Instead of going for realism, this Kontakt library tries to make acoustic samples sound like a drum machine. In the...
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...
Is this the silliest sample library (in a good way) ever? Being a reviewer for Synth and Software occasionally allows me to take a deep dive into some unique products. Soundiron’s...
It’s like additive synthesis but unique: two sample-based oscillators play up to eight pitches each, based on the harmonic series or tuned to half-steps Earlier this...
It does virtual analog, granular synthesis, wavetable synthesis, sample playback, and FM. We’re truly living in a Golden Age of synthesis. Every year more developers step...
Can you have your mandolin without having to tune, play, and record it live? The mandolin is one of the most overlooked strummed instruments. While I’ve...
Free notation (and sounds) on all your computers and computer devices (phones, tablets…) Notion, the popular and solid notation program, became a product of PreSonus in...