Reviews

Review | May 28, 2019 by Hollin Jones

Arturia has added more classic synths to its popular V-Collection including a Mellotron, Synthi V and Casio CZ V, There's also updated versions of some other favourites, as Hollin Jones discovered...

Review | May 26, 2019 by Hollin Jones

This striking, wearable wireless boombox from Peopeo has a bunch of tricks including USB power output, a 15-hour battery life and weather sealing. Hollin Jones hit the road with it...

Review | May 25, 2019 by Noah Pred

Seamless online collaboration is the holy grail for many music producers, and Tim Exile's Endless could be the first system to have achieved it. Noah Pred finds out how.

Review | May 24, 2019 by Joe Albano

Antelope Audio's latest flagship audio interface has some seriously heavyweight capabilities. Find out how Joe Albano got on when he put it to the test.

Review | May 23, 2019 by Noah Pred

This playable granular synth and beat looper for Reaktor inspired Noah Pred to create some excellent new sounds. Here's how he got on...

Review | May 22, 2019 by Scott Riesterer

This small but powerful hardware gate sequencer packs a lot of punch into a small footprint, and even comes in two configurations to suit your rack. Scott Riesterer investigates...

Review | May 22, 2019 by Hollin Jones

Bandlab continues to expand its offering into the hardware space with a range of affordable, plug-and-play audio recording interfaces. Here's the inside story.

Review | May 21, 2019 by Joe Albano

With its latest compressors, Arturia has come up with excellent recreations of some true classics. Joe Albano found they really were mix tools that he would actually use...

Review | May 18, 2019 by Matt Vanacoro

Sample Logic's Modern Animated Percussion has a multi-resolution sequencer, insanely useful randomizer, a ton of content... could it be the perfect tool for scoring?

Review | May 16, 2019 by Jay Asher

Low latency, premium DSP-Native plugins, simple workflows and superior sound quality. Can Apogee's FX Rack really offer all this? Jay Asher found out.

Review | May 15, 2019 by Matt Vanacoro

When is a bass more than just a guitar? When it's a full-blown sound design and scoring instrument, as Matt Vanacoro found out with Heavyocity's Scoring Bass...

Review | May 13, 2019 by Matt Vanacoro

Steinberg's high-end Thunderbolt audio interface works with any DAW but is especially tightly integrated with Cubase. Matt Vanacoro put it through its paces.

Review | May 11, 2019 by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth

Much like the jump from Windows 8.1 to 10, Steinberg also skipped version 9 and went straight to 10. This new version is loaded with new features, but is Nuendo right for you?

Review | May 10, 2019 by Hollin Jones

Imaginando's latest vintage delay plug-in for desktop and iOS is seriously affordable and brings a touch of retro to your productions. Hollin Jones put it to the test...

Review | May 10, 2019 by Hollin Jones

4 fully independent tracks with 2 gates and 2 CV each and complete track independence are just some of the things this new hardware module brings to the party. Here's what else...