Computer / Software

Realphones’ sophisticated headphone tuning is now paired with an ever‑growing array of virtual monitoring environments.

DJ.Studio is a one‑stop shop for creating professional playlists.

Cherry Audio have resurrected the venerable ARP Pro Soloist in software.

Soniccouture have combined acoustic and electronic percussion to create something truly original.

Gig Performer is a live plug‑in platform that’s as configurable as it is crash‑proof.

IK’s sampled piano instrument aims to be more than just world-beating...

Krotos Studio makes custom sound design accessible to almost anyone.

Modartt revisit the richly complex world of the pipe organ, reducing one of the world’s largest instruments to a mere 30MB.

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

The SOS editorial and authors team pick their standout highlights from the past year of hardware and software launches.

Arturia have another classic on their long list of software synths: a special little squelchy box.

Cherry Audio delve into the distant past to bring us two new virtual instruments.

Underpinned by rapid developments in AI technology, SpectraLayers Pro 10 promises some remarkable advances in performance.

Now you can create Atmos mixes using any DAW! But that’s not all this app has to offer...

GForce’s software Mellotron just keeps getting better.

Modartt’s modelled piano goes from strength to strength and is now, remarkably, available for iOS.

Hot on the heels of EZkeys 2 comes its first sound expansion, Soul Roads EKX.

Steinberg’s Dorico inches ever closer to full DAW status...

Cinematique Instruments’ inspirational virtual instrument receives a major reworking.

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

Is Synthogy’s Ivory 3 the best virtual piano you can buy?