We put PreSonus' entry-level studio mic to the test.
This feature-packed channel strip pairs a vintage mic preamp design with a Pultec-style inductor EQ.
If lush, smooth, shimmer reverb and freeze effects are your thing, look no further than ShimmerVerb.
Arturia's KeyStep Pro puts sequencing and performance front and centre.
The Nord Wave 2 is a Jack of all trades and master of, well, really quite a lot!
Josephson's newest design sounds as classy as it looks!
Arturia step into the big league with their most ambitious instrument yet.
Not all algorithmic reverbs work in the same way.
Looperator takes any audio source and slices it into 16 steps, applying a series of effects to any step that include filters, stutters, slices, distortion, tape stops, volume modulation and looping.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. This tasteful 60GB library is the flagship of the Organic Samples range and consists of violin, viola and cello solo instruments recorded at the Teldex Scoring Stage, Berlin, from five mic positions.
Scaler 2 is just the thing to get you out of a songwriting rut.
The Viennese maestros go intergalactic with their full-scale orchestra range.
This remote-controllable preamp boasts some unusual features aimed largely at the live-sound market.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. This expansion pack for Spectrasonics Omnisphere is described by its Polish creators as a collection of ambient sounds inspired by the sea.
The newest addition to the Quantum range offers a plethora of I/O and excellent latency performance for a very reasonable price.
Yamaha look to reclaim their stage keyboard crown with two world-class live instruments.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. CGM is an impressive beast. With over 850 instruments and presets included, there's plenty to explore even before you dig into the multitude of possibilities offered by the powerful front-end.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Primarily aimed at media composers, Trails is best described as a blend of playable instrument, rhythm/pulse creation and abstract sound design.
Studio One continues to battle the big hitters with a broad range of enhancements and new features.
From subtle warmth to full-on modulated mayhem, this plug‑in covers a lot of ground.