Reviews

Review | Jan 10, 2015 by Sara Simms

Sara Simms is the first DJ to get hands-on with the Casio XW-DJ1, a scratchpad controller with a resemblance to the Millennium Falcon, and she puts it to the test in our exclusive review.

Review | Jan 09, 2015 by Hollin Jones

Wishing your headphones had a gorgeous design, were lightweight, solidly built, comfortable to wear, with a great sound? Hollin Jones finds out if the Bloc & Roc Galvanize S2 hit the spot.

Review | Jan 07, 2015 by Noah Pred

Noah Pred gives a nod in the direction of some of his favorite Ableton Live packs of 2014 in this feature review.

Review | Jan 06, 2015 by G.W. Childs IV

SynthMaster 2.6 claims to be an "all-round" synth with most features you could want in one plug-in. G. W. Childs takes a close look at SynthMaster 2.6 and finds it more than lives up to the hype.

Review | Jan 05, 2015 by Sara Simms

With some top quality and feature-rich DJ apps already currently available, DJ Mixer Pro looks to do something different by adding VJ capabilities too. Sara Simms investigates.

Review | Jan 01, 2015 by Rounik Sethi

2014 saw the release of some tasty new audio interfaces catering to very different producers and engineers. Here's our pick of the bunch listed in alphabetical order.

Review | Dec 31, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

So you're done mixing your tracks in the studio. Want to DJ them? Here's our favorite 7 hardware-based gear recommendations of 2014 for DJs (in alphabetical order).

Review | Dec 31, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Whether you are after analog emulation or cutting edge music mixing tools 2014 had something for everyone. Here's a run down of 7 of our favorites (in alphabetical order) which we reviewed this year.

Review | Dec 30, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

In probably our most challenging music gear roundup of 2014, we shine a light on 10 of our favorite software-based instrument and synth plug-ins reviewed this year. (In alphabetical order).

Review | Dec 30, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Calling all Livid Instruments Base II owners. If you want to expand the functionality of your controller for Ableton, then Isotonik's Base II DJ template deserves a serious look.

Review | Dec 30, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

2014 has seen the resurgence of music hardware. With plenty of capable hardware synths and drum machines hitting the headlines, we've collated our 7 favorites of the year (in alphabetical order).

Review | Dec 29, 2014 by G.W. Childs IV

Point 1 updates usually contain small bug fixes for most software DAWs. Not so with Bitwig Studio! 1.1 contains some new devices, sidechain and other features too.

Review | Dec 29, 2014 by Rounik Sethi

Over the past year we've reviewed a lot of capable and unique MIDI Controllers here at AskAudio Mag. Here's our favorite 12 of the year (in alphabetical order).

Review | Dec 27, 2014 by Joe Albano

Looking for speakers which are clean, loud, detailed, with a well-balanced sound but don't take up much desk space? Joe Albano finds out if Samson's Meteor M2 speakers fit the bill.

Review | Dec 26, 2014 by Toby Pitman

Software amp simulators have come a long way in the past few years. And many recording guitarists are now open to the idea of going software. Toby Pitman highlights five of the very best.