Reviews

Review | Apr 11, 2014 by Mo Volans

So, you want your tracks louder, fatter, beefier? Well, maybe not all the above—but if you're looking for a loudness meter, MeterPlugs' L-Cast is under the microscope in this review by Mo Volans.

Review | Apr 10, 2014 by Hollin Jones

You might think you know about hands-on mixing systems, but Softube has come up with something that might change your mind. Hollin Jones unwraps Console 1…

Review | Apr 09, 2014 by Matt Vanacoro

In the quest for a great looking and sounding preamp for his studio, Matt Vanacoro picked up the Focusrite Red 1 500 series... And doesn’t want to let it go. Find out why.

Review | Apr 08, 2014 by Noah Pred

Rob Papen continues to raise the bar with his software synths and effects, from Predator to SubBoomBass, RP-Verb to RP-Delay. But how does the highly anticipated Blue II measure up?

Review | Apr 08, 2014 by Noah Pred

Continuing this series exploring some of the best devices available for Ableton Live 9's Max for Live, Ableton Certified Trainer, Noah Pred, puts Dopplerama and Reverse-esreveR under the microscope.

Review | Apr 07, 2014 by Hollin Jones

Who needs a computer anyway? With an iPad and an iO Dock II, Alesis reckons you can do things differently…

Review | Apr 03, 2014 by Keith Crusher

These days music Controllers come in all shapes and sizes. To celebrate the weird and wonderful ways of controlling music software, Keith Crusher picks 5 innovative and unusual MIDI controllers.

Review | Apr 03, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Arturia's popular iSEM iOS synth reaches version 1.0.2 and in doing so now supports Audiobus 2.0 and some other MIDI fixes and enhancements. There's more info below.

Review | Apr 02, 2014 by Toby Pitman

Imagine having easy to use tools and content that could enable you to design your own sonic effects both easily and with a unique twist... stop imagining... Glitchmachines are here with Polygon.

Review | Mar 28, 2014 by Jay Asher

Looking for a customizable solo cello/soli Kontakt library that is expressive and can fit in a great number of musical settings? Jay Asher finds out whether Embertone's Blakus Cello makes the grade.

Review | Mar 27, 2014 by Joe Albano

Providing the flexibility of a high-quality, adaptable USB audio interface and a stand-alone monitoring box, SPL’s Crimson makes elaborate routing needs easy to achieve as Joe Albano discovers.

Review | Mar 26, 2014 by Mo Volans

We've been playing with Bitwig Studio 1.0 for a long time (see AskVideo's 3 Bitwig Studio courses published in sync with release!) and it's a special DAW. Find out why in this review.

Review | Mar 25, 2014 by Matt Vanacoro

If you use Native Instruments Reaktor and are into modular synths, you're going to LOVE this. Molekular is a modular effects system for Reaktor with an exciting array of classic and creative effects.

Review | Mar 25, 2014 by Rich Tozzoli

There's reverbs and there's reverbs... and for guitarists, there's even more reverbs to choose from! Rich Tozzoli dials in his five favorite reverb plug-ins for guitarists in this must-read piece.

Review | Mar 24, 2014 by Iain Anderson

Whether recording audio in the field for video, or to capture sounds for music composition, you'll need a reliable portable audio recorder. Does Tascam's DR-60D exceed its $199 US price tag?