Computer / Software

Too much bleed on your close mics? Channel went down during your tracking session? This clever drum unmixing app could save the day...

Hit’n’Mix add recording features to RipX with the new DeepCreate module.

Sonarworks’ SoundID has improved stereo monitoring in countless studios worldwide. The new multi‑channel version is designed to do the same for immersive audio.

MusicLab’s virtual guitars get a major overhaul.

With both desktop and mobile versions, and a tiered pricing model, there’s a Bias FX 2 version to suit any budget.

The world’s not short of LA‑2A plug‑ins, but some are more convincing than others...

Neural DSP have bottled the guitar-recording wizardry of one of the hottest rock and metal producers around.

Microsoft’s latest OS offers potential benefits for musicians and recording engineers — but is now the right time to move to Windows 10?

In the world of live sound, the tablet revolution is much more than just hype: it really does have the potential to turn front-of-house mixing on its head.

Apple iPad Air • Mellotronics M3000

Thinking of turning your iPad into a mobile recording studio? Check out our round-up of multitrack recording apps first!

Muse Research continue to refine their Receptor virtual instrument player.

This month we look at the new iPad Mini, Microsoft Surface and Borderlands Granular Synth app.

Apple revolutionised music‑making with the Macintosh computer, and now their tablet devices are poised to do the same. We offer the first in‑depth exploration of the potential of iOS devices for music.

Long considered to be terminally un-hip, string machines are on the brink of a revival. Will Gforce's VSM advance their rehabilitation?

Apple's loop-sequencing application has grown up, with the addition of sophisticated recording, editing and mixing facilities, a powerful waveform editor, and many of Logic's most sought-after effects.

Gmedia continue their quest to render the best of the world's keyboards in software form. But will it give OSCar fans a case of the grouches?

Applied Acoustic Systems, known best for their Tassman software synth, have now used their modelling technology to create an electric piano plug-in. But of course, theirs isn't the only one around...