Arps don't have to be all about melody. Here's how to get them in on the beat making act, too When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Opal's recent 1.2 update adds a ton of new features, including an upgraded sequencer, modulation locking, output routing, and randomization When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

For the uninitiated, drum sequencers can be intimidating devices, a wild maze of buttons, knobs and dials that seems to offer limitless possibilities--and patience-crushing quirks. One tweak of an ...

This week in my random survey of activity on the mail-lists for Linux sound & music software I'll look at two very different software drum machines and a keystroke macro that enters LilyPond music ...

Apple on Wednesday released a major update to GarageBand for iOS, the company’s app for digital audio creation. GarageBand 2.3 features a new way to download sound packs, new drum sounds, and new ...

Making music on a phone or tablet is generally an unpleasant experience. It's easy enough to bang out a melody in a cute app like Bebot or whip up some controlled chaos in a soft synth like Animoog.

Drum patterns can also be made from scratch via the built-in step sequencer, giving users four tracks to work with. Each track has a wide array of adjustable parameters, including swing, speed, step ...