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McDSP founder Colin McDowell chats to Sam Inglis about his career at the cutting edge of plug-in development.
MiniMod makers AJH Synth have developed and realised two new modules, Tap Tempo VC‑LFO and Dual RVG Random Voltage Event Generator.
Amazingly, Audeze have shrunk their proven planar magnetic driver technology to fit into a conventional earbud format. How do they sound in practice?
Rating: ***** 4.5/5 Stars. The Cuatro is a South American derivation of the Spanish guitar, but rather smaller in size and with only four strings. It’s not a million miles away from the ukulele or mandolin.
Hifiman’s mission to democratise premium headphone technology continues.
With granular processing, pitch manipulation, reverb, modulation and a looper, this isn’t just a tool for guitarists.
Modo Bass 2 builds on the success of the original, adding more and better basses.
The second plug‑in in KIT’s Blackbird range aims to bring a little Motown magic to your DAW.
Fosfat makes it easy to reinforce your drums with sculpted noise or sine waves.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Given the ‘cinematic sound engine’ tag line, there are no prizes for guessing that media composers are the primary target for this instrument.
Quasar is the first Eurorack module to tackle 3D audio by using a combination of panning, level, frequency content, phase‑shifting and reverberation to fool the listener into thinking sounds are moving around your head in a three‑dimensional space.
Designed with Cubase users in mind, the Mobi One promises a boutique MIDI controller experience at a reasonable price.
Softube take on Roland’s classic SH-101.
Sit/stand desks are becoming the norm in many work environments, and with these motorised speaker stands, your monitors needn’t be left behind!
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Spitfire's inexpensive instrument is described as “Explosive Afro‑percussion meets dub and free jazz”.
Techivation have quietly been building an impressive range of plug‑ins which tend to tackle everyday mixing techniques...
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Delta Blues comes in 10 loop‑based construction kits (nearly 6GB of sample data), combining acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, electric bass and drum loops.
The glory days of the stereo microphone are long gone — or are they?
Wave Alchemy’s TRIAZ could be all the percussion software you’ll ever need.