Virtual Instrument

Toontrack and Frank Filipetti span a vast array of musical genres with the latest Superior Drummer expansion.

Rhodes’ software recreation of their flagship instrument shows all the same painstaking attention to detail.

Imaginando VS is a visual synthesizer designed for music and musicians.

Can Dreamtonics really deliver a session singer in software?

Dawesome’s Novum is a granular synthesizer with a multi‑layered approach to sound design.

Rating: 4.5 Stars. Fledgling company Vegas Audio’s new drum plug-in tempts you to take a chance on a roll of the fruit machine...

Does the latest iteration of NI’s Komplete music production suite provide all the tools you need?

Arturia’s mighty V Collection continues to grow and improve.

Rating: 5/5 Stars. If you are looking for an ‘easy’ virtual acoustic drum instrument, GoranGrooves’ Handy Drums provide an interesting alternative.

Toontrack’s EZdrummer just gets better and better.

Veteran software Mellotron specialists GForce have recreated the sounds of the earliest models with startling accuracy.

Sampleson’s modelled Wurlitzer ticks all the right electric piano boxes.

Martinic take Akai’s long‑neglected AX73 ball and run with it.

Imagine uses physical modelling to let you create any acoustic instrument you can, er, imagine.

Does Roland’s software Juno 60 capture the magic of the original?

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Built around a virtual eight-string guitar, Carbon offers a stylistic take on modern metal and rock.

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

Siren Audio launched the Lorelei suite of applications a few years ago but now two of them, Generative and Feedback 2 have received major tweaks and updates.

The ‘Ricky’ bass sound graces many a classic track. Have Scarbee nailed its distinctive qualities?

The Receptor lets you use VST plug-ins without a computer. How does V2 improve on the original?

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