Sampler and Is It Worth It?

Bitwig Studio 6.1 rebuilds the native Sampler with Spectral and Fragments play modes, automatic tempo and pitch detection, and faster slicing. What's new.

Dubspot TeamJun 22, 20262 min read
ElevenLabs Music v2 AI music generation interface
Software

ElevenLabs Music v2: What's New in the AI Music Model and Is It Worth It?

ElevenLabs Music v2 improves vocals, arrangement, and inpainting, and trains only on licensed data cleared for commercial use. What's new and the cost.

Dubspot TeamJun 22, 20262 min read
Korg phase8 acoustic synthesizer with steel resonators
Hardware

Korg phase8: What Is the Acoustic Synthesizer and Is It Worth It?

Korg phase8 is an 8-voice acoustic synthesizer that physically drives real steel resonators. Here's what acoustic synthesis is, what it does, and the price.

Dubspot TeamJun 22, 20262 min read
UVI Rumble multiband bass synthesizer plugin interface
Software

UVI Rumble: What's New in the Multiband Bass Synth and Is It Worth It?

UVI Rumble is a new multiband bass synth with Body, Character, and Air engines, 9 oscillator models, and 500 presets. Here's what's new and the price.

Dubspot TeamJun 22, 20263 min read
GForce Sequential Prophet-5 software synthesizer plugin interface
Software

GForce Prophet-5: The First Official Sequential Plugin

GForce and Sequential ship the first officially licensed Prophet-5 plugin. We cover the features, the Rev1/2/3 models, price, and whether it's worth it.

Dubspot TeamJun 20, 20263 min read
Universal Audio UAD Topline Vocal Tune pitch-correction plugin interface
Mixing & Mastering

UAD Topline Vocal Tune: What's New and Is It Worth It?

Universal Audio's Topline Vocal Tune is a native pitch-correction plugin with low-latency tuning, Shift mode, and MIDI repitching. Here's what's new.

Dubspot TeamJun 18, 20263 min read
Arturia Memory V software synthesizer interface emulating the 1982 Memorymoog
Software

Arturia Memory V: Is the Memorymoog Worth It?

Arturia Memory V revives the 1982 Memorymoog as software with triple oscillators, a ladder filter, Multi-Arp, and modern modulation. Here's what's new.

Dubspot TeamJun 17, 20263 min read
Suno AI music generation interface, representing the company's Series D funding round
Software

Suno Raises $400M at a $5.4B Valuation: What It Means

Suno raised over $400M in Series D funding at a $5.4 billion valuation. Here's what the round signals for AI music tools, artists, and the wider industry.

Dubspot TeamJun 17, 20263 min read