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The Forte offers stage-piano immediacy combined with the deeply programmable synthesis that we’ve come to expect from Kurzweil.

It’s easy to pigeonhole spring reverbs as guitar amp accessories, but back in the pre-digital era, AKG built a no-holds studio spring reverb system called the BX20.

Sample Magic have been making sample libraries for many years, but this virtual drum machine and synthesizer combination is their first instrument.

SE Electronics’ Reflexion Filters are well established items of studio kit, but the company continue to refine the concept and now offer several variations, the latest model being the GuitaRF.

For their latest model, Sontronics set out to create a future classic. Have they achieved it?

Cobalt Saphira is the first of Waves’ new Cobalt series of plug-ins. It’s an enhancer effect, but one which goes way beyond conventional harmonic enhancers.

Once again allowed to use the Sequential name, Dave Smith’s latest instrument is a tribute to a genuinely classic synthesizer.

How exactly does one review a backpack in a music technology magazine? I mean, when it comes to lugging your music gear...

The stagebox/mixer format has become hugely popular of late. Does Behringer’s affordable take on the concept deliver the goods?

Although not as well-known as the classic Fairchild 660, the Telefunken U73b is in many ways its European counterpart.

This month: Noise Co Patterning drum machine app and the Korg iM1 synth app, both for iPad.

Billed as ‘The Jazzy Film Scoring Library’, Swing focuses on the Big Band sound.

This SSL-inspired compressor boasts excellent performance and some useful additional functions. What’s not to like?

Audient’s new interface aims to keep the quality of its predecessor whilst streamlining the features and cutting the price.

Novation’s popular Launchpad comes of age with the new Pro model.

What exactly is a harp guitar? It’s a new one on me, but its history and background is intriguing.

With so much choice on offer, picking the right brass library for your music can be tricky. Our comprehensive product guide shines a spotlight on the current contenders.

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If your loops lack flavour, Sugar Bytes’ innovative slicing plug–in might be just the special sauce they need!