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IK’s iRig Stomp I/O bridges the gap between hardware and software, both on stage and in the studio.
The 2GB Vintage Vocals library offers three different female singers, a range of performance articulations and, of course, the same ‘retro’ sonic target.
How do you improve upon what is already one of the best iOS drum machine apps? Well, Olympia Noise Co are giving it a go with the release of Patterning 2.
Sonarworks software has been widely lauded for its ability to correct the sound of headphones. Can it do the same for monitors?
Meet the DrumBrute’s leaner, meaner little brother.
Can you emulate a classic valve microphone using solid-state circuitry? Slovakian mic makers Flea certainly think so!
Highly regarded for their test equipment, US company Audio Precision are hoping their new mic will find favour among recordists too.
Covering the everyday and the esoteric, could this pedal meet all your reverb needs?
Crammed with discrete electronics and boasting huge headroom, this box has rather more to offer than the average DI...
While virtual drummers are part of the music technology furniture, non-drum virtual instruments that provide automatic musical accompaniment are thinner on the ground under iOS. Enter iBassist...
A new ‘magic mastering’ plug-in from Zynaptiq promises to improve almost any mix, with minimal user input.
Envy is a pitch and modulation plug‑in designed to apply the characteristics of one sound to another.
Billed as “three filters you’ll actually use”, Arturia’s plug‑in trilogy is modelled on the filter sections found in three...
IK Multimedia have launched a collection of Leslie cabinet emulations, designed in collaboration with Hammond USA and Suzuki...
This enhancer plug‑in can target specific parts of the audio spectrum, presenting a user interface that operates much like a five‑band, boost‑only parametric equaliser...
MOTU’s 828 series has been a valuable studio workhorse for nearly two decades, and the latest is the best one yet.
By allowing for complex arrangements and the use of audio, MIDI hardware and software plug-ins and instruments, ZenAudio’s unique software platform breaks the boundaries of loop performance.
Strymon’s effect pedals are revered and rumours of Eurorack versions generated a degree of anticipation. The first module released is Magneto, an echo machine based on tape simulation, with four playback heads, phrase sampling, looping and a lush spring reverb.
Eduardo Tarilonte’s libraries always guarantee something special and unusual. Focusing heavily on instruments of ethnic origins and the past, they’re a goldmine for anyone scoring for movies, games or any music that needs a touch of magic.
This large hammered dulcimer library runs on the full version of Kontakt 4.2.4 and higher (though not on the free Kontakt player), occupies 2.6GB of disk space and costs less than 50 quid.