Computer / Software

Modartt’s modelled piano goes from strength to strength and is now, remarkably, available for iOS.

Steinberg’s Dorico inches ever closer to full DAW status...

Hot on the heels of EZkeys 2 comes its first sound expansion, Soul Roads EKX.

Cinematique Instruments’ inspirational virtual instrument receives a major reworking.

Rhodes’ software recreation of their flagship instrument shows all the same painstaking attention to detail.

Is Synthogy’s Ivory 3 the best virtual piano you can buy?

UJAM’s Usynth range is about getting good results quickly, and GLAM is no exception.

Virtual piano, virtual pianist or virtual songwriting partner? Toontrack’s EZkeys 2 attempts all three.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. As with the original Atlantis release, the style of the vocal samples for Atlantis 2 suits epic fantasy with a strong medieval/Celtic vibe.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Solaris GTR is an inexpensive yet impressive‑sounding virtual instrument that uses sampled guitar sounds as sources before processing them to create a range of delicate textures.

We put the latest M2‑based Macs through their paces with music benchmarks.

With their clever audio networking technology, Elk Audio aim to make low‑latency, long‑distance collaboration a reality.

DSP‑equipped loudspeakers are only as good as the software that configures the DSP — in Genelec’s case, their GLM package.

If you like your drums heavy, the Hertz Drums Bundle might be just the thing.

Sound Particles have placed 3D audio at the heart of their new soft synth.

Baby Audio’s first soft synth is inspired by the baby of the Yamaha CS range, the small but immediate CS‑01.

We begin an in‑depth, two‑part examination of Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, and the new MacBook Pro and Mac mini computers that house them.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Sandstorm provides an easy‑to‑use platform for creating evolving soundscapes and sonic textures.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. The instrument allows users to pick any two clarinet textures from a library of 15 available textures, blending and shaping them with onboard tools.

There’s a lot to like about MiMU’s unusually gelatinous take on granular synthesis.

HALion is back, and it’s bigger, better and FMier than ever!