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Welcome to one of the most anticipated weeks of the catholic calendar for the people of Braga, the city in which Imaginando HQ is based. You might know it as Easter weekend, but here we have ‘Holy Week’ and it’s kind of a big, big, (no really) big deal around here. Braga has some rich religious roots that run deep i...

Why review a visual synth in an audio magazine? Well, many of us put our music online, and on platforms such as YouTube that support videos as well as sound, experience shows that you’ll get far more hits if you have some video to go along with your music. That’s where Imaginando’s VS comes in, and as it is designed...

Do you wanna sound like your 80’s idols? Well this week’s featured artist is literally an idol to everyone; Billy Idol! If you’re looking to recreate the sounds from ‘Eyes Without a Face’, then look no further, because DRC - Polyphonic Synthesizer has got you covered. Dozens of YouTube copyright claims across our hu...

This week we took a trip into the colorful world of Alexandra Júpiter, more than just a tattoo artist, she is a master of many different mediums.  Alexandra welcomed us with a contagious smile, at an unusual place for a tattoo artist to practice the profession; inside a combined hair salon and tattoo studio. As soon...

Hi everyone, Extra! Extra! Reed all about it! The new ‘Sounds Of Saxophone 2’ preset pack for FRMS - Granular Synthesizer is out now! We’re bringing saxy-brass; deeper, darker, and more atmospheric than ever. It's the sound bank sequel you've all been waiting for, with a supermassive 70 new patches stacked full of h...

Hi everyone, Get HYPED, because you may just be about to win an iPad! Our Instagram iPad giveaway is finally over, so here comes the exciting part - it’s time to announce the winners! So who won the digital swag and who got the iPad?! Without further ado, here we go! 3rd place winner: Scooping an Imaginando product ...

Today we bring you a huge, fairly recent hit from a duo that’s sadly no longer a duo, but their music lives on in our memories: ‘Crystal Castles.’ If you’re around your 30s and you used to spend your afternoons scrolling through Tumblr, there’s a good chance that you might have listened to ‘Vanished’ on repeat while...

Are you ready for a brand-new DRC Sound Design Tutorial? We promise that this time will be fast as lightning, with a short tutorial recreating two sounds from the 2007 track ‘Night’ by Benga and Coki. Benga, born Adegbenga Adejumo, is a well-known face in the world of dubstep, being recognized as one of the pioneers...

Another DRC tutorial; another collaboration! This time we’re looking at the 2022 track ‘Strong’ by ‘Romy & Fred again..’ (Don’t worry, we don’t know why Fred has only two dots on the end of his artist name, either…) Romy is best known for being a member of the band ‘The xx’, helped no doubt by the group winning the ...

Hi everyone, Get ready to #imagineafreeipad with our incredible Instagram giveaway! This is your chance to win one of three fantastic prizes: 1st place: 1x Apple iPad (9th gen) 2nd place: 1x Imaginando Desktop Bundle (FRMS, VS, DRC, K7D) 3rd place: 1x Imaginando Desktop Product Of Your Choice One lucky winner will w...

Eurodance is not dead!  Born at the tailend of the 80s, Eurodance broke through and invaded 90s electronic music with its punchy beats taking over the DJ booths and dance floors of European clubs and beyond.  A ‘four on the floor’ thumping kick, anywhere between 90 and 150 BPM, often featuring a female soulful vocal...

On a mission to innovate rather than imitate, Imaginando has built a solid reputation for releasing products that excite musicians and producers, offering new ways to maximize creativity.

Hi everyone, It’s barely been a hot minute but we’ve got another fire FRMS expansion for you with today’s release of the new “Scratching The Surface 1” pack! An absolutely massive 90 FRMS patches in one awesome pack, new to FRMS 1.9.0! Taking the samples from our FRMS From Scratch series, this pack is as varied as t...

It’s hybrid heaven in this week’s 'FRMS From Scratch' tutorial, as our granular/FM monster synth samples the delights of everyone’s favorite ‘blowy-pipe, air-piano thingy’; the melodica! While some people may be unsure of how to correctly pronounce ‘FRMS’ (pro tip: it’s “frames”) the melodica suffers a slightly diff...

Welcome to the dance floor! This week we dance with Jordan Alexander AKA ‘Mall Grab’ to learn some sounds from his amazing electronic disco-house track ‘Liverpool Street In The Rain’ (2018). From Australia to the world, Mall Grab started DJing at (only!) 12 years old. Due to his father's record collection and also o...

Hi everyone and Happy New Year! We intend to make 2023 another iconic year for Imaginando and so we're kicking things off with a suitably iconic new expansion pack for DRC - Polyphonic Synthesizer: ‘Iconic Sounds Vol. 4’ pack for DRC is out now! Part of the new DRC 2.9.3 update, this instalment is the latest collec...