SOUND ON SOUND
How does the new version of Apple's entry-level laptop fare in a music and audio-based environment?
Warmth is the name of the game for these three EQs, which boast modelled Marinair transformers and a range of different virtual vacuum tubes.
There's rather more to FabFilter's redesigned multiband saturator than a slicker GUI.
Audition these audio examples of the Lauten Audio LS‑208 & LS‑308 capacitor mics.
Toontrack's virtual bass player should have its human counterparts very worried indeed.
Looks can be deceiving, and in the case of this affordable mic, so can price tags!
Two channels of Pultec-style EQ in a 500‑series module would be enough for most manufacturers. But not for Wes...
Is Native Instruments' virtual picked acoustic guitar better than the real thing?
Spitfire's latest Albion library heads north in search of new scoring directions.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. This library focuses on orchestral trumpet and horn sections played with maximum resonance to recreate the rich, full-bodied tone heard in classic Hollywood 1990s film scores.
The Tetrapad and its expander, the Tête, offer a wealth of functions based around four touch- and pressure-sensitive...
How close do these modelling plug‑ins sound to the real thing?
The Jupiter name comes loaded with expectation. Can Roland hit their own high standards?
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Density is designed primarily as a tool for media composers and includes sounds suitable for the epic/trailer genre.
Just over a year ago I reviewed the Tiptop Audio Z‑DSP NS. It's a large, flagship, modular effects processor...
Want your spine chilled and your nerves jangled? Sonokinetic are on the case.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Motion Keys is built upon a 12GB sample library derived exclusively from keyboard-based sound sources.
Does Modartt's Organteq do for the pipe organ what Pianoteq did for the piano?
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Mountain Girl brings the haunting sound of Balkan vocal styles to composers everywhere.
McDSP's software-configured analogue processing system now has new hardware and software options — and support for more DAWs.