Reviews

Review | Jun 11, 2018 by Joshua Casper

Ableton Certified Trainer Noah Pred took his extensive knowledge of Live's rack systems and put it to good use in Toolkit 001. Joshua Casper put them to the test...

Review | Jun 08, 2018 by Matt Vanacoro

ROLI has taken three of its popular hardware units along with a generous software bundle and created the Songwriter Kit. Matt Vanacoro was excited to find out how they all fit together.

Review | Jun 06, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Acid Pro 8 from Magix is the latest version of this long-established music suite for Windows, and it's got a wider feature set than ever. Hollin Jones finds out what's new.

Review | Jun 05, 2018 by Scott Riesterer

The latest release from specialist designers Pittsburgh Modular is an all-in-one tabletop semi modular synthesizer. Scott Riesterer explored the Microvolt 3900.

Review | Jun 04, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Waveform is one of the few tri-platform DAWs. With version 9 it has gone fully 64-bit as well as adding a bunch of upgrades and new features. Hollin Jones dives in...

Review | Jun 03, 2018 by G.W. Childs IV

Propellerhead has released its flagship Europa synth both in plugin format and as a n online tool, and both are free! Here's what you need to know to use them.

Review | Jun 01, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Zero-G's Ethera EVI is much more than just a voice instrument. As Hollin Jones finds out, it's a whole world of soundtrack composition tools in one.

Review | May 31, 2018 by Rishabh Rajan

It seems like Moog Music has made it trendy to release a new synth at Moogfest every year. This year they introduced the Grandmother, a powerful semi-modular analog synth. Watch the video review here.

Review | May 30, 2018 by Jay Asher

If you need the sound of authentic Celtic acoustic instruments, Best Service's Celtic Era is going to prove a lot easier than tracking down someone who can play the Irish Bouzouki.

Review | May 29, 2018 by Rishabh Rajan

Sugar Bytes is known for innovative and unusual instruments and effects, so how will Rishabh Rajan find its latest synth, Aparillo? Read on to find out what he discovered.

Review | May 28, 2018 by Hollin Jones

Two new HALion-based synths from composer Danny Lux promise flexible sound generation at an incredibly affordable price. Hollin Jones found out what POLY and WAVE are all about.

Review | May 27, 2018 by Scott Riesterer

The latest synth module from Erica Synths allows you to draw in your own waveforms with hardware encoders. But Scott Riesterer found out there's even more to it than that...

Review | May 25, 2018 by G.W. Childs IV

When it comes to games, movie and TV scoring you need more variety to your drum sounds. Saga Acoustic Trailer Percussion is designed to cover all your scoring needs.

Review | May 24, 2018 by Jade Wii

This powerful tape delay and looper is so much more than just an effect. As Jade Wii discovers, it can be played like an instrument...

Review | May 23, 2018 by Rounik Sethi

Warning: Watching this video review will probably make you want one of these new Moog synths which you currently won't be able to buy as it's not available. Watch and lust after it at your peril.