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...
Rev your engines! Contributor Marty Cutler is waiting on the start line. Applied Acoustic Systems (AAS) delivers dramatic upgrades to their expansive line of physically modeled...
Marty Cutler looks at the new additions to Arturia’s behemoth software “anthology” of famous instruments Arturia adds more classic synths and keyboards to their bundle of...
Synth and Software contributor Marty Cutler reviews UVI World Suite 2 (UVI Workstation, Falcon). Creative musicians have explored and borrowed from music and instruments outside of...
Find musical inspiration at the touch of a button (or two). The music software world is rife with one-finger wonders. One Note On command is seemingly...
A classic Canadian soft synth doubles your pleasure and ramps up the fun. One great advantage of virtual instruments is their tremendous potential for radical revision...
Pick and strum your way through a history of guitar synthesizers, all in one box. Roland’s and Boss’s entries into the world of guitar synthesis have...
If you love the sound of pedal steel guitar, read about this sample library for Kontakt and Kontakt Player. Pedal steel guitar may be one of...
Any DAW can record MIDI polyphonic expressive instruments if you know how to set up your tracks. As a relatively new toolbox for electronic musicians, support...
Expressive synthesis is literally under your fingertips on keys that don’t actually move. The Keith McMillen K-Board Pro 4 is one of the latest generation of...
When it comes to good synths in small packages, synth pedals and apps give guitarists and bassists even more choices. In our first installment, we reviewed...