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With unlimited audio tracks, support for VST and Direct X effects, and an intuitive interface, Acousticas Mixcraft offers a lot of recording potential for not a lot of money.
If you enjoy hitting things with sticks but balk at the cost of percussion controllers, this no-nonsense device could be just what you've been waiting for.
Edirol's updated PCR keyboard range offers more controls than ever, and a software editor to make the most of them. Let's check it out...
Steinberg have drawn on some of the technologies they pioneered in Cubase 4 to create a new entry-level sequencing package.
Synthesizer, USB audio interface, MIDI controller — Novation's Xiosynth does it all, and at a very reasonable price...
Novation have cut the keyboard and the cost with the latest addition to their Remote SL line of 'intelligent' hardware controllers.
Lexicon's latest addition to their alphabetically inspired soundcard range is friendly to both your desktop space and your wallet .
Novation's Remote LE range offers a healthy selection of features from their popular Remote controller keyboards at a cut-down price.
The new version 5 sees Cakewalk's Sonar becoming a more complete production package than ever, with the addition of new synths, a convolution reverb, 64-bit support and Roland's celebrated Variphrase vocal processing technology.
Cycling 74's Pluggo plug-in bundle continues to grow, and now encompasses over 100 effects, synths and modulation sources.