May 2018 archive

New Gear Alert: Sequential Prophet X Synth by Dave Smith, Thunderbolt 3 Option Card for UA Apollo, IK’s UNO Synth & More

Dave Smith Instruments announces the Sequential Prophet X Synthesizer.

The Sequential Prophet X is a new, bi-timbral, 8-voice-stereo (16-voice mono) synthesizer that combines samples and synthesis. At the heart of its sound is a newly-developed engine that powers two simultaneous 16-bit, 48kHz sample-based instruments, plus two high-resolution digital oscillators Read more...

How to Sample Music Without Getting Sued: The Curious Case of the Most Controversial Copyright

Using samples—snippets of someone else’s copyrighted material in your music—can be a bit of a legal grey area, but for years artists from nearly every genre have done it.

One of the first examples can be traced back to 1956 and the novelty song “The Flying Saucer” by Buchanan and Read more...

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