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    iZotope RX8

    Audio Restoration Software 
[Mac & Windows]

    Once again, iZotope have raised the benchmark for affordable audio restoration.

    Reviews Dec 2020
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    TC Electronic Finalizer

    Mastering Software [Mac OS / Windows]

    The processor that revolutionised home mastering is at last available in software form.

    Reviews Dec 2020
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    Zoom 5.2.2

    The Musicians’ Update

    The hugely successful teleconferencing platform Zoom has had some small but significant updates, making it even more useful to musicians in lockdown.

    Reviews Dec 2020
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    Apple Silicon

    What Does It Mean For You?

    Apple recently announced a transition in the Mac’s hardware architecture that promises to be the most significant in the product’s history. But how will this affect musicians and audio engineers?

    Sound Advice Dec 2020
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    UJAM Virtual Bassist 2 Royal, Mellow & Rowdy

    Plug-in Instrument

    Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars

    As with the original versions, Royal, Mellow and Rowdy provide three style‑based variants in terms of bass tones and performances, and the three titles share the same engine.

    Reviews Nov 2020
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    Apple 
MacBook Pro 13 (2020)

    Laptop Computer

    If the 16‑inch MacBook Pro was too much and the MacBook Air too little, is this latest 13‑inch MacBook Pro just right?

    Reviews Nov 2020
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    UJAM Virtual Guitarist Carbon

    VST, AU & AAX plug-in

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

    Reviews Oct 2020
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    Core Wars! AMD & Intel CPUs Tested

    Which Is Best For Your Music PC?

    AMD's third-generation Ryzen chips have reignited the CPU arms race with Intel — but which is best for a music-production PC?

    Sound Advice Aug 2020
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    Apple MacBook Air 2020

    Laptop Computer

    How does the new version of Apple's entry-level laptop fare in a music and audio-based environment?

    Reviews Aug 2020
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    Arturia OB-Xa V

    Software Synthesizer

    Arturia's latest instrument is a software recreation of Oberheim's pinstriped polysynth.

    Reviews Aug 2020
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    G-Sonique Technol HN1

    Software Instrument

    G-Sonique's Technol HN1 offers bread-and-butter techno sounds in an easy to use format and at a bargain price.

    Reviews Aug 2020
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    Nextmidi Divisimate

    Arrangement Software

    Suffering for your orchestral arrangements? Divisimate can help.

    Reviews Aug 2020
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    Q. What gear and software do I need for sample-based soundtracks?

    I'm looking for advice as to what I should be considering as my next move, to give me the 'oomph' for creating music that uses the best sample libraries for orchestra...

    Sound Advice Aug 2020
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    Soniccouture Blanks

    Software Drum Instrument

    Soniccouture deliver a powerful drum sampler engine where you provide the samples.

    Reviews Aug 2020
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    XILS Lab X505

    Software Synthesizer

    XILS Lab have recreated a classic Roland string synth, and made a few improvements to boot.

    Reviews Aug 2020
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    Celemony Melodyne 5

    Pitch & Time Manipulation Software

    Although it's now been around for two decades, Melodyne is still the stuff of science fiction. In our exclusive review, we explore version 5's new superpowers.

    Reviews Jul 2020
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    10 Years Of The Apple iPad

    Influencing How We Make And Record Music

    In 10 short years, the iPad has changed the way we make and record music. We explore what the current line-up has to offer, and what the future might hold.

    Reviews Jul 2020
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    Modartt Organteq

    Modelled Virtual Pipe Organ

    Does Modartt's Organteq do for the pipe organ what Pianoteq did for the piano?

    Reviews Jul 2020
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    NI Session Guitarist Picked Acoustic

    Virtual Guitar Instrument

    Is Native Instruments' virtual picked acoustic guitar better than the real thing?

    Reviews Jul 2020
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    Toontrack EZbass

    Virtual Bass Instrument

    Toontrack's virtual bass player should have its human counterparts very worried indeed.

    Reviews Jul 2020
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    Rhythmic Robot Audio Dark Machine

    Kontakt Instrument

    Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. From a damaged, poorly-maintained Soviet-era monosynth that suffers from crackles, frequency drift and other problems, RR saw an opportunity to create an unusual polysynth...

    Reviews Jun 2020

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