Reviews
Obscurium is something strange and new to behold. Just look at it. Those rainbow-coloured blobs. The scientific-looking markings… What could possibly be going on…
Xenos Soundworks has a new sound bank to add to their already impressive track record. It features Massive in its most famous and potentially…
For half a century, professional keyboardists have had their instrument of choice attached to synthesizers, organs, electric pianos, and in recent years, software instruments,…
The rise of modern technology and digital audio has allowed for some amazing advancements in audio engineering in terms of workflow and fidelity. Getting…
With the VST software market oversaturated with a good number of perfectly serviceable host applications, I can see how newcomers arriving fresh on the…
Togu Audio Line or TAL have some serious property to their name. TAL-NoiseMaker (included as one of the top picks in our free VA synth…
Most of us who’ve been around a while will have noticed the massive increase of plugins on the market in the last five years. It…
D-16 Group’s Antresol styles itself as an “analog BBD stereo flanger” and is the latest product in their Silverline range, all of which are…
Now that Image-Line’s FL Studio 12.1 has officially gone live as a public beta version with multi-touch support for mobile devices, a bevy of…
Xfer Records shows us their version of the “dream synthesizer” concept with Serum, a powerful wavetable synthesizer with a clear goal to become one…
As a dyed-in-the-wool atmosphile, I’ve had a long love affair with reverb and delay-based effects. I usually gravitate towards algorithmic reverbs since ambient soundscapes…
Waldorf’s Largo wavetable synthesizer has been around for quite a while now, but it’s one I missed out on when it was released. Largo…
It’s been roughly two years since Waldorf first released their advanced wavetable synthesizer Nave for Apple IOS optimized for iPad, but now that it’s…
There’s one thing that immediately jumps out at me with Ultra Analog VA-2 – the GUI seems to be inspired by the Korg Volca…
After falling head-over-heels in love with D16 Group’s incredible Sigmund delay, I thought I would jump at the opportunity to curl up with another…
After reviewing three of the most powerful synthesizers on the planet within the last six weeks, I thought I would let my hair down…
There was a time when hybrid synths were little more than a laughing matter, but within the last decade, the hybrid has become more…
Dmitry Sches’ Diversion synthesizer made a fairly big splash a while ago, with it’s 2D morphing oscillators, waveform effects inspired by sound design mainstay…
Presonus has released the long awaited new version of their flagship digital audio workstation. Let’s take a closer look at what Studio One 3…
I’ve never owned a Casio CZ, nor any hardware instrument for that matter. I’m afraid I just can’t afford it. Perhaps if I had…
Arturia is a name most readers are probably familiar with. The company offers an impressive line-up of synthesizers, including the hardware Mini and Micro…
RAMSES stands for Rhythm and Motion Stereo Engine System and is a multi-effect based on XILS-lab’s Masque interface, an alternative to step sequencing or…
U-He Zebra2 needs no introduction. For years, it has wiped the floor with competing softsynths. It was one of the first of its kind:…
Enkl is a new monophonic virtual analogue synthesizer developed by Klevgränd, available as an iPad app and a VSTi/AUi plugin for Windows and Mac OS…