Marty Cutler got his hands on the new version of this highly expressive instrument A quick thumbnail refresher course: MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE) is a fairly...
Marty Cutler is so taken by this processed guitar library that he forgets and strums his keyboard The love affair between guitars and synthesis has been...
Marty Cutler gets handsy with Cherry Audio’s amazing new flagship softsynth, a combination of two classic dream machines It cost $60,000, it was impossible to program...
Simon Stockhausen’s soundset draws a rave from Marty Cutler I always look forward to new releases for UVI Falcon, especially when they are from Simon Stockhausen...
Desktop Jaco Jockeys, your instrument awaits Impact Soundworks Shreddage 3 FretlessDesktop Jaco Jockeys, your instrument awaits. I’ve been a fan of Impact Soundworks libraries since Sitar...
The man bites dog story of a string orchestra emulating synthesizers… Spitfire Audio is as widely known for its superbly detailed orchestral libraries as it is...
If you think this is just a DX7 clone, Marty Cutler advises you to think again… and again. Yamaha’s DX7 was one of the top selling...
Looking for some atmosphere? Marty Cutler is not one to use the word “awesome” lightly. The idea of merging found and environmental sounds with synthesis is...
The Basses are loaded, but Marty Cutler definitely wasn’t when he wrote this review If you’re anything like me – and I know I am –...
An Oberheim SEM software recreation comes in at a fraction of the weight with eight times the fat. Marty Cutler lifts it for exercise. Tom Oberheim...
Marty Cutler jumps up and down on DP11, the latest version of MOTU’s DAW, while making ape noises and scratching his chest to see whether it...
Quadra: Muted and Harmonics. Marty Cutler reviews a sample library that doesn’t paint you into a repetitive corner. Too many sample libraries invite repetiveness, with their...
Digital Performer 11 includes multichannel and MPE MIDI tracks. Marty Cutler explains how and why to use them. Among the many new features included in Digital...
What would it sound like if you created a synth that combines sampling, physical modeling, and subtractive synthesis? Marty Cutler finds out. Digital Modeling has become...
You want noodling, you got it! A bunch of random noodling with the Applied Acoustic Systems Chromaphone 3… These audio examples complement Marty’s review of Chromaphone...