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A clever new USB‑powered unit aims to make it easier to access hardware in the box.
Winter Plankton's DassBrum module does a lot more than mimic a bass drum.
The OP‑XY is a portable sequencing powerhouse.
Audient’s iD48 makes it easier than ever to integrate outboard into a computer‑based recording setup.
Mackie’s new all‑in‑one battery‑powered PA rig puts the controls right where you need them.
Native Instruments put the pedal to the very modern metal with their latest Session Guitarist title.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. While the original Poiesis Cello was impressive, Poiesis Cello 2 takes things further while retaining the ethos of the original and still remaining affordable.
Max 9 introduces Ableton devices and brings a host of welcome updates and improvements.
EasyVerb 2 has a very different look from PSP’s original EasyVerb, along with an enhanced feature set.
There’s creative potential lurking in every filter plug‑in, but in Filterverse the possibilities are almost boundless!
This modern take on a vintage germanium preamp offers bucketloads of character.
This clever dual‑channel, dual‑slope optical compressor is different from the rest...
Music Thing’s Workshop System is a modular toolkit that’s designed to inspire.
Powerful, creative tools lurk beneath these plug‑ins’ playful graphical interfaces...
Speaker‑cab innovators Barefaced add a dedicated power amp option to their full‑range speaker designs.
Not sure which type of delay might best suit your song? German plug‑in developers HOFA might be able to help you solve that dilemma.
Hitherto better known in hi‑fi circles, NuPrime make converters of a quality that could appeal to pro audio users.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Vessels presents a broad range of hardware synth‑based timbres alongside variously patinated and ‘distressed’ re‑amped and re‑recorded sounds.
The Tube Screamer is one of the most modded pedals there is, and this plug‑in lets you mod the virtual circuit to your heart’s content!
The latest device to take up the challenge of ‘tape without tape’ is the Stardust, which Qu‑Bit describe as a ‘cosmic tape looper’.