Softsynths, reverbs, newly imagined processors… plug-ins are no longer inexpensive stand-ins for hardware For years the conventional wisdom was that...
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...
Kays Al-Atrakchi calls it “One of the most exciting new products to come out in recent years.” I can use many adjectives to describe Realitone sample...
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...
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...
If Jim Aikin says it’s ridiculously cool, it’s a safe bet that it is Making earworm beats just got a whole lot easier. Whether you want...
If you were worried that the program was going to be dumbed down when Fender bought the company, guess again PreSonus has announced version 6 of...
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...
Is it an instant gratification toy or a serious tool to create new ideas? A product that automatically generates chord progressions?! That sounded like the very...
It was just released today (Tom Oberheim’s birthday), and it’s a beauty Okay, this is my new favorite synth (along with all my other favorite ones)....
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...
The sequel to the original Elysion ambient synth library is both an expansion and an update From Best Service and Sonuscore comes Elysion II: The Encounter....
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...
