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Audient's New iD Interfaces Put Room Correction Inside the Box, and Rename Everything
The third-generation iD range runs monitor correction on its own DSP, renames all four models and lists from $299 at Sweetwater.
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The hardware working composers and producers build rooms around: synths, monitors, controllers and instruments, specs first.
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Akai's MPC 3.10.1 Update Lets Beatmakers Build Their Own Plugins, With a Warning Label
The MPC 3.10.1 firmware adds an official plugin SDK, unlimited tracks and a mouse pointer, all marked experimental.
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Korg Built a Synth Out of Struck Steel, and Film Composers Should Pay Attention
The phase8 strikes steel resonators under electronic control, an idea with roots in the 1886 celesta, and you can retune it by hand.
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Everything You Need to Know About ASM's Leviasynth, the Hydrasynth's Big Successor
Sixteen voices, eight oscillators per voice, an analog filter and a polyphonic-aftertouch keybed, now shipping, with a sequencer firmware update.
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Rig Rundown: The 2026 Studio Monitor Wall, From Desktop Nearfields to Atmos Mains
Four makers, four tiers and one year of announcements, broken down spec by spec for rooms that score to picture.