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Typically, reverb plug-ins are either simple or versatile. FabFilter claim that their Pro-R combines both virtues.
This latest mic from the respected Bock stable is as classy as it is versatile!
I can’t deny being a long-time fan of the Waldorf sound and of wavetable synthesis in general, so I was pretty keen to try out the NW1...
Is it really possible to carry out studio-quality pitch-correction in real time? Waves think so...
For those wanting realistic acoustic drum parts, we don’t yet have a candidate for ‘EZ Drummer in an app’. Which is something that Blue Mangoo, the developers behind the excellent iFretless apps, are trying to achieve with Drum Session.
HEDD may be a new venture, but the man behind it is no neophyte — as the company’s debut design proves!
DrumCore users have been waiting a very long time for a new version, but version 4 is finally here — and available for both Mac and PC.
The stagebox-cum-mixer format has proven popular over the last couple of years, and now Cornwall’s finest have joined the party!
With a whopping 32 analogue inputs and outputs, there’s more to this stand-alone converter than meets the eye.
This sample-based virtual instrument designed for Kontakt features the voices of the award winning Uganda-based Aba Taano choir, a group of four male and two female singers...
This affordable studio- and stage-friendly amp boasts extra-wide stereo effects, a looper, and direct-to-DAW USB recording.
This stylish module brings the ‘blue stripe’ revision of the UREI 1176 to the 500 series.
Overdrive pedals create distortion in different ways. EarthQuaker Devices, though, have really hedged their bets with their Gray Channel, as each of its two overdrive channels offers a choice of three clipping types.
Designed to get the best from passive ribbon and moving-coil mics, this preamp offers 80dB of gain and switchable input impedance.
Insanely tweakable, and promising the ability to mimic your own amp, could this be the last word in amp modelling?
GarageBand For iOS continues to impress as it becomes more sophisticated; and while you likely won’t finish a full production with this app, it’s becoming an increasingly good sketchpad — especially with the increased Logic interoperability.
As competition hots up in the world of notation software, does the latest version of MakeMusic’s long-established Finale have what it takes to stay in the race?
This compact 2.23GB library gets its big, ultra-dynamic sound from jumbo-sized sections of 10 French horns and 10 trombones recorded in a large concert hall...
The latest update to Cubase sees Steinberg’s DAW embrace single-window working and integrated sampling.
IK’s modelled bass instrument offers both realism and a fantastic degree of real-time control.