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Vince Clarke is a synthesizer superstar. It’s fair to say we are big fans, as is evidenced by Lucas referring to Clarke as a “genius” right at the very start of today’s video! Before becoming one half of synth-pop legends Erasure, he was part of the almighty Depeche Mode, back when their sound was more electropop he...

Hi everyone, FRMS has been nominated for MusicTech magazine’s ‘Gear Of The Year’ awards 2020 as part of the ‘best software synth’ category! This is where you, our fantastic community come in - we’d really appreciate it if you could vote for FRMS, and help us win MusicTech’s ‘best software synth’ of 2020! To vote for...

The Pet Shop Boys ‘West End Girls’ wasn’t an instant smash hit, even though ironically, the band’s Neil Tennant wrote it while working as a journalist for the huge UK music magazine at the time ‘Smash Hits’. The original version was in fact recorded by record producer Bobby Orlando after meeting Tennant during a Sma...

This week our resident sound design master Lucas brings a whole new meaning to the term ‘racing jacket’ in honour of F1 motor racing returning to Portugal, after a 24 year hiatus! To celebrate the recent Portugal GP hosted at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Lucas was inspired to create some F1 car style sounds u...

Today we are delighted to share with you the latest functionality to be added to LK Matrix module; MIDI composition tools. Further enhancing Matrix MIDI clip composer, these new tools offer a variety of creative uses, alongside useful timesaving functions. In today's video we take a look at the melody generation and...

Today we’re launching DRC v2.5.0 with a brand new soundbank - Iconic Sounds Vol. 3! As well as a listening party live stream this Friday, we’re running a special offer on all Iconic Sounds packs for the next seven days: 50% OFF ALL ICONIC SOUNDS PACKS! To mark the release of the third installment in our ‘Iconic Soun...

“La da dee, la da da” - even without music or any pitch assigned to any of those words, if you are a house music aficionado, chances are you are already singing that truly iconic vocal hook in your head. Equally iconic and inseparable is the accompanying soulful organ stabs of this track’s unforgettable 90’s riff. T...

Music videos are quite a unique artform, or at least they can be, with the right kind of creative vision behind them. More than just a key component of the marketing for mainstream single releases, some artists dare to dream of higher aspirations for the realisation of their work in video form. If you’ve put your he...

In addition to giving you several ways to control MIDI CC parameters, LK now supports MIDI clip automation of CC values, as both a standalone app and AUv3 plugin, for use with iOS DAWs such as AUM. In today’s YouTube video we show you Matrix module’s brand new automation editor for MIDI clips, and how to assign and ...

In the music industry if you really want to make a name for yourself, to stand out and be heard, you need to innovate, bring something new and interesting to the turntables. One step further than pursuing a certain style, German DJ and producer Boris Brejcha set out to define an entire genre of his own; "High-Tech M...

Want to see and hear the latest and greatest FRMS soundbank in action? The almighty ‘Supremeja Music Preset Pack’ is stocked full of atmospheric, cinematic soundscapes, leads, effects and more. Who better then, to guide us through a quick demo of its awesome capabilities, than the main man himself: Supremeja Music! ...

We’re closing out a sun-drenched September with an awesome Autumnal offer: 33% OFF K7D - Desktop and Mobile! Right now until the end of September, we’re letting the echoes of summer play on by offering everyone a 33% discount on K7D Tape Delay for Windows, Mac and iOS. Desktop = 26.13 EUR iOS = 4.49 EUR It's the per...

Back in July when a lot of the world was very much still in quarantine/lockdown, Lucas gave a demonstration ‘FRMS from scratch’ tutorial using just one instrument/sampling source: The human voice. This proved quite a popular tutorial and encouraged several community members to sample and granulate their own voices, ...

As we enter Autumn, we thought now would be a good time to remind everyone about our special education initiative, which runs all year round: 50% OFF all desktop products for students and teachers. As the world adjusts to learning in these challenging times, we welcome all teachers and students to take advantage of ...

Depending on which side of the fence you are on, ‘intelligent dance music’ can push your buttons in one of two ways. Whether you lean in to the chin-stroking, appreciation of its subtle complexities, whilst you sip the latest craft beer from your very exclusive local micro-brewery, or whether you choose to dismiss i...

If we were compiling a list of people who we think truly embody the Imaginando spirit, Richie Hawtin would definitely be included. The British-Canadian techno DJ and producer has a hunger for creativity, driven by a passion for pushing the boundaries of technology, to achieve whatever audio/visual purpose or project...