John Krogh takes on this tremendously big bundle of instruments, sounds, and effects. Komplete 14 was released in September to much fanfare, adding a range of...
Mark Jenkins investigates a groundbreaking but still mysterious style of music A lot of the pioneering work in using day’s music technology came from the area...
Mark Jenkins traces the history of pocket-size sound makers 180-pound six foot weighted keyboard controllers are still a going concern, but there’s also a trend toward...
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...
A different way of approaching your digital audio sequencing software and its plug-in processors There’s an interesting feature in the forthcoming CLAP open plug-in format: polyphonic...
Absolutely, but a lot of instruments that look backward are being released – and that’s a good thing, as Nick Batzdorf philosophizes. Don’t worry, innovation isn’t...
A further blow to the electronic music community has come with the death aged 79 of Vangelis from COVID-related complications [Editor’s note: I posted some brief...
Or maybe? We have our opinions, but we’re also interested in yours. Like it or not, a lot of the music software we rely on is...
What are these ballyhooed 3D audio formats all about? Intro Q: What is Dolby ATMOS? A: Dolby ATMOS is an encode/decode process that introduces a novel concept...
Seriously? Are we really still having this debate in 2022?! You’ve viewing this page to see what kind of human would make such a ridiculous assertion....
Oh yes they are, and here’s why For years, a lot of Mac users have been facing one compromise or another when it came time to...
Charlie Clouser’s signature go-to percussion library is both gnarly and sensitive. Nick Batzdorf’s review is neither. From the name and “cover” images, you’d expect Spitfire Audio’s...
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...
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