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Vovious claims to do things differently from the vocal‑tuning establishment. Can it go toe‑to‑toe with the best?

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. VSL add two more collections to their impressive Synchron Duality Strings sample instrument.

If you plan on splashing the cash on a DI box of the highest quality, this versatile red box should definitely be on your audition list!

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Velvet Guitars leans towards cinematic textures by exploring a softer approach to the electric guitar, making it suitable for scoring for picture, ambient music production and sound design.

Bigger isn’t always better in the world of live sound!

We all love a good spring reverb, but this one offers a much wider range of sounds than most.

If you like granular effects that are easy to use and easy on the wallet, check out FRCTL’s GRN.

Can you really capture the essence of John Mayer’s finely‑honed guitar tones in software?

Easy and quick orchestral arrangements are very much the order of the day as Sonuscore’s The Orchestra Complete reaches its fourth incarnation.

The original Herchild impressed us hugely, and this new, alternative version costs a fraction of the price — can it really deliver a similar sound and performance?

Who’d have thought the humble flanger effect could be made to sound so musical?

Songzap aims to turn your iOS device into a compact demo studio — and the latest version promises headphone‑free recording.

Want to use your macOS or Windows computer as a plug‑in host for live performance? StageBox aims to let you do just that, with minimal fuss.

ARTonic’s debut product lets anyone explore chord voicings and harmony — with ease!

Midifex’s Lujin controller could be just what you need for adding expression to orchestral samples.

Esu’s Trifecta is a multi‑effects module that offers three effects in series, so if you must have granular into ring mod into reverse delay in the one device then you can.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. While the interface may look familiar, with its four sample pads and separate windows for Main, Edit, Mod and FX, the new version can now be used with the free Kontakt Player and includes a completely new sample library.

FabFilter take compression to the max.

This candid and often humorous autobiography charts the arc of Louis’ career.

Divisimate Core is a welcome extension of Nextmidi’s orchestration software.