Reviews
Reformer Pro ($238) is the most interesting effects plugin I’ve ever tried. Sure, there are plenty of plugins which can mangle a sound in unrecognizable…
AG12 is a sample-based acoustic guitar virtual instrument, developed and released by Ample Sound. It features the sounds of a Taylor 956ce 12-string acoustic guitar.
There are many volume modulator effect plugins available on the VST market, but they often produce undesirable results. Sudden DC offsets (amplitude displacements that…
Pluginboutique’s Scaler is a MIDI utility plugin which, to be blunt, understands the music theory of chord progressions so you don’t have to. Is…
When U-He first unleashed their analog modeled software emulation of the coveted Sequential Circuits Pro One monophonic synthesizer, analog purist everywhere collectively lost their…
Orbit and Eclipse are two Kontakt synth engines from the ‘Planetary’ line of products by Wide Blue Sound. They are Kontakt Player libraries which…
Edifier R1800BT is an affordable (£119.99 at Amazon.uk) pair of Bluetooth speakers that is widely considered as one of the best-buy options in its…
Without question, Dmitry Sches is one of the most brilliant developers on the planet, so when he drops a new plugin… well, it’s kind…
Following a three year long break between versions 13 and 14, and a switch of ownership from Sony to Magix, VEGAS Pro seems to…
Grid V3.0 Future Retro Drumtrax is F9 Audio’s attempt to create a perfect blend of vintage drum machine sounds with a modern production flavor…
Klip by Sample Magic is a virtual drum machine and step sequencer for Native Instruments Kontakt and Kontakt Player. The instrument comes bundled with…
Reference by Mastering The Mix ($60, free trial available) is a plugin designed to make reference track comparisons both more convenient and more sophisticated.
Novatron is a varitone compressor plugin released by UBK. It is priced at $149 and available as a VST, AU, and AAX plugin for…
You may have noticed that I’ve been having a torrid love affair with Audiority plugins lately. Developer and founder of Audiority Luca Capozzi has…
ModeAudio’s latest release called Shared Tomorrow continues the label’s focus on the more artistic part of the sound design spectrum. Today we’re taking a…
Sterloid by That Sound is a drum library which is both very unusual and very mainstream at the same time. It is a signature…
Gain Reduction Deluxe is a vocal compressor VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, RTAS plugin developed by JST. It promises to be simple to use, great…
Pro-G (currently on sale for $89 via Pluginboutique) is a gate and expander plugin developed by FabFilter, compatible with all major digital audio workstations…
Waveform is the latest release by Tracktion Corporation, makers of the popular Tracktion lineup of digital audio workstations. It signals the company’s departure from…
Marco Scherer has released Analog 808 – Brutalized, a collection of Roland TR-808 drum machine samples that were processed to the extreme with outboard…
Acon Digital Acoustica 7 is an audio editor which comes in Standard ($59.90) and Premium ($199.90) editions and is available for 32-bit and 64-bit…
Sample Magic has launched Warehouse Tech, a collection of loops, one-shot samples, MIDI sequences, and patches for minimal techno production. We are taking a…
Umlaut Audio is a company producing virtual instruments for use with Native Instruments Kontakt, based out of Los Angeles California. With a ‘Function First’…
Since 1968, Orange Music Electronic Company has earned the respect of guitarists everywhere, manufacturing quality guitar amplifiers for almost fifty years. Orange is now…