Sample library producers Wave Alchemy have launched their brand spanking new website. Users can sign up to download 250MB of free samples from the company's various libraries, so head on over if you’re short on sounds.

We’ve seen our fair share of Flash-based music making apps, but Raindrop, a promotional tool from lullaby maestros Lullatone, is actually one of the most interesting despite its simple appearance. Rather than using a step-sequencer, Raindrop records your sequences in real time, providing...

Want some free samples? Sample vendors Clickproduce can help! Here's the blurb on their latest offer… "To announce the start of a 40% discount sale on Bluezone products, Clickproduce have teamed up with Bluezone to bring you free content in the shape of Electro Progressive House...

It may resemble something from a galaxy far, far away, but the brand new performance instrument from Eigenlabs is already creating enough of a stir to be popping up on mainstream sites like the Engadget. In fact, after spending eight years researching and developing, the Devon-based company...

iNudge is a new Flash-based music creation app. Have a go and see what you think

This superb video was made using a variety of iPhone software to create tracks which were then combined in video editing software Final Cut – more details from the creator’s blog here. Our best guess is that it took roughly a bazillion hours to make – check it out!

It’s been described as the music industry’s equivalent of a Turner Prize, and it’s back! The PRS Foundation for Music is once again providing £50,000 to encourage the creation of an imaginative and original piece of new British music. Here's the lowdown

If listening to other people's music simply isn't enough, then why not have a try at creating your own masterpiece? There is a surprising amount of software out there tailored to making digital music without the steep learning curve that is often associated with premier audio software such as Steinberg's...

We've had single tracks and even a music video made using nothing but the iPhone, but New York outfit Nuclear O'Reilly claim to be the first band to make a whole album using Apple's touchscreen marvel. The work is titled Phoning It In, and the duo's App of choice? Intua's amazing Beatmaker. See/hear...

Despite a lyrical bashing from Jay-Z on his track “Death of Auto-Tune”, sales of the software have increased. “The Jay-Z controversy is great, we couldn’t buy P.R. like this.” Says Antares’ vice president of marketing Marco Alpert in this NY Times article. We can’t help feeling “DOA”...