Computer / Software

With new and improved instruments, Arturia’s one‑stop synth shop is better value than ever.

Omnibus takes audio from A to B, C, D and wherever else it’s needed!

Cinesamples’ subscription package promises an awful lot of bang for your monthly bucks.

Strokes has evolved from a clever MIDI sequencer to a sophisticated and original instrument in its own right.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Supporting all the main plug‑in formats, Bloom Aether Vocal is based on samples of short vocal phrases, both male and female, that can be manipulated in creative ways.

Steinberg introduce a huge number of enhancements and refinements to their flagship audio editing and mastering platform.

SWAM String Sections combines playability with microscopic levels of control over the sound.

RipX PRO offers high‑quality stem separation and an intriguing suite of tools for audio editing.

This cross‑platform pattern‑based music production environment puts the fun back into music making.

Minimal Audio’s Current is nothing if not ambitious, and not just as an instrument...

Too much bleed on your close mics? Channel went down during your tracking session? This clever drum unmixing app could save the day...

Westwood re‑imagine some classic instruments to take familiar sounds to new places.

Realphones’ sophisticated headphone tuning is now paired with an ever‑growing array of virtual monitoring environments.

DJ.Studio is a one‑stop shop for creating professional playlists.

Cherry Audio have resurrected the venerable ARP Pro Soloist in software.

Gig Performer is a live plug‑in platform that’s as configurable as it is crash‑proof.

Soniccouture have combined acoustic and electronic percussion to create something truly original.

IK’s sampled piano instrument aims to be more than just world-beating...

Krotos Studio makes custom sound design accessible to almost anyone.

The SOS team pick their highlights from the past year of hardware and software launches.

Modartt revisit the richly complex world of the pipe organ, reducing one of the world’s largest instruments to a mere 30MB.