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Expressive E: Imagine and Noisy

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…

The Best YouTube to MP3 Converters on the Web (updated for November2023)

by Happy

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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Move over Xero, Thriday has launched the “moonshot” of accounting software

by Happy

Thriday has dropped a new, game-changing small business financial management platform from stealth mode, blowing Xero out of the water. Say goodbye to Xero, MYOB…

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…

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…

Native Instruments Piano Colors: Not Just a Piano

by Tim McArtney

Native Instruments are up to Komplete 14 of their overwhelmingly huge software series of instruments and effects. We took a deep dive into one of…

Itch.io; the free open-source music player for indie music distribution

by Nate Bramley

Following the news of Bandcamp being purchased by Epic Games, indie game platform itch.io is expanding to aid in the distribution of indie music too….