Computer / Software

LABS Autograph Grand captures the sound of a Yamaha C6 grand piano housed in a prestigious studio which has played host to a huge selection of high-profile musicians.

FabFilter's soft synth has been completely redesigned, and now offers four oscillators, four filters, 64 voices, and a powerful new effects and modulation system. 

Ion Storm is a Kontakt-based instrument aimed at musicians and composers looking to create 'riser’ effects.

Psytrance Bass SPX90 is a new virtual instrument designed specifically for creating trance basslines. 

Free trial versions of Rhodes' first official virtual instruments are now available as part of a film scoring competition.

Valves offers a range of softly-played techniques performed by a five-piece ensemble comprising flugelhorn, French horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba. 

Apple's latest Mac mini and MacBook Pro models are the company's fastest yet, with the new M2 Max chip offering up to 96GB of unified memory.

Previously only available to owners of the hardware instrument, Arturia's MiniFreak V plug-in can now be bought separately. 

Kinetic Strings Plus features violin, viola, cello, and double bass sections that can be played and programmed separately within a single instance.

Octa allows users to layer up to eight acoustic and electronic solo instruments, and features a powerful on-board sequencer. 

Future Audio Workshop have released version 1.0.3 of their SubLab XL instrument alongside three new expansion packs which offer a variety of preset patches. 

Martinic have announced that CLAP versions of all of their plug-ins and software instruments are now available.