3DCLIVE Shop open for business!
The new shop here on 3DCANDY LIVE is open for business. The opening offer is that the digital download of Christmas For The Little Robots… Read More »3DCLIVE Shop open for business!
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Ikea USB charging solution
We recently had a trip to Ikea, and whilst it isn’t the cheap place it once was (even the meatballs meal seems expensive now!) we… Read More »Ikea USB charging solution
Backmagic announce Resolve 20!
Blackmagic Design have announced (amongst other things) the upcoming release of DaVinci Resolve 20. Touting over 100 improvements it seems a big focus is on… Read More »Backmagic announce Resolve 20!
Facebook Login sorted!
You can now login with your facebook credentials! Took a bit of work as Meta makes everything so difficult these days but it now works….… Read More »Facebook Login sorted!
Tom Wolfe’s Synth Vault
Just a quick shout out to Tom Wolfe and his Synth Vault, a great resource for plugin synth presets. It is a free resource but… Read More »Tom Wolfe’s Synth Vault
Bax Music files for bankruptcy!
Bax Music a Dutch online retailer of music and tech products in filed for bankruptcy on April 1st. This follows on from well known Brighton… Read More »Bax Music files for bankruptcy!
Behringer release the Deepmind X series’
After 10 years Behringer has released the Deepmind X series of synths, this includes the 12XD (estimated £549), the 6X (£599) and the flagship 12X… Read More »Behringer release the Deepmind X series’
Serum 2 released
Xfer records have released Serum 2 and the good news is it is a FREE upgrade from Serum! Loads of new features including new oscillators… Read More »Serum 2 released
Dawesome has released Hate a new distortion effect
Dawesome has released their latest vst3 plugin called Hate. It is a distortion plugin based on wavetable distortion and has 29 separate modules to change… Read More »Dawesome has released Hate a new distortion effect
Korg multipoly native review!
Korg have released a native version of yet another of their hardware synths and the latest to get the treatment is the multi/poly analogue modelling… Read More »Korg multipoly native review!
Excite Audio releases Bloom Synth Atmosphere!
Excite Audio has released its first synth in the Bloom series, and it is a atmospheric machine for drones, textures etc. Expect a review up… Read More »Excite Audio releases Bloom Synth Atmosphere!
Ableton Live 12.1.10 released!
Latest version of Ableton is released. Bug fixes and release notes below! https://www.ableton.com/en/release-notes/live-12
Artists protest Ai laws with silent album release!
This is a great idea…. artists have released a silent album protesting UK laws surrounding AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyd3r62kp5o
James Skuse
I was reminded that yesterday (24/2/2025) was the 5th anniversary of the death of James Skuse, bassist with Sinestar. I knew James well and he… Read More »James Skuse
Behringer goes all daft punk!
Do you like the Daft Punk robot sound? Or perhaps the sound of old Kraftwerk? Well that is the sound of a vocoder and Behringer… Read More »Behringer goes all daft punk!
Mobile phone gimbal shootout!
Recent updates in the mobile phone gimbal have made them (for me) a lot more useful. I am still on a DJI OM3 but it… Read More »Mobile phone gimbal shootout!
Working hard on new website!
I have been working really hard on a new website to do with livestreaming and live music! It is early days yet, but I am… Read More »Working hard on new website!
OBS updated to 31.0.1
A very quick update to OBS, just a few bugfixes this time around…. https://obsproject.com
Waldorf Blofeld plugin updated to V1.1.0
Waldorf has updated the Blofeld plugin to V1.1.0. No changelog yet on website but this is mainly a bugfix. Still not that impressive for the… Read More »Waldorf Blofeld plugin updated to V1.1.0
Behringer Steps – MI Stages clone released
$119 clone of the Mutable Instruments Stages is out now, as you can see it is a very useful small module! More details from the… Read More »Behringer Steps – MI Stages clone released
Raspberry Pi 5 with 16gb launched
The Pi 5 is now available with 16gb of ram for power users. Whilst not a great value proposition at least they are adding more… Read More »Raspberry Pi 5 with 16gb launched
Music sales hit a 20 year high?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7rl3z3jmzo Now the problem here is that although the article say “music is back” I have to take this with a pinch of salt. Inflation… Read More »Music sales hit a 20 year high?
Top 2024 lists/videos
Here are a few of the 2024 top lists/videos for you to take a look at! So there you go, just 5 videos. I mean… Read More »Top 2024 lists/videos
Gforce IconDrum review!
GForce has recently released IconDrum which is there take on the iconic Linn Drum from Roger Linn. Everybody knows the Linn Drum, from its use… Read More »Gforce IconDrum review!
Behringer Go MIDI host released…
A simple USB to MIDI host released by Behringer!
Behringer unleashes the Phara-o Mini
Not too much to go on, it is so new there aren’t any prices….
Waldorf Blofeld Plugin review!
Waldorf has released their own plugin version of the Blofeld hardware synth. The plugin does exactly the same as the hardware and is currently on… Read More »Waldorf Blofeld Plugin review!
Waldorf releases Blofeld plugin
Waldorf has released its Blofeld plugin, which is available for a discounted price of €119 until January 2nd! To be honest its a bit of… Read More »Waldorf releases Blofeld plugin
Behringer updates the Pro VS Mini firmware to 2.0
Big changes with the latest version of the Behringer firmware for the Pro VS Mini. Adds an extra voice, so now 5 and reverb amongst… Read More »Behringer updates the Pro VS Mini firmware to 2.0
A whole bunch of updates and releases…
I have been super poorly this week, but the world hasn’t stopped! A whole list of releases, new products and updates have arrived in time… Read More »A whole bunch of updates and releases…