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The SOS editorial and authors team pick their standout highlights from the past year of hardware and software launches.
Arturia have another classic on their long list of software synths: a special little squelchy box.
Cherry Audio delve into the distant past to bring us two new virtual instruments.
Underpinned by rapid developments in AI technology, SpectraLayers Pro 10 promises some remarkable advances in performance.
Now you can create Atmos mixes using any DAW! But that’s not all this app has to offer...
GForce’s software Mellotron just keeps getting better.
Modartt’s modelled piano goes from strength to strength and is now, remarkably, available for iOS.
Hot on the heels of EZkeys 2 comes its first sound expansion, Soul Roads EKX.
Steinberg’s Dorico inches ever closer to full DAW status...
Cinematique Instruments’ inspirational virtual instrument receives a major reworking.
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. 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.
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.
Rhodes’ software recreation of their flagship instrument shows all the same painstaking attention to detail.
We put the latest M2‑based Macs through their paces with music benchmarks.
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.