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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Toontrack model a four‑string bass with two pairs of octave strings here and have used a Schecter model as the sound source for this library.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Sonora Cinematic Transfigured Orchestra Vol 2 delivers what are termed Hybrid Gestures, some of which have been treated using further processing or created from hybrids of other sounds.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Pocket Strings places only very modest demands on system resources, the idea being to provide a portable string instrument which packs a creative punch.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Vivaldi’s Solo Violin is a refined and expressive violin library that brings the essence of Baroque string writing into the modern producer’s toolkit.
Singular Sound’s revamped drum generator offers top‑quality sound and flexible playback options.
We’re decades into the age of the DAW, but outboard channel strips remain popular for good reasons — and there are plenty to choose from.
Sicilian composer, producer and instrumentalist Donato Di Trapani is best known internationally as synthesist and keyboard player for Paolo Nutini, but he is also the co‑founder and resident producer at Indigo Studios in Palermo, where he and Nutini first met.
Zero‑G’s popular hybrid scoring toolkit gets a significant upgrade.
A ground‑up reinvention turns SoundFlow from an advanced macro engine into an intelligent, context‑aware virtual assistant.
The latest version of Ozone promises improved AI assistance and adds some interesting mix‑repair options to its powerful mastering toolkit.
The Swiss Museum of Electronic Instruments is the synth wonder of the world.
To mark Sound On Sound’s 40th anniversary, we have put together a list of 40 milestone developments from the history of recording and production, which we’ll be counting down over the next four issues.
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The SOS team pick their highlights from hardware and software launches from 2025.
Elegantly combining analogue and digital, and balancing programming with performance, the TR‑1000 is the best drum machine Roland have ever made.
Bernard Butler discusses his early steps into music production and how he approaches working with new artists and bands.
Paul White and Hugh Robjohns pick their hardware and software highlights from the gear they've reviewed in the last 12...
Vicky Clarke discusses her experimental approach to sound, from field recording and neural synthesis to AI technologies and spatial audio.