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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...

The Archaea Exchange falls into what is possibly the author's favourite category of modules: essentially very simple but with massive scope.

If you want proof that original independent music software is still flourishing, you need look no further than Stacks.

Updated for a new generation, can the microKORG2 live up to the huge success of its predecessor?

With four stages to play with, Articulate offers a little more control over the attack and sustain of a sound than most other transient shapers.