Mark Jenkins profiles a synth that continues to divide opinion after 20 years The title of this piece is intentionally contentious, because the distinctively blue-paneled OB12...
Did you really expect us to let being huge Philip Glass fans interfere with a cheap joke? The instrument, a free download from Spitfire, is anything...
Very smooth transitions between dynamic layers, using the modwheel (or other MIDI CC) Spitfire keeps digging up new ways to raise the level of sampled strings....
Unique collection expands the possibilities of orchestration with a peerless collection of Central and South American instrumentation. Orchestral Tools have announced Andea by Richard Harvey, a unique...
Modulation changes everything when you route control signals from sources to destinations. Original lesson from December 2019 Turning knobs by hand while a synthesizer is producing...
The new Vibrant Reeds library represents the latest addition to its ever-expanding orchestral range of sample libraries carefully captured in that same studio namesake. With its...
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...
But this modeled vintage spring reverb plug-in adds modern-day flexibility What Black Rooster Audio has introduced: a modeled spring reverb plug-in. It includes six different types...
Sequential announced two major enhancements for their acclaimed Prophet-5 and Prophet-10 Rev 4 synthesizers. The first is a new OS that adds bi-timbral, stack and split capability...
Spitfire Audio announces ABBEY ROAD ONE: GRAND BRASS as next installment in their creative partnership with Abbey Road Studios. ABBEY ROAD ONE: GRAND BRASS elegantly captures...
Joysticks are not only for gamers! They’ve been a popular and practical option for modulation and control in the world of electronic music since their very...
ORIGINALS JANGLE BOX PIANO… Spitfire Audio is proud to partner with world-famous Abbey Road Studios to present ORIGINALS JANGLE BOX PIANO — the second Abbey Road...
Has John Krogh uncovered the best epic/cinematic BIG DRUMS library? It’s not hyperbole to say that with LA Modern Percussion, Audio Ollie has created what is...
Mark Jenkins on creating those classic abstract synth sounds that can take the place of a drum fill Some of the earliest pure synthesizer music albums...
Is it for world music or other-worldly music? Forest Kingdom 3 is the latest in Best Service’s Forest Kingdom series, which they describe as bringing “the...