Computer / Software

Martinic take Akai’s long‑neglected AX73 ball and run with it.

Want to get started with scoring? Don’t worry, today’s super‑intelligent sample libraries have got your back.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Built from detailed sampling of chromatically tuned metal discs, Alloy Vol I's tones are reminiscent of chromatic orchestral percussion, hang drums, steel drums and tubular bells...

Korg add more instruments to their growing stable of software classics.

The WaveLab department at Steinberg have been very busy indeed...

Imagine uses physical modelling to let you create any acoustic instrument you can, er, imagine.

Apple’s most powerful laptop computer ever has been explicitly designed with music in mind.

Groovesetter’s developers claim that it offers low‑latency, multitrack collaboration between multiple people in different locations. Does it live up to its promise?

Cherry Audio recreate Moog’s classic polysynth at a fraction of a fraction of the price of an original.

iZotope’s popular audio restoration tool has been treated to some significant improvements.

Session Recall is a boon for those who still mix out of the box using a plethora of non‑recallable analogue equipment.

With both desktop and mobile versions, and a tiered pricing model, there’s a Bias FX 2 version to suit any budget.

Steinberg are on a mission with SpectraLayers. So, what’s new with Pro 8?

Not everyone can play keys or guitar, so how about contolling virtual instruments with nothing but your voice?

ROLI’s Equator2 is less an update than a full rebuild.

We undertake the most comprehensive look at Apple’s M1‑based Macs from a musician and audio engineer’s perspective.

Recreating a studio monitoring experience on headphones just got simpler, courtesy of dSONIQ’s improved Realphones.

Let Neuratron take the misery out of copying musical notation.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Electric Vintage has been created around samples and performances from a vintage ’50s Fender Telecaster.

Hyperion is a hugely capable synthesizer with a complex modular heart.

Arturia’s soft synth gets bigger and better.