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Are you sitting comfortably? If instead, you are currently standing right now, you may want to find yourself a seat before reading any further. Don’t worry, there’s no need to panic, it’s just another one of those ‘I can’t believe it has been that long since x was released’ moments, as we reveal that this week’s fea...

Hi everyone, We’re thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new Imaginando product: VS - Visual Synthesizer! Inspired by our love of audio-visual experiences, VS - Visual Synthesizer gives you the power to generate captivating graphics from your music, in a uniquely creative way. To see it in action, click here to...

While researching for these mini-pieces on the featured tunes and sounds from the DRC Sound Design Tutorial series, we come across some interesting (and not so interesting!)facts about the tracks. This week’s interesting fact (judge for yourself just how interesting you think it is!) is that the chorus of Duran Dura...

As part of our DRC Sound Design Tutorial series, we don’t just bring you classic, iconic sounds from back in the day, we also bring you some possible iconic sounds of the future, courtesy of Lucas' choice picks and also from viewer suggestions of course. This week we’re hot on the heels of one of our favourite relea...

Originally used to promote the second season of the popular American soap opera 'Melrose Place' in 1993, 'Sweet Harmony' by British electronic music group 'The Beloved' is probably best known for its then much talked about music video, which since being uploaded to YouTube has received nearly 4 million views. The Be...

You would think a song written by Prince and sung by the queen of funk Chaka Khan would be an instant hit – and you’d be right! The title track of her 1984 album ‘I Feel For You’ was a cover of a disco song Prince recorded for his 1979 self-titled album. The now infamous Grandmaster Melle Mel "Ch-ch-ch-chaka-chaka-c...

Although originally recorded in a 1920s Jazz style in 1975, it took singer Kim Carnes and producer Val Garay to come up with a new arrangement for the song before it became a hit. Val had an assistant go out and buy the cheapest drum set available and combined with the sound of an early synthesizer and Kim’s infamou...

Hey everyone, Have you joined the party yet? DRC’s 5th birthday party that is, because right now there’s an amazing 50% OFF ALL DRC PURCHASES - Desktop and mobile! DRC For Desktop - only €44.50 EUR! DRC For Mobile - just €5.49 EUR! Any DRC Sound Bank On Mobile - €2.29 EUR! You need to be quick if you want to make th...

5 years ago we released DRC - 5 whole years! We almost can’t believe it; there’s been a lot hard work, but a lot of fun too. DRC is the lovechild of a joint venture between Nuno Santos (Founder / CEO of Imaginando) and Rui Antunes (Analog Repair), and was released to the world in 2016. The goal was fairly simple; cr...

Hi everyone, Today we have released DRC v2.8.0 which brings an exciting new feature to DRC - NKS support. Users of Native Instruments KOMPLETE KONTROL system can now enjoy DRC with full NKS compatibility. Take control of DRC’s parameters like never before with everything pre-mapped, plus browse and preview your pres...

This week we’re mixing things up tutorial wise, as we’re back with another ‘FRMS from scratch’ experimental sound design video from Lucas. This time armed with just a harmonica and an empty bottle of Super Bock (other beer brands are also available, which will work just as well!) Lucas sets about sampling them both,...

If we asked you to pick one single track that encapsulated the spirit and sound of classic ‘acid house’, what would you choose? Maybe the record credited with the accolade of naming the genre, ‘Acid Trax’ by Phuture, or perhaps the first artist that springs to mind is ‘808 State’, and the iconic sax solo from their ...

80’s new wave/synthpop legends ‘Tears For Fears’ are at time of writing, still an active band, having released music and toured together since 1981! (Although members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith did spend most of the 90s apart, when Orzabal continued to release music alone, but still under the Tears For Fears name...

A good half a decade before Martin Garrix released ‘Animals’, a track that would forever change the definition and composition of the dance music genre known as ‘electro’, back in 2007 it was associated with a very different sound. This was of course the year that Daft Punk gave us their infamous ‘Alive’ world tour ...

Hi everyone, We’re celebrating the one year anniversary of the launch of FRMS Granular Synthesizer. To mark the occasion we’re going to rewind and reflect over the past twelve months, with a FRMS one year retrospective, plus for one week only, we’re rewinding prices too, with this seven-day sale celebration: 50% OFF...

For some underground club DJs and producers, achieving the level of attention required for the journey into the consciousness of mainstream music, can often be attributed to a single defining moment; in most cases a particular track. If something that you produce is a hit, or in the age of digital, ‘goes viral’, the...