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A few tweaks to your MIDI data can make software piano parts much more realistic — and much easier to mix.
Kali Audio, based in Burbank, California, was founded at the start of 2018 by some former employees of nearby industry giant...
These two stompbox amps may look superficially the same and do have quite a lot in common, but each one seems to have been optimised for a different type of user.
A new Soundtoys plug‑in is always an event, and SuperPlate is their first release in over five years. Just how super is it?
Never afraid to be different, Korg have combined analogue and digital in a unique drum machine.
Here are some of our favourite function generators that will capably augment your patches, all weighing in at well under £200.
We revisit Reason’s venerable virtual analogue, Subtractor.
Not all hardware loopers are created equal. This is quickly discovered when you dive deeper into creating sonic architectures...
We look at the processes that can add harmonic content to a sound, for subtle warmth or radical transformation.
If you like your drums heavy, the Hertz Drums Bundle might be just the thing.
Logic’s bundled delay plug‑ins might be the only delays you’ll ever need.
Sound Particles have placed 3D audio at the heart of their new soft synth.
Float away with Live 11.3’s new synth...
Can’t decide if you’d rather blow your vari‑mu budget on a Fairchild or an RS124? Chandler’s RS660 puts a little of both in one box...
Sony’s first open‑backed headphones offer an intriguing alternative to the established classics in the field.
Roland’s SH‑4d is an ambitious amalgam of synth and sequencer in a battery‑powered box.
This characterful valve processor offers vari‑mu compression at a very attractive price.
Sofia is an oscillator that synthesizes vocal‑like formants without filtering, achieved by superimposing decaying sinusoidal tones onto each individual cycle of a fundamental base waveform.
Four‑time Grammy winner Michael Romanowski is one of very few people offering mastering services for immersive music.
We don our shiniest Daft Punk helmets and get funky with Studio One’s Vocoder.