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The seven diatonic modes — Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian — explained for working producers. Intervals, chord progressions, famous examples, and DAW workflow tips.
Dubspot Team
May 10, 2026
A working producer's tour through reverb, delay, modulation, dynamics, EQ, saturation, pitch, and creative effects — what they do, where they go in the chain, and which plugins to reach for in 2026.
Dubspot Team
May 10, 2026
Choose the right audio interface in 2026. We cover connection types, specs that actually matter, the best models from $99 to $5,000, and the buyer mistakes to avoid.
Dubspot Team
May 10, 2026
Make Noise and Tom Erbe's Plexiphon is a 16HP Eurorack module that morphs continuously between reverb and multi-tap echo, with no mode switch in sight.
Dubspot Team
May 8, 2026
inMusic Brands has agreed to acquire Native Instruments, ending months of insolvency uncertainty and uniting Kontakt, Traktor, iZotope, and Akai under one roof.
Dubspot Team
May 8, 2026
Teenage Engineering's EP-136 K.O. Sidekick is a $179 two-channel mixer, USB interface, and performance FX unit that snaps onto the EP-133 and EP-1320.
Dubspot Team
May 8, 2026
Live 12.4 ships with Link Audio for LAN audio sharing, a rebuilt Erosion device, a new Delay LFO section, and per-time-selection Stem Separation for Suite users.
Dubspot Team
May 5, 2026
Buchla Ziggy is a $999 desktop analog monosynth built around a complex oscillator, low-pass gate, and the Cycler — announced ahead of Superbooth 2026.
Dubspot Team
May 5, 2026
Komplete 26 ships with Absynth 6 back in the box, plus iZotope Elements bundles and a Fazioli grand. The headline is real — the rest of the upgrade is murkier.
Dubspot Team
May 5, 2026
Maschine 3.5 redesigns the Sampler UI and adds Sound Focus, while Maschine+ 2.2 brings the Kontakt 8 engine and more Play Series instruments to standalone.
Dubspot Team
May 5, 2026
Akai's free MPC 3.8 firmware connects the new MPC Sample to the standalone lineup, ports five effects across, and tightens the studio-to-couch workflow.
Dubspot Team
May 1, 2026
Auxy's debut hardware is a 49-key, always-listening looping keyboard with sounds by Cuckoo, German-built oak-and-metal construction, and a $999 price tag.
Dubspot Team
May 1, 2026