Soundgas have announced that their second monthly Gasway prize draw is now live and open for entries until 7 January 2026.

Designed primarily to generate Clavinet-style parts, Sampleson's latest offering has been trained on an array of “funky grooves”, and is said to be capable of generating organ and bass lines as well as electric piano parts. 

MuseScore Studio now includes a built-in Online Sounds tool that allows composers to type in lyrics during the writing process and have them played back in real time. 

Inspired by a little-known valve device from the 1960s, the Fairfax is said to take an altogether different approach to overdrive, and marks the introduction of a new Series a line-up that contrasts the company’s DSP-based offerings.

As its name suggests, the MiniFuse 2 OTG includes USB OTG (On-The-Go) connectivity that allows audio from a computer connected via its main USB port to be passed directly to a phone or tablet.

RipX DAW 8 introduces a whole host of new features including new chord progression tools, dynamic Track Starters, loopable selections, new sounds and loops, 11 additional built-in effects and a number of other enhancements that aim to help users focus on creativity. 

A few months on from its release, Modartt’s Pianoteq 9 has gained a new instrument pack that uses the software’s praised physical modelling to create a range of keys and synth pad sounds. 

The first instrument from Sound Radix introduces a powerful new additive soft synth that promises to offer a clearer, more intuitive way of working. 

Steinberg’s live performance software platform has just been treated to a major update that adds an array of new creative tools and enhances many of its existing features.