Reviews

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.

Review | Dec 02, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

Matt Vanacoro puts Finegear's Dust Collector to the test to find out whether it's a go-to hardware FX machine or whether it will indeed collect dust in your studio.

Review | Dec 01, 2020 by Noah Pred

Are you looking for an oscillation for every occasion? This suite of LFO Max for Live devices for Ableton Live could be for you.

Review | Nov 25, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

The old running joke for musicians opening a browser window meant they weren't making music. Nowadays, there are serious DAWs that live on the net. Matt Vanacoro explores four of the best.

Review | Nov 21, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

Fluid Audio's FX50 studio monitors are just shy of $150 each. Does the modest price reflect in the quality? Matt Vanacoro discovers just how good they really are.

Review | Nov 19, 2020 by Hollin Jones

UVI’s World Suite gets a major upgrade and brings instruments from the farthest flung parts of the globe to your DAW. Hollin Jones took it for a spin…

Review | Nov 13, 2020 by Noah Pred

Live 11’s announcement may have come as a surprise, but one thing is clear: Ableton has been working hard on this update for awhile. Noah Pred showcases some of the cooler, lesser-known new features.

Review | Nov 10, 2020 by Hollin Jones

As mobile devices like laptops, phones and iPads get ever more powerful, here are five great additions to your music-making setup.

Review | Nov 04, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

Drum Replacer is a realtime, drum replacement and processing utility that separates audio components and has a sophisticated way of triggering new drum samples. Matt Vanacoro puts it to the test.

Review | Nov 01, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

The 3rd edition of Trailer Xpressions focuses on one shot hits & fx combined with ambient vocals, harmonic textures, drones and atmospheres. Matt Vanacoro puts it to the test.

Review | Oct 28, 2020 by Matt Vanacoro

Well, Komplete 13 is finally here and it’s a doozy... or is it? Matt Vanacoro digs right in to this super-comprehensive collection of tools for producers, sound designers and composers.

Review | Oct 27, 2020 by Hollin Jones

AKAI’s MPC Beats DAW features a wealth of MIDI and audio recording options focused around the company’s unique workflow. Hollin Jones fired it up…

Review | Oct 22, 2020 by Hollin Jones

If you’ve ever wanted to hear recorded music in its purest form, OLLO Audio might have just the ticket. Hollin Jones road tests the S4X Reference Headphones.

Review | Oct 21, 2020 by Rishabh Rajan

When Akai released the original MPC Live it caused quite a stir combining professional features with MPC workflow and studio and synth connectivity. Rishabh Rajan discovers how the MPC Live II fares.

Review | Oct 15, 2020 by Hollin Jones

This loop engine from new outfit Artistry Audio brings powerful looping and slicing tools to the party, and much more besides. Hollin Jones investigates…