Reviews

Review | Jan 21, 2021 by Noah Pred

Certified Ableton Trainer, Noah Pred, highlights five of his favorite Max for Live devices that can help your productions in Ableton Live shine through.

Review | Jan 18, 2021 by Matt Vanacoro

Arturia's V Collection is expanding year on year. Matt Vanacoro digs deep into the impressive collection of 28 historic, classic synth and instrument emulartions.

Review | Jan 15, 2021 by Hollin Jones

IK bundles 70 of its premium FX and processors into a virtual rack system with a few tricks up its sleeve. Hollin Jones took it for a spin…

Review | Jan 14, 2021 by Rishabh Rajan

Behringer has been on a roll with recreating synths of yesteryear and It was welcomed when they recreated one of the most popular synths of the 70’s, the ARP 2600. Let’s take a look and listen.

Review | Jan 07, 2021 by Noah Pred

Eventide have made one of their most popular, classic reverb algorithms available for everyone in Shimmerverb that takes any source and makes it literally do what its name suggests.

Review | Jan 07, 2021 by Matt Vanacoro

Does the new Roland Fantom 8 drop a marker for other keyboard synth workstation makers to measure up to? Matt Vanacoro finds out and discovers there's some futuristic features inside.

Review | Jan 05, 2021 by Matt Vanacoro

When TC Electronic's excellent Brickwall HD plug-in is paired with its hardware controller, it doesn't just lead to a more convenient mastering audio workflow but encourages experimentation too.

Review | Dec 30, 2020 by Rounik Sethi

From accurate, analog recreations to delightful digital machines and hybrid hardware units that push the sonic boundaries, 2020 has seen some excellent new hardware synths released.

Review | Dec 29, 2020 by Hollin Jones

2020 saw a heavy focus on classic synth recreations, scoring collections and ever more advanced instrument designs. Here’s 9 of the best…

Review | Dec 26, 2020 by Hollin Jones

Despite the global pandemic, closure of factories and general mayhem, 2020 has seen some great, new MIDI controllers announced and/or released. Here's nine of our favorites (in no particular order).

Review | Dec 16, 2020 by Hollin Jones

Get your retro arcade fix with the latest addition to Teenage Engineering’s Capcom series of Pocket Operators. Hollin Jones fires up the PO-133.

Review | Dec 11, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

UVI says Shade is a next-gen Swiss Army knife filtering tool that shatters the boundaries of conventional EQ. Matt Vanacoro finds there's lots to love with this audio plugin.

Review | Dec 08, 2020 by Joe Albano

iZotope RX is the industry-standard audio repair tool to restore damaged, noisy audio into a more pristine state. Joe Albano discovers the joys of version 8 in our in-depth review.

Review | Dec 08, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

If you've dreamed of gettign the sounds and editing capabilties of the Roland Jupiter X and Fantom synths without the hardware and keyboard then Zenology is going to grab you.

Review | Dec 07, 2020 by Rounik Sethi

Christmas has come early courtsey of SampleScience. Their Room Piano v3 is a free VST plugin instrument for Windows musicians.