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Analogue Solutions’ AS500‑Seq is defiantly old‑school, eschewing quantisation, MIDI and encoders...

These modules pair a vintage‑style EQ with a clever saturation feature — and the stereo MQ‑2 also brings controllable compression to the table.

While most reverb devices and plug‑ins either take an algorithmic or convolution approach, Utopia can dynamically reshape the spectrum of the reverb to remove elements that might clash harmonically with the input signal.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Damage Guitars 2 continues the metal mayhem with a collection of leads, riffs, grooves, motifs, shredding licks and a host of extras.

We check out the newest addition to UJAM’s UFX effects range of plug-ins.

This trio of stage mics might look the same, but they’re each suited to different roles.

EastWest explore the world of traditional wind instruments with characteristic style in their latest sample library.

Teletone Audio’s Tone Architect combines three key processing sections called Saturator, Tone Shaping and Compressor. 

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Friends is a Kontakt‑based sample library that provides a collection of fairly conventional piano, keyboard, guitar, bass and drum options.

Want to dabble in DIY? Then you’ll need a good guide!

MIDI pedals are more sophisticated and configurable today than they once were, which is great news. But it does mean the quality of the setup software is really important...

The unsettlingly named Seventh Summoner is a really simple sequencer, and as with the Arp Of Darkness, it does just enough to make itself fabulously useful.

Is your synth collection spiralling out of control? These multi‑keyboard stands could help you keep your studio in order!

If you’re looking for a controller keyboard that’s both compact and affordable, Arturia have got just the thing...

Dreamtonics take their session singer in software to the next level.

Electro-Harmonix have created the LPB‑3 Linear Power Booster, which incorporates an active EQ, complete with a parametric mid control.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5/5 Stars. Unique, but designed to fit together, Westwood Instruments’ Novella series provides diverse toolkits for scoring and songwriting.

Xvive’s ingenious modular interface puts foldback in the hands of the performers.

Baby Audio escalate their war on bad‑sounding audio with a vastly more powerful toolset for tackling problem resonances.

Part fuzz, part guitar synth, this quirky pedal was conceived with horror soundtracks in mind. But it’s not a one‑trick pony...