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FeelYourSound has introduced version 4.0 of Sundog Song Studio, their standalone composition software for Windows and macOS.

Sundog features a collection of tools, designed to streamline music composition. Songs can be exported as standard MIDI files for further development in your favorite DAW.

New in Sundog 4.0:

• New layout and updated themes.
• Time signature options: Sundog supports more than 4/4 now. New “Meter” choices: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4.
• Actions-Menu: Create and transform patterns easily. Create basic arpeggios, basslines, chord rhythms, etc., with one single click. Then use transformer actions to shape the melodies.
• Right-click on the Pattern area for Pattern Actions. Transform and randomize existing sequences with just a few clicks.
• New “Bass settings” combobox in the Chords View: Different options to automatically add dedicated bass notes when you click on a chord button.
• New settings sub-menu: “Chords View: Flow settings”. Options to automatically invert a chord when you click on a chord button.
• Drag and drop Pattern steps. Hold down Ctrl to create a copy.
• New Source mode: Chord Notes (dense). Stacks other notes on top of the bass note. Duplicates across octaves are removed.
• New Source mode: Chord Notes (shift). Folds wide chord spreads into a tight cluster (useful to avoid large jumps).
• New Source mode: Scale + Chords. All scale notes combined with all chord notes. Starts at the root note of the scale.
• New Source mode: Scale + Chords (safe). Same as “Scale + Chords”, but removes any notes that are too close to each other.
• New Source mode: Chords + Scale. All chord notes combined with all scale notes. Starts at the bass note of the chord.
• New Source mode: Chords + Scale (safe).Same as “Chords + Scale”, but removes any notes that are too close to each other.
• New Advanced Chord FX: Move 4th note one octave up.
• Scale combobox: Quickly switch between over 300 scales via arrow buttons.
• Removed in macOS version: File -> Render WAV file with Preview Synth.

Sundog Song Studio 4.0 is available now for €59 / $69. The update is free for all customers.

Introductory deal: Use the code “sundog4” at the checkout page to get 20% off.

A new documentary that looks at the creator of the first commercial MIDI hardware/software multitrack composing system for personal computers, Muzix Non Stop, debuts Nov 13, 2025 in New York.

Directed by Ors Koblicska, the film looks at the life of Andras Szalay, developer of Muzix-81, a hybrid music system, based on the Sinclair ZX81 home computer.

Muzix Non Stop follows Szalay’s career from his childhood in a nuclear laboratory to creating more than 50 analog and digital instruments for the international market. The documentary also looks at his musical career with Panta Rhei, a progressive rock band that achieved fame in Hungary.

The film features interviews with people from around the world, including David Cockerell (EMS, Akai), Dave Rossum (E-mu Systems), Dana Massie (Apple), Paul Reed Smith (PRS), Mohini Dey, the bass guitar legend, Dub FX and many more.

Here are the details on the New York debut:

Muzix Non Stop

Museum of Moving Pictures

36-01 35th Ave, Queens, New York

13th November, 2025

18:30 Gate opening

19:00 Screening

21:20 Conversation with the creators

22:00 Wines, drinks etc.

After the screening, there are plans to bring the documentary to streaming services.

Image: Electronics & Music Maker – Music Maker Publications (UK), Future Publishing.

Today, Behringer officially introduced the BQ-10, a new step sequencer that is inspired in part by the classic Korg SQ-10.

The Behringer BQ-10 expands on the original in some important ways, including MIDI Out and supporting standard Euro CV levels.

Features:

• Single 16-step or double 8-step sequences
• Separate 8-step channel for controlling filter or amplitude on a connected synthesizer via CV
• Dedicated trigger outputs per step
• 8 separate play modes for channel A and B, including Alternating, Parallel, Series, Random and more
• Each channel with its own Portamento control, for smoothing out the transition between steps
• Duty cycle control for adjusting the overall gate length
• Trigger input for syncing with external clocks
• CV input for the internal clock, for creative rhythmic effects
• 2 input sum for convenient patching
• Eurorack compatible – main module can be transferred to a standard Eurorack case
• 45 controls give you real-time access to all important parameters
• MIDI support

The Behringer BQ-10 Step Sequencer is priced at $149 and should be available soon from retailers.