In an ever-changing technological landscape, there are many factors involved in choosing a new music system. Hollin Jones looks at your options for the coming year.
GeoShred 5.1 for iPad was impressive before, but how does it appeal to musicians after the SWAM update now that six world-class instruments from Audio Modeling are available? Find out here.
The new groovebox from Novation encourages music makers to ‘create instinctively and perform immediately’ and features 2 poly synth tracks, 4 drum tracks and creative FX.
If you've not been using distortion to give your mixes a bit more bite, get the guitars growling or even adding warmth to the vocals then perhaps you've been missing a trick. Joe Albano shows how.
Orbitron offers 4 selectable effects and a central mix modulator that blends between them in different ways to beautifully balance complex audio processing techniques with easy to use controls.
SynthStories is back!! After over two years absence for personal reasons, we're back with a stunning episode showcasing the ARP Odyssey, GOOSE and how both the above created hit track, Synrise.
If you've never had the pleasure of receiving a gong bath... go try it. Then you'll be even more motivated to download and use SampleScience's new The Gong instrument which will cost you exactly $0.
Behringer's Solina String Ensemble, a fully polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer originally distributed by ARP from 1974 to 1981, was announced 9 months ago, and now we have a first video demo.
The Acoustic Samples B5 v3 is a stunning Leslie virtual instrument with an incredible amount of flexibility and control. Matt Vanacoro puts it through its paces.
Not sure on the difference between a sampled instrument and a modeled one? Don't know what the benefits of modeling offer software instruments in your DAW? Joe Albano reveals all this and more.
iCON Pro Audio’s Cocoon and Martian are an eye- and ear-catching fusion of vintage-sounding clarity with bold, intergalactic design in the form of two large-diaphragm condenser microphones.
Steinberg has released a major update to its flagship DAW focused on pro features and workflow enhancements. Hollin Jones gets under the hood of Cubase 11 Pro.
Getting hands on with Ableton Live beyond your mouse or trackpad involves some kind of external controller. Here's 5 top controllers curated by Ableton Certified Trainer, Noah Pred.
The Oberheim OB-Xa originally created in th eearly 1980s is making its way into Behringer's synthesizer catalogue. And the first 100 pre-production UB-Xa models are now in BETA testing.
In a surprising announcement the all-new line of premium stompboxes from Universal Audio include Golden Reverberator, Starlight Echo Station, and Astra Modulation Machine.
