Reviews

Review | Nov 21, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Arturia's latest USB MIDI controllers have plenty of hands-on controls, come bundled with Analog Lab and integrate with the company's synths. Hollin Jones got to work with Keylab Essential.

Review | Nov 09, 2017 by Hollin Jones

T-RackS pretty much started the software mastering revolution and brought advanced tools to home users for the first time. Now at version 5, Hollin Jones finds out what's changed...

Review | Nov 08, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

400w of power and more detail than you would believe - but would Matt Vanacoro find space in his studio for the behemoths that are the Avantone Abbey Monitors?

Review | Nov 07, 2017 by Noah Pred

Ableton Live 10 has been announced and though it's a little way off being released publicly, we have been exploring the beta and found some awesome new features. Here's what to expect...

Review | Nov 06, 2017 by Joe Albano

With auto-mixing features and a wealth of other new tools and tricks, could iZotope's latest version of Neutron be just what the doctor ordered? Joe Albano gets into the fine detail.

Review | Nov 01, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

Resolume Arena is a fully featured package for VJs, light-based performance and much more. G.W Childs digs in to what it can do, and the results might surprise you.

Review | Oct 31, 2017 by Noah Pred

Tim Exile's software creations are reliably offbeat, interesting and unique. What would Noah Pred make of his latest multi effect, SLOR?

Review | Oct 30, 2017 by Joshua Casper

Halloween is right around the corner. It's time to get creepy with five awesome Kontakt instruments that might just make your skin crawl.

Review | Oct 29, 2017 by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth

O8 (AKA Ozone 8) is the newest element on the iZotope periodic table, but will people bond with it? Matthew Loel T. Hepworth takes a look at its properties.

Review | Oct 27, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Reason 10 has landed with new instruments, effects and a bunch of brand new loop content, making the bundled content bigger and better than ever. Hollin Jones spent some time getting to know it.

Review | Oct 26, 2017 by Hollin Jones

The Fender Rhodes sound has never gone out of fashion but real models are out of reach for many people. Hollin Jones , an ex-owner, road tested the Canterbury Suitcase to see how it measured up.

Review | Oct 25, 2017 by Scott Riesterer

If you're looking to integrate your home or mobile studio with your eurorack system, could endorphin.es have come up with the perfect USB/CV interface? Scott Riesterer finds out.

Review | Oct 23, 2017 by Hollin Jones

With the latest generation of Maschine hardware, NI has made great strides in enhancing and streamlining the capabilities and power of the system. Hollin Jones dives deep into the new features'¦

Review | Oct 23, 2017 by Hollin Jones

This extract from the live Masterclass delves into the fascinating world of interface design for music. Who decides how our gear should work, and how do they go about making it? Find out - for free!

Review | Oct 19, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

These ultra portable, personal monitoring mixers offer private monitoring on the go in a range of situations. But could Matt Vanacoro have his SessionCake, and eat it?