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An interview with Tim Carroll, incoming President of the MIDI Association
March 30, 2024
Roland Corporation and Universal Music Group form Strategic Relationship to empower Human Artistry
March 22, 2024
IMSTA FESTA London is back on June 1 for 2024
March 19, 2024
Introducing KVR Studio Manager: Your Plugin Management Solution
March 1, 2024
Enter Vintage Moog Source Contest and get Syntronik Sorcerer for free
February 23, 2024
NAMM 2024: Bringing back the Buzz
February 22, 2024
Heavyocity VAST Convolution Engine Review
February 2, 2024
Best Budget Audio Interfaces for Music Production Studios Under $250
February 1, 2024
ILIO Schedule of Booth Appearances at NAMM 2024
January 22, 2024
Bob Moog Foundation to feature Patrick Moraz at NAMM in January
January 9, 2024
AES Announces Leslie Gaston-Bird as President
January 9, 2024
The MIDI Association announces NAMM 2024 Schedule
January 4, 2024
The MIDI Association Annual Meeting 2023
December 10, 2023
Bob Moog Foundation Archives receives Historic Donation of Herb Deutsch Collection
December 5, 2023
Industry Consolidation: Hal Leonard joins Muse Group, uniting two music-content leaders
December 4, 2023
Audio Modeling & GPU Audio Partner to Accelerate SWAM Product Line
November 28, 2023
Soundtoys donate $53,640 to the International Rescue Committee (IRC)
November 14, 2023
Best Audio and MIDI Software - 2023 KVR Readers' Choice Awards Winners Announced
November 14, 2023
ADC23 Countdown: The Audio Developers Conference is Next Week
November 10, 2023
One week left to enter the Bob Moog Foundation's Raffle for fully restored vintage Memorymoog Plus
October 31, 2023
Vocoders for your vocal ventures: 7 of the best vocoder plugins
October 23, 2023
Bob Moog Foundation raffles Dominic Milano's Vintage Memorymoog Plus
October 16, 2023
IMSTA FESTA New York Returns To NYC
September 22, 2023
The Bob Moog Foundation announces "Story of Moraz" Exhibit at ProgStock 2023
September 19, 2023
Bob Moog Foundation explores Evolution of Modular Synthesis with Innovators Chris Meyer and Dave Rossum
August 21, 2023
The KVR Developer Challenge 2023 - Winners Announced
August 3, 2023
Audio Entrepreneur, Inventor Marcus Ryle Joins Bob Moog Foundation Board of Directors
July 10, 2023
AMEI and The MIDI Association update MIDI 2.0 core specifications
June 13, 2023
Take the KVR Audio 2023 Member Survey and collect a Free Plugin or KVR Points
May 23, 2023
Exceeding expectations: NAMM 2023
May 10, 2023
Building the Ultimate Oberheim: An interview with Marcus Ryle
March 23, 2023
The Free VST Plugin Mega List
March 16, 2023
Orchestral Tools launches 'The Sixth Section' Sound Design Competition
March 1, 2023
GPU announces NAMM Innovation Lounge: GPU Audio, Genelec, Splice, VSL and more
February 27, 2023
Bob Moog Foundation announces fundraising raffle for fully restored vintage Minimoog synthesizer signed by Geddy Lee
February 16, 2023
ContinuuCon Issues a Call for Presentations
February 2, 2023
Audio Engineering Society to Receive Technical GRAMMY Award
February 2, 2023
Top 10 Best Selling Audio Software of 2022
January 3, 2023
Synthplex 2022: Baby Boomers meet Gen Z
November 23, 2022
Unlocking potential: An interview with Sasha Talashov of GPU Audio
November 23, 2022
Best Audio and MIDI Software - 2022 KVR Readers' Choice Awards Winners Announced
November 3, 2022
AMEI to Fund Open Source MIDI 2.0 Driver for Windows
November 2, 2022
An interview with Paul Broucek - President, Music, Warner Bros. Pictures
October 24, 2022
A KVR Interview with Hans Zimmer
October 12, 2022
Steinberg's new licensing system: An interview with Ben Timms
October 10, 2022
8 of the best Minimoog VST emulations
August 25, 2022
Today is the last day to enter to win an iconic Minimoog
August 25, 2022
The MIDI Association announces MIDI 2.0 Development Tools
August 17, 2022
When the going gets tough, the tough get going: An interview with PSPaudioware co-founder Mateusz Wozniak
June 17, 2022
Power up your underscores with these orchestral textures and instruments
June 15, 2022
10 great cinematic percussion instruments to add to your collection
June 13, 2022
Scoring on a budget? Check out these orchestral libraries
June 8, 2022
The MIDI Association announces MIDI 2.0 over A2B
June 1, 2022
Expressing yourself with sound: An Interview with ROLI Sound Designer Rafael Szaban
June 1, 2022
10 frequently used orchestral articulations - and when to use them
June 1, 2022
Connecting the past with the future: An interview with Michelle Moog-Koussa
May 19, 2022
Cherry Audio releases Minimode Synthesizer to Benefit Bob Moog Foundation
May 2, 2022
A different approach to MPE control: An interview with moForte's Pat Scandalis
March 18, 2022
MPE compatible apps to grab for your mobile devices
March 15, 2022
Grassroots pioneering of a standard: An interview with Roger Linn
March 8, 2022
Need an MPE controller? Check out these 5 inspiring instruments
March 4, 2022
Bob Moog Foundation launches Raffle for Vintage Minimoog Model D Signed by Herb Deutsch
February 9, 2022
Wave Alchemy TRIAZ Review
January 20, 2022
The year in gear: Hardware picks for 2021
December 14, 2021
Soundtheory Gullfoss Review
December 8, 2021
10 Innovative EQs to shape your mixes
December 1, 2021
Native Instruments and iZotope unify leadership teams
November 1, 2021
Bob Moog Foundation announces 2022 18-Month Calendar - 60 Years of Synthesizer Pioneers
November 1, 2021
NUGEN Audio Paragon ST Review
October 15, 2021
Best Audio and MIDI Software - 2021 KVR Readers' Choice Awards Winners
October 13, 2021
soothing the frequency beast - An interview with oeksound founder, Olli Keskinen
October 12, 2021
Artist Focus: Composer Gregory Reveret's Plugin Highlights
October 12, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Multi FX Virtual Effect Processor'
September 15, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Reverb Virtual Effect Processor'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Guitar Virtual Effect Processor'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Mastering Virtual Effect Processor'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Dynamics Virtual Effect Processor'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Virtual Effect Processor'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Ethnic Virtual Instrument'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Keyboard Virtual Instrument'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite MPE Virtual Instrument'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Drum Virtual Instrument'
September 14, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Guitar Virtual Instrument'
September 13, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Orchestral Virtual Instrument'
September 13, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Sampled Virtual Instrument'
September 13, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Soft Synth'
September 13, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Sample Platform'
September 13, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Virtual Instrument'
September 13, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Software for Notation'
September 13, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nomination's for 'Favorite Audio Editor'
September 10, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite DAW for Performance'
September 10, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite DAW for Production'
September 10, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Audio Software'
September 10, 2021
KVR Readers' Choice Awards 2021: Top 5 nominations for 'Favorite Developer'
September 9, 2021
Artist Focus: 6 plugins for 6 Strings with Craig Anderton
September 7, 2021
Artist Focus: DJ Swivel's top plugin picks
August 31, 2021
Magix Sound Forge Pro 15 Review
August 27, 2021
Bob Moog Foundation announces its 15th Anniversary Minimoog Raffle featuring a vintage, archetypal Minimoog Model D synthesizer signed by Bob Moog himself
August 13, 2021
KVR Developer Challenge 2021 - Winners Announced
August 10, 2021
SUPERBOOTH21 announces Program and Sondertickets -15. - 18. September 2021
August 6, 2021
The best Roland Juno 106 & Juno 60 emulations
July 29, 2021
Artist Focus: Morgan Page talks top 5 plugin picks
July 19, 2021
A Sound History – Touring VSL's Synchron Stage
July 13, 2021
The top 10 free synth plugins you should try in 2021
June 7, 2021
Artist Focus: Jordan Rudess Top-10 (Actually 12) plugins
June 1, 2021
KRK hosts Kordelya, the second video in their Artist Producer series
May 31, 2021
Artist Focus: David Mash chooses his Top-5 plugins
May 25, 2021
Artist Focus: BT talks about his top 5 essential VST plugins
May 10, 2021
Native Instruments and iZotope: A meeting of the minds
April 21, 2021
Native Instruments and iZotope join forces under new music and audio creator group
March 11, 2021
Creating your own good fortune – A life lesson from Sweetwater founder Chuck Surack
March 10, 2021
Gibson Gives Foundation expands with "KRK Kares"
February 10, 2021
NAMM announces Winners of 36th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
January 23, 2021
Gibson Announces the Addition of Mesa/Boogie
January 6, 2021
Best Audio and MIDI Software - 2020 KVR Readers' Choice Awards Winners
November 13, 2020
Bob Moog Foundation announces Virtual Moogseum Tour focusing on Early Big Briar Years
October 22, 2020
KVR Experts Forum - Demystifying MPE with KVR Expert Peter Nyboer
September 11, 2020
Songs in Isolation: An Interview with Joe Satriani
August 23, 2020
AES Show Fall 2020 Convention to feature "An Intimate and Compelling Journey to the Amazing World of Imogen Heap"
August 18, 2020
Management Shakeup at Native Instruments: Changing roles for Daniel Haver and Mate Galic
August 12, 2020
Bob Moog Foundation announces Online Synthgeek Trivia Games
July 14, 2020
Max Innovation: An Interview with David Zicarelli
July 10, 2020
Max For Live with KVR Expert Phelan Kane - Part 2
June 26, 2020
Max For Live with KVR Expert Phelan Kane
June 19, 2020
KVR interview with Christoph Kemper: An exceptional product designer
May 30, 2020
Acclaimed Electric Violist Martha Mooke to Perform for Moogmentum In Place
May 25, 2020
Legendary Earth, Wind, and Fire Keyboardist Larry Dunn to Live Stream for Bob Moog Foundation
May 18, 2020
Renowned Keyboardist Greg Phillinganes to Appear Live for Moogmentum In Place
May 11, 2020
Putting in the time: An Interview with Guitarist and Film Composer Lyle Workman
April 26, 2020
KVR Interview: PreSonus founder Jim Odom talks about 25 years of innovation
March 31, 2020
NAMM 2020 Report
February 21, 2020
MIDI 2.0 Adopted at Winter NAMM 2020
January 27, 2020
Best Audio and MIDI Software - 2019 KVR Readers' Choice Awards Winners
December 20, 2019
The Scoop About Spark: An Interview with Positive Grid
December 6, 2019
Robert Godin's lifetime building guitars with BONUS factory tour
September 2, 2019
Creativity, craft, and career: An interview with Steve Vai
August 6, 2019
Sound Designers RoundTable in the KVR Experts Forum
July 12, 2019
Mackie donates Loudspeakers and Headphones to Bob Moog Foundation
June 28, 2019
Julian Colbeck Shares Insight into Working and Presenting Workshops with Master Producer Alan Parsons
June 26, 2019
20 Years and counting: An interview with Arturia's Frederic Brun
June 19, 2019
No pre-conceived notions - An interview with iZotope founder Mark Ethier
May 5, 2019
Andrew Huang Interview: Launching a music career on social media
April 4, 2019
Winter NAMM 2019 Show Report
February 13, 2019
TEC Award Winners announced at NAMM
January 29, 2019
An interview with Ignite Amps: KVR Developer Challenge 2018 Winner
January 23, 2019
The Ableton LiveStyle - An interview with Craig Schuftan at Ableton Loop
January 15, 2019
KVR Developer Challenge 2018 - Winners Announced
October 4, 2018
Winning the KVR Developer Challenge: An interview with Julijan Nikolic (Youlean)
August 14, 2018
Embracing change the right way: An Interview with David Rosenthal
July 11, 2018
Father's Day Gift Ideas for Music Making Dads
June 6, 2018
The beat of a different drummer: An interview with Mattias Eklund from Toontrack
May 29, 2018
Cutting Edge Technology meets Cutting Edge Craft: An interview with Jordan Rudess
April 9, 2018
NAMM 2018 Show Report - New places and faces
February 27, 2018
Philosophy of design: An interview with Roland Lamb from ROLI
January 19, 2018
11 Reasons to go to the NAMM Show
January 11, 2018
Interview: Zach Carothers of Portugal. The Man
October 30, 2017
Renaissance Music Man: An interview with ARP co-founder David Friend
July 31, 2017
Berklee College of Music hosts Voltage Connect to honor one of its own
April 18, 2017
Continuing a Family Tradition: An Interview with Steve Porcaro
April 7, 2017
MPE - MIDI Polyphonic Expression
April 1, 2017
Dream into action: An interview with Ikutaro Kakehashi (Founder of Roland)
March 14, 2017
KVR Audio 2017 NAMM Show Report
January 31, 2017
KVR Developer Challenge 2016 - The Winner Is... Youlean Loudness Meter
January 10, 2017
NAMM and the world of Music Software: An interview with NAMM CEO Joe Lamond
November 17, 2016
The Phoenix Rises: Tom Oberheim Interview Part 2
October 7, 2016
Sampling the inner and outer worlds: An interview with Eduardo Tarilonte
September 23, 2016
An Interview with Tom Oberheim - From Boom to Bust to Boom (Part 1)
September 3, 2016
An interview with Plugin Alliance Founder Dirk Ulrich
July 23, 2016
Adding new meaning to DIY: An Interview with Moldover
July 3, 2016
No Fear: Report from the 2016 Frankfurt Musikmesse
April 25, 2016
An Interview with Doug Rogers: Taking advantage of the shift from Ownership to Loanership
April 8, 2016
Interview with Roger Linn
March 16, 2016
Art and Technology: An Interview with Imogen Heap
February 19, 2016
The NAMM 2016 Report
February 9, 2016
Software.NAMM: Bringing Software Developers back to the NAMM Show
January 13, 2016
Fun and Games in New York City: Show Report from AES
November 18, 2015
Native Instruments Daniel Haver and Mate Galic Interview
October 26, 2015
An interview with Michael Hoover from Cakewalk
July 24, 2015
Managing Change: An Interview with Avid's Tony Cariddi
July 9, 2015
KVR Guest Interview: EarthMoments Rututu - A New App with Indigenous Roots
July 6, 2015
Doing your best to promote your products: Interview with Enrico Iori
June 19, 2015
Frankfurt Musikmesse Highlights
May 20, 2015
Pushing the Limits: An Interview with Andrew Souter from 2CAudio
March 31, 2015
NAMM 2015: Welcoming Back the Masses
February 10, 2015
Sowing the Seeds for Today's Electronic Music: An Interview with Jon Appleton
January 24, 2015
Women in the Musical Instruments Industry: An interview with Ingrid Linn
November 12, 2014
Chuck Surack Part 2: Sweetwater Builds Their Own Computer
October 11, 2014
An Interview with Sweetwater Founder, Chuck Surack, Part: 1
September 23, 2014
Differentiating from the crowd: An Interview with Joe Trupiano from Sample Logic
September 8, 2014
Small Room Acoustics On A Budget
August 28, 2014
KVR Audio Blog
August 28, 2014
#KVRDC14: Acon Digital Multiply Chorus AU, AAX & VST Plugin Effect for Mac OS X & Windows wins the KVR Developer Challenge 2014
August 26, 2014
KVR Interview with iZotope and BT: Artists Making Products/ Products Making Art
August 4, 2014
A3E - Just the FAQs Jack
July 2, 2014
Let's Post More Product Reviews on KVR
June 17, 2014
In Search of Reason - An Interview with Propellerhead's Ernst Nathorst-Böös
May 23, 2014
The Accidental Business - An interview with Larry Fishman
April 14, 2014
KVR Audio Readers' Choice Awards 2013 - The Results (Better Late Than Never!)
February 28, 2014
NAMM 2014 Report - Optimism in Anaheim
February 10, 2014
Hero Worship - An Interview with John McLaughlin
January 15, 2014
Something important!
December 5, 2013
Peter Neubäcker: A deep appreciation of musical instruments and a fascination with the science of sound
August 20, 2013
Caring about Music, Software, and the Planet - Interview with Ben Gillett from Camel Audio
June 24, 2013
Learning to Master Innovation: An interview with Stephen Webber
June 3, 2013
Innovation Driver: Interview with Marcus Ryle
May 14, 2013
Frankfurt Musikmesse 2013 - Where have all the software companies gone...?
April 29, 2013
Gerhard Behles - PUSHing Ableton into new territory
April 7, 2013
Testing the softsynth waters - Interview with Amir Vinci from Waves
March 8, 2013
2013 NAMM Show Report
February 11, 2013
Trevor Rabin - Harmony of mind and spirit, analog, and digital
December 17, 2012
10 Reasons we need commercial studios
October 29, 2012
Fun and technology at Austin City Limits (ACL)
October 25, 2012
Ken Jordan of The Crystal Method - The computer is a musical instrument
October 5, 2012
Steven Slate - Getting vertically integrated
September 6, 2012
Rob Papen - 9 products in 7 Years
August 10, 2012
David Mash - Looking at the past and future of technology learning
July 26, 2012
Hartley Peavey - Historian, Innovator, and Industry Driver - Part 2
July 20, 2012
Interview with Hartley Peavey - Historian, Innovator, and Industry Driver
July 6, 2012
Joe Satriani - Balancing Real-time with Non Real-time in the Real World
June 7, 2012
Keeping it in the family - An interview with a founder of Universal Audio: Bill Putnam Jr
May 11, 2012
2012 Musikmesse Report - Lost in Frankfurt
April 17, 2012
A conversation with Bryan Bell - Stories about using synthesizers in the days before MIDI (and LONG before plug-ins)
March 2, 2012
East West - Crossing from creating content to creating applications
February 16, 2012
MacWorld and NAMM 2012 Show Reports
February 7, 2012
Auto-tune For Guitar is here
January 19, 2012
Technology Crossover: Adjusting Mid-Course For The Future
October 14, 2011
Steve Jobs passed away yesterday
October 6, 2011
Eric Persing Interview
July 30, 2011
A visit backstage at the Beatles LOVE Show
June 11, 2011
Diversifying for success: Some thoughts about getting your music out
May 20, 2011
MusikMesse 2011 Show Report
April 26, 2011
Interview with Jordan Rudess
March 25, 2011
"It was 21 years ago today..." - How The First Software DAW Came About
February 11, 2011
NAMM 2011 Show Report
January 25, 2011
Interview with Dave Smith
January 15, 2011
The Early Days of Software Sequencers
December 20, 2010
An Introduction - Who is Chris Halaby?
November 22, 2010
KVR Audio's Industry Focus Blog & Interviews
November 19, 2010
Interview with Enrico Iori, CEO, IK Multimedia
July 22, 2010
Interview with Roger Linn
July 22, 2010
Interview with Angus Hewlett of FXpansion
October 22, 2009
Interview with Daniel Haver and Stephan Schmitt of Native Instruments
August 22, 2008
Interview with Doug Rogers from EastWest
March 21, 2007
Interview with Ohm Force
August 19, 2006
Audio Industry Interviews
June 21, 2005
Interview with Peter Linsener (LinPlug)
June 21, 2005
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