Softsynths, reverbs, newly imagined processors… plug-ins are no longer inexpensive stand-ins for hardware For years the conventional wisdom was that – with a few notable exceptions...
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...
The popular sample developer’s take on the classic Wurlitzer electric piano, part of their affordable series of “instant writing tools” series The opening sentence in this...
It’s synchronized to video, and it also has many musical applications You can create these kinds of flyby, etc. sound effects by using any synth plus...
Organic-sounding drones, or “primal textures” as the developer calls them… these are good Orchestral Tools made a name for themselves with, well, what the name implies....
Processed Sunset Strings recordings create a totally different, eminently playable instrument Remember Sunset Strings, which we reviewed way back in 2021? Realitone described it – accurately...
Circuit Rhythm’s firmware 2.0 update brings editable Grid FX, Beat Match, Fixed Length Recording and improved arrangement capabilities for greater flexibility with beatmaking. Novation’s Circuit groovebox...
KV331 Audio announces SynthMaster One iOS synth app giveaway until November 30… KV331Audio has announced that their SynthMasterOne iOS standalone / AUv3 synth app, which normally...
We posted Cherry Audio’s similar admonition last week There’s not much more to add to our list of adages advising you to wait – although we...
A great time was had by all at the Burbank, CA synth show last week, and here are the receipts UPDATE: Synth and Software contributor Mark...
Major update brings more 2022 features to the classic modeled ARP synth Watch for the Synth and Software review later this month. Here’s the announcement, fresh...
Look before you leap, because haste makes waste and an Apple update another day keeps the doctor away Apple released a new version of macOS on...
Developer Polyverse to Release Public Beta of Brand New ‘Supermodal’ Modal Filter Plug-In, Inviting User Engagement and Feedback. Polyverse, a plug-in developer, has announced a public...
ILIO Releases Two Free Omnisphere Patches for Halloween, Created From NASA’s Sonification of a Black Hole. ILIO and sound designer MIDIhead announce two new bonus patches for...
A morphing grand piano, a new audio/MIDI interface, a 4×4 performance controller, and a hybrid algorithmic polysynth Watch out below. Arturia just dropped: the Augmented Grand...