Reviews

Review | Mar 23, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

There are many fine add-on synths created for Reaktor, but did you know about these five great models that come as part of the standard Reaktor library?

Review | Mar 22, 2017 by Rishabh Rajan

East and West coast synths traditionally have their own approach and sound, but how about a 0-Coast design? Rishabh Rajan decodes this unique semi modular synthesizer.

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

iConnectivity is well known for its powerful and flexible audio interfaces, so what would we make of the ConnectAUDIO 2|4 when we put it to the test?

Review | Mar 20, 2017 by Joe Albano

Guitar and bass amp simulations are often indistinguishable from the real thing. Here are seven of the best, plus a couple of honorable mentions.

Review | Mar 19, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

Yamaha's powerful Montage operating system has had an update, adding cool new features like Auto Beat Sync. Matt Vanacoro put it through its paces.

Review | Mar 18, 2017 by The Editorial Team

There are some amazing free plugin and standalone software instruments out there, if only you could find them. Luckily we have compiled a list of the top 55 - so now you can!

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

Musicians, producers and sound designers might all want to consider this Kontakt collection to pad out their sound library with some great ambient textures.

Review | Mar 15, 2017 by Liam Lacey

DIY synth building and hacking is increasingly popular. The PISound interface from Blokas aims to provide you with pro ins and outs for your Raspberry Pi system.

Review | Mar 14, 2017 by G.W. Childs IV

Touch-based controls for audio software are all the rage. So would Touch Innovations' Kontrol Master take us back to the 80s, or forward to the future?

Review | Mar 12, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

Antelope Audio makes some great high-end recording and mixing gear, but would the Goliath live up to its name, and corresponding price tag? Matt Vanacoro found out...

Review | Mar 10, 2017 by Noah Pred

Delay can be a vital tool in your mixing arsenal. If you want something that goes beyond your DAW's standard delay, Sinevibes just might have the answer with Dispersion.

Review | Mar 09, 2017 by Joe Albano

Fission allows you to split a sound into its transient and tonal parts, independently manipulate them using Eventide's world-class effects and then fuse them back together.

Review | Mar 08, 2017 by Hollin Jones

Bitwig Studio is one of the new kids on the block in DAW terms but really impressed us when it first appeared. So when we got our hands on the brand new version 2, would it still blow us away?

Review | Mar 07, 2017 by Matt Vanacoro

We loved UAD's Apollo Twin, so how could they make it any better? Why, by doubling the DSP power of course! Matt Vanacoro put it to the test.

Review | Mar 05, 2017 by Matthew Loel T. Hepworth

Hot on the heels of their popular U530 plug-in, Mercuriall have released Spark. Will its sound and features '˜marshal' your tonal desires? Matthew Loel T. Hepworth takes it for a spin.