A Synth and Software book review Vintage electronic instruments from the 1970s and ’80s are much sought after today, either...
When is a DAW like a box of chocolates? If you’re like most Synth & Software readers, you probably create your music in a DAW. There...
Glassware takes on a new meaning In the late ‘60s, when I had finished my private study on banjo, my teacher introduced me to recordings from...
Looking for a percussion plug-in that will have your listeners saying “Wow, what’s that?” You’ve just found it. Nothing is more important in modern pop music...
Instead of going for realism, this Kontakt library tries to make acoustic samples sound like a drum machine. In the mid-80s, the print ad campaign for...
MIDI guitar is reinvented. Are the results worth it? Boss is a guitar-oriented brand of Roland, which has long been a leading force for guitar synthesis....
It can do all your creative work for you, or you can play your own parts Sonuscore and Best Service have had their sights set on...
Not emulations, but rather unique sounds with their own quirks It’s been said: “You can’t have everything; where would you put it?” The folks at UVI...
It’s 2-operator FM – with machine learning to turn your samples into programs Sometimes, though not as often as manufacturers would like you to think, a...
A vintage favorite rises from the grave (and gets a 2020s update) When the ARP Pro Soloist was introduced in 1972, I was playing bass in...
A new release for a high-soaring synth My first reaction, on launching UVI Falcon for the first time, was, “Yikes! This is the Photoshop of synthesizers!”...
Grab samples from a mix, and even separate the vox, instruments, bass, and drums There’s mixing, remixing, and now in Serato’s new Sample 2.0 plug-in, de-mixing:...
Part 1: reviewing Pro Tools Sketch, the free new “clip-based” audio/MIDI addition History. [Please skip ahead if you want to go directly to Pro Tools Sketch.] Pro...
Teldex Studio in Berlin is sampled: put your large ensembles in a cohesive space Think of Samplicity Berlin Studio as a whole herd of well-trained one-trick...
Released today: a recreation of the Korg PS-3300, released in 1977, and less than 50 of them were made. And of course, we’re here with the...
