Computer / Software

The free and open-source Jamulus app lets you play along with other musicians over the Internet in real time. We guide you through it.

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

In this exclusive SOS Video Feature, we talk to jungle producer Pete Cannon about how and why he’s still using Akais, Ataris and Amigas.

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

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

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

Suffering for your orchestral arrangements? Divisimate can help.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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