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We find out how well Steinberg's new take on the virtual orchestra conducts itself...
EastWest/Quantum Leap launch their new 64-bit 'Play' sample engine with two sound libraries spanning nearly 50 years of rock.
Can this in-depth software emulation of the ARP 2600 improve on Arturia's existing 2600V?
Ever fancied arranging 'Oops, I Did It Again' for a full choir? Well now you can, courtesy of Symphonic Choirs, the latest virtual-instrument sample library from East West and Quantum Leap.
If you don't fancy programming drums from scratch, but you find pre-recorded drum loops too inflexible, perhaps what you need is Steinberg's virtual drummer...
Several software houses are producing modestly priced programs which take advantage of the audio capabilities fo the Apple Power Macs. The result can be high-quality multitrack digital audio at a suprisingly low cost. Paul D. Lehrman finds he's got the Power...
Although Native Instruments' Reaktor has offered sampling options for some time, it's taken the company a while to produce a dedicated software sampler: Kontakt. Can it make headway in what has become a crowded market?
Korg are continuing to develop virtual instruments based on their hardware synths. This time, it is 1988's classic M1 workstation that has been rendered in software...
German company Yellow Tools started off as sample library developers, but like many others, they've moved into the world of virtual instruments with the lovingly crafted MVI range. We check out all three...
Miroslav Vitous's orchestral library was the first of its kind, and more than 10 years after its launch, has been reinvented as a self-contained virtual instrument. Is the original still the best?
Yamaha's CS80 was one of the finest analogue polysynths of all time. How close have Arturia come to modelling its classic sound in software? We put the software up against the hardware to find out...
The success story that is the Reason software studio continues to unfold with the release of v2.5, which adds a slew of sophisticated effects and processing devices — all free to registered users.
The latest Time Razor update adds a range of new features and functions, as well as introducing macOS support for both Intel and Apple Silicon-equipped Macs.
For the first time ever, Universal Audio’s acclaimed plug‑ins are available in a native format.
A Waves plug-in based on the original hardware Dbx 160 designed by engineer David Blackmer in the early 1970s.
Digico's latest product should appeal to anyone wanting to achieve high channel counts in music-production facilities, as it enables you to add up to 48 channels of MADI-format digital I/O to a Mac or PC via USB.
Offline effects and new playlist functionality are just two of the highlights of Apple’s latest Logic update.
As a means of personal therapy, John Walden explains what he learned from spending the New Year with Windows pains.
Yellowtec make lots of equipment for the broadcast market, but their latest interfaces could be just the ticket for music production.
Viewed by many musicians as the modern standard in computer-based score-writing software, Sibelius has an impressive pedigree and reputation. Following the success of three releases on the Mac and Windows platform, can it maintain its simple user interface as the powerful feature-set continues to expand?