Reviews

Review | Jul 27, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Arturia has released a short documentary in which Alexandre Desplat shows how he used the MatrixBrute synth as well as live orchestral sessions to score blockbuster movie Valerian. Watch it here.

Review | Jul 27, 2017 by Scott Riesterer

A pre-built modular synth system can be a great way to get all the flexibility and power but without the hassle of building it for yourself. So how did Scott Riesterer get on with Pure Modular?

Review | Jul 26, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

Costing a third as much as a MOTIF but with many of the flagship sounds, Matt Vanacoro asks - just how has Yamaha crammed all this into such a lightweight workstation, the MX88?

Review | Jul 25, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

Match EQ tools are incredibly useful for quickly applying the same treatment to multiple files. Here, we go head to head with three of the best from Apple, Fabfilter and iZotope.

Review | Jul 24, 2017 by Rishabh Rajan

A Minimoog-inspired portable monosynth developed by Roland & Studio Electronics for under $500 sounds too good to be true. But it's not! Here's our world exclusive video + review of the SE-02.

Review | Jul 21, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

Love the sound of the Mellotron but can't get a real one? You're not alone. Luckily help is at hand in the form of Puremagnetik's Microtron. G.W Childs is all a flutter...

Review | Jul 19, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

Did you know there are over 100 models of hardware drum sampler out there? Why not save tracking them all down by simply getting this excellent new beatbox instrument, Beatbox Anthology 2, from UVI.

Review | Jul 17, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

When is a mixer more than a mixer? When it's also capable of generating its own noise. G.W Childs gets up close and personal with the Bastl Instruments Dude!

Review | Jul 15, 2017 by Noah Pred

Berlin-based Surreal Machines have come up with a couple of awesome new delay plug-ins and Noah Pred thinks they might be the last dub tools you ever need...

Review | Jul 14, 2017 by Sara Simms

Affordable, highly portable and it even has Bluetooth built in. Sara Simms finds there's much to like about the Blackstar ID:Core BEAM Amplifier. She even took it out for a jam...

Review | Jul 13, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

Small, portable music devices are becoming more and more popular. But when tiny and affordable come into play, corners sometimes get cut. Not in the case of the Patch Blocks PBMIX3 though.

Review | Jul 12, 2017 by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth

Guitarists - just like all of us - need buddies too. Fluid Audio now offer the Strum Buddy they hope every git-picker will chum up with. Matthew Loel T. Hepworth accepted the friend request.

Review | Jul 11, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

This faithful recreation of a rare Japanese classic synthesizer pushes all of Matt Vanacoro's buttons. What do you make of the UVI UVX80?

Review | Jul 08, 2017 by Hollin Jones

This modular sequencer for iOS takes a unique approach to programming and music-making, plus it's very affordable. So what does it bring to the table?

Review | Jul 07, 2017 by Hollin Jones

If you love modular synths but don't have the space for huge boxes, Erica Synths' Pico System 1 combines a ton of sound modules into a tiny package - and it sounds massive.