News Pro Audio Eventide bring Music Mouse back for modern systems by Nic Kumar A cursor driven harmonic engine that turns gesture into structured MIDI output. Eventide have reintroduced Music Mouse, the composition software originally created by Laurie Spiegel in the mid nineteen eighties….
News Pro Audio KORG bring classic filter design into a flexible modern plugin with Filter Ark by Nic Kumar A reminder that you do not have to choose between classic filters and modern ideas. KORG have introduced Filter Ark, a software tool that takes familiar filter designs from their…
News Pro Audio Polarity Modular explores texture through modular sound by Nic Kumar Soniccouture bring some serious modular heritage straight to your DAW Soniccouture have expanded their Polarity series with Polarity Modular, a virtual instrument built around granular synthesis and the character of…
Lists News Tips The Best YouTube to MP3 Converters on the Web by Nick Stillman Want to safely convert YouTube to MP3? Scroll down for the most current list of the best Youtube to MP3 converters on the web. Dive in for your ultimate mp3…
News Pro Audio Synplant 2: Cultivating Creativity in the Software Synth Landscape by Ethan Saunders It’s almost criminal to call it a “synth” with such vast sonic capabilities, maybe a “creative tundra with warmth in sight” is more fitting. From synths to guitar pedals, acoustic…
News Pro Audio Oeksound Spiff – Get that Spiff Outta Here by Oliver Ashby If theres a certain energy that EQ can’t give you (or take away), Spiff has you covered. Sometimes when you’re mixing a track there are bits of the mix that…
News Pro Audio Expressive E: Imagine and Noisy by Oliver Ashby Now we’re synthesising! It really does feel like there’s a new software instrument every day and it’s easy to get buried deep in all the hype of new soft synths…
News Pro Audio Soundtoys SuperPlate Reverb: Is This the Most Creative and Lush Verb Ever? by Tim McArtney Soundtoys has finally released another plugin: the SuperPlate reverb. It’s an emulation of five classic plate reverbs with huge flexibility. We tested it out in the studio. When Soundtoys releases…
News Pro Audio Teletone Audio Tympo: The Grungy Performative Beatmaker by Josh Needs Teletone Audio has produced some amazing virtual instruments since 2017, like Postcard Piano and Odine — a nostalgic piano and atmospheric synth. We tested out their latest gritty beatmaker Tympo….
News Pro Audio UVI Percussion Factory: A Colourful and Creative Sample Library, Hard-to-Beat Rhythmic Generator by Josh Needs An original and intuitive interface, The UVI Percussion Factory has features that get those traditional rhythm ideas rolling right off the bat. Looking for the right percussion samples can be…
News Pro Audio FabFilter Twin 3: An Intuitive Soft Synth Where Creativity Rules by Tim McArtney If you want technicality to take a back seat and creativity to drive, you might want to try FabFilter’s Twin 3 Software Synthesizer. We reviewed this intuitive synth in the…
News Pro Audio Arturia MiniLab 3: a MIDI Controller Packed With Software, Samples and Lessons by Tim McArtney We got our hands on the brand-new Arturia MiniLab 3 MIDI controller. Perfectly sized, it’s packed with free software from Arturia, Ableton, Native Instruments, UVI and subscriptions to Loopcloud and…
News Pro Audio Strymon BigSky Reverb Plugin: Is this your new go-to reverb? by Tim McArtney Makers of your favourite pedals Strymon has made a plugin for the first time with their BigSky Reverb Plugin: a software recreation of their best-selling pedal. We tested it out….