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Peak Rider 2 smoothly detects the dynamics and frequencies of a sidechain signal (external or generated), using it to process the main input in one of 5 ways.
Soniccouture breathe new life into some classic drum sounds.
The latest release in the series is Twelve String Electric, which conjures the sound of late-’60s pop like almost no other instrument.
Another seriously compact offering from Belgium, Logica Gater, is a combined logic and gate module.
This is most certainly not just another orchestral string library. Indeed, what’s perhaps most impressive with Dronar is just how far the playback engine can take its original sample source and in how many directions.
UJAM expand their virtual guitar repertoire with two new instruments.
Boasting an array of unusual and impressive features, this British high-quality channel strip really stands out from the crowd.
Allegedly inspired by John Cage’s interpretation of the Chinese divination text, I Ching, random voltages are generated by Chance for each digitally-generated coin toss...
Soma Laboratory’s Lyra-8 may force you to reconsider everything you think you know about synthesizers.
Whether you’re a professional working in post-production or a humble home studio user, there’s a version of iZotope’s RX restoration software to suit you.
This classy all-in-one stagebox-cum-mixer combines some of Harman’s most highly regarded technology — to great success!
In designing the Blurst, Electro-Harmonix have essentially built a synth-style resonant, fourth-order, low-pass filter and put it into a guitar/bass pedal.
Mojave’s latest mic combines the vintage tone of Telefunken’s classic ELA-M 251 with modern, low-noise performance.
Subtitled ‘essential tuned percussion’, this Kontakt-hosted collection of instruments offers Marimba, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Tubular Bells, Glass Marimba, Song Bells, Vibraphone and Crotales.
ROTOR is the latest release by Barcelona-based Reactable Systems, and brings another slice of their attention-grabbing virtual modular synth to a wider audience.
Focal’s latest speaker design isn’t just pretty — it’s the culmination of years of R&D...
Can Polyend’s MIDI-powered mechanical drummer replace the real thing?
What matters in today’s music business is not how loud your mixes are, but how dynamic. This clever new plug-in helps you get them into the zone.
There are plenty of reasons to feed MIDI data into your Eurorack; Mono-MIDI offers traditional CV and Gate outs plus arpeggiator...
Bringing the 099 to market took 15 years of ingenuity and application — and the result offers far more than a typical Fairchild clone.