SOUND ON SOUND
Whether you want natural pitch correction or the classic pitch‑glitch effect, AutoTune 2026 aims to make things easy.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. This Kontakt‑based instrument features a finger‑played mandolin recorded in parallel paths to both pristine digital and analogue tape recorders.
Add impact and attitude to your drum parts with Cubase’s stock dynamics plug‑ins!
These three audio examples demonstrate the techniques described in the Cubase workshop article in SOS January 2026.
Neural DSP’s latest guitar‑rig modelling plug‑in range caters for the modern metal and rock community.
Brainworx’s latest offering is bx_pulsar, and just as bx_aura does for reverb, bx_pulsar can handle conventional delay treatments while also providing some very interesting creative options.
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.
The latest version of Ozone promises improved AI assistance and adds some interesting mix‑repair options to its powerful mastering toolkit.
Zero‑G’s popular hybrid scoring toolkit gets a significant upgrade.
Audiomodern’s Soundbox is a virtual instrument engine that combines depth with ease of use — and it’s free!