Virtual Instrument

Featuring the vocals of Clara Sorace in three different sets of vocal presets, Zero-G’s Electro Virtual Instrument library also includes a sizeable collection of instrument sounds: synths, guitars, leads, pads, drums, drum loops and various sound effects‑style groupings.

Waverazor offers an aggressive take on waveshaping synthesis and some seriously deep editing.

While virtual drummers are part of the music technology furniture, non-drum virtual instruments that provide automatic musical accompaniment are thinner on the ground under iOS. Enter iBassist...

Electric Sunburst delivers highly polished Les Paul-style electric guitar performances via a Kontakt front-end...

Output’s new subscription-only instrument offers creative loop manipulation and an ever-expanding library of sounds.

To create Dream Machine, EZKeys engineers Mikael Stenberg and Viktor Hansson combined samples of a Fender Rhodes Mark 7 with those of a Schiedmayer Celeste, having discovered that the two instruments complimented each other extremely well.

Bass Slapper is a stand-alone and plug-in (VST, AU, AAX) virtual instrument that, with just a little bit of practice, will allow you to give the likes of Stanley Clarke, Bootsy Collins or Mark King a run for their money.

On offer here is a wide range of more abstract ‘wind-flavoured’ sounds — in fact, just about anything other than traditional brass and wind.

Waveskimmer (developed in collaboration with Kike Godfrey of ShapedNoise) is a ‘pulse machine' sample-based virtual instrument.

A collaboration with a renowned composer and electronic music pioneer launches Spitfire Audio into outer space.

Partnering again with veteran iOS music-makers Blue Mangoo, Embertone's Jubal Flute is the second of their Kontakt instruments to be released in iOS guise.

Arturia’s new V Collection includes a digital tribute to possibly the funkiest of all keyboards — the Clavinet.

Modartt’s modelled piano just keeps getting better...

MusicLab’s latest update makes RealGuitar more real than ever.

If a rare and expensive collection of analogue synthesizers continues to allude you, IK Multimedia have just the thing.

Synthogy continue to do what they do best, with another pair of stellar virtual pianos.

It’s been a long time coming, but the new version of Superior Drummer raises the bar for virtual drum instruments.

UJAM expand their virtual guitar repertoire with two new instruments.

We conclude our review of PG Music’s unique music auto-generation package by exploring some of the more advanced ways you can shape its output.

Wave Alchemy’s Revolution breathes new life into a pantheon of classic drum machines.

With thousands of styles, songs and sounds on tap, Band In A Box 2017 can supply everything from inspiration to finished tracks.