Virtual Instrument

Muse Research continue to refine their Receptor virtual instrument player.

Rising from the mist of old England comes the successor to Spitfire’s flagship orchestral library.

Drumasonic’s eponymous software instrument offers detailed editing control over its generous library of drum and percussion sounds.

Toontrack’s Superior Drummer has proved a big hit. Does their EZKeys virtual piano reach an equally high note?

First they got you hooked on their drums, and now XLN Audio are pushing pianos...

The Wurlitzer electric piano has proved a tough nut to crack in software. Can Arturia rise to the challenge?

Tired of standard percussion sounds? Chromaphone lets you create your own.

A European company’s solo instruments blur the boundaries between virtual and real.

Now six years old, this physical modelling instrument has reached a new level of refinement and sophistication — and not just for piano sounds.

Uhe’s painstakingly authentic analogue emulation is pretty demanding. Is she worth it?

The streamlined BFD Eco promises top-notch acoustic drum sounds at a budget price.

Can Rob Papen’s new virtual instrument deliver the knockout blow?

Put down your bells, books and candles — this a ghost you do want in your machine...

If you’ve ever fantasised about playing guitar like Nile Rogers — and who hasn’t — Scarbee’s latest instrument could make all your dreams come true.

The Ondes Martenot is as rare as it is hard to sample, leaving its distinctive sounds beyond the reach of most of us — until Soniccouture decided to step in, that is...

You might think that the guitar wouldn't lend itself to creating cinematic soundscapes, but Sample Logic show us it's time to think again.

Synthogy's Ivory piano library was met with enormous acclaim on its release. Can its successor improve on that legacy?

Electric guitar is one of the most difficult instruments to recreate in sample-based form. Sugar Bytes are the latest developers to brave the challenge.

Virtual bassists are not short of options for looking after their low end. How does this new one fare?

The new version of Arturias Brass instrument attempts to create realistic-sounding trombones, trumpets and saxophones, so just how successful is it?

Anyone with a passing interest in synthesizers, especially of the unfinished, unobtainable and commercially disastrous variety, knows of the RSF Polykobol II. Few have ever played one — but now theres PolyKB...