The sequel to the original Elysion ambient synth library is both an expansion and an update From Best Service and...
Victor Wooten: “The bass is the link between harmony and rhythm. It is the foundation of a band. It is what all the other instruments stand...
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...
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...
The appearance, functions, and thrills of a Eurorack system are free – as long as you think inside the box, and Jim Aikin does very hard...
ARP’s 4-in-one synth gets recreated and improved in software. Who better to appreciate it than John McJunkin, who’s owned the original since it came out? ARP...
Can this new instrument do what it says: quickly create looping melodies, dynamic pads, and rhythmic patterns? Kays Alatrakchi gives it a ride on his latest...
Jim Aikin has been using the original version. This one has more of everything that made it good. Yet another great synth from one of the...
Type in the chord progression of a song, choose a musical style from a long list of styles, and the program constructs the music for you....
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...
It’s a physical modeling synth that sounds organic, but you don’t need to wear Birkenstocks with socks to read this in-depth review by Jim Aikin. Also,...
Jim Aikin takes a walkthrough and finds nothing pedantic about patching up your own semi-modular step sequencer, in this exclusive Synth and Software review. UPDATED WITH...
Reason is an indisputably great program. But is the latest upgrade a must-have or just a misnamed decimal point upgrade? Jim Aikin tells all – in...
