SOUND ON SOUND
Toontrack’s latest EZX expansion brings classic and contemporary pop drums to EZdrummer and Superior Drummer.
This pedal‑format compressor doubles up as a serious studio tool.
Does this box of tricks live up to its billing as the Swiss Army Knife of audio cables?
Can one bundle really meet all your mixing and mastering plug‑in needs?
This combination of software and multi‑channel plug‑in overcomes some frustrating hurdles for those working in Atmos.
Vocoflex imposes the timbre of one or more reference voices onto another — so just how convincing are the results?
Drum Workshop bring their considerable experience of drum hardware to the virtual world.
The P1 is a beautifully designed, two‑channel pedal interface that’ll bridge the gap between your modular and guitar worlds.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Built from a collection of acoustic, mechanical, and electronic toy‑like instruments, Low End Toys focuses on the lower end of the frequency spectrum.
Evolved from Neural DSP’s earlier Parallax, Parallax X is a multiband processor designed to enhance bass sounds...
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Deep Pool blends detailed sampling of acoustic drums, electronic drums and some sound‑designed elements to create a suite of very stylish drum and percussion sounds.
If someone asked you to design an uncompromising analogue Eurorack mixer, it would probably look like the Xcelon.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Capturing the sound of her personal Yamaha CP‑70 electric grand piano, Alicia's Electric Keys aims to cover "a vast range of tones that blend classic electric pianos with flexible modern soundscapes".
Curves Equator is a ‘smart’ dynamic equaliser plug‑in that tracks and attenuates resonances dynamically to achieve a more balanced sound that sits comfortably in a mix.
The ADDAC310 Pressure To CV is a Eurorack module that uses your breath as its control source.
It might get filed under the general category of reverb, but ModeAudio’s Airspace could more accurately be described as a sound‑design tool.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Pyramid's source sounds come from crystalline quartz instruments fashioned in the outline shape of pyramids.
JMC’s Cyberdrive is one of those plug‑ins that’s designed to break your audio in interesting and creative ways.