Hands on: Soundtoys SuperPlate is five plate reverbs in one – and delivers on nuance
In the midst of lots of splashy effects, Soundtoys' latest is an exercise in subtlety and precision. These plates are...
Apple Silicon
Finally – Reason 12.6 is fully Apple Silicon native and has offline mode (even for subscribers)
Two long-awaited updates to Reason arrive today. Reason now is fully Apple Silicon native for Mac users, and there's an...
Jamm Pro by Ninja Tune & Coldcut brings production and remixing to iPhone, Android
It’s a remix app and a different way of jamming with music – but go deeper, and it’s also a...
Speldosa is a virtual music box from Klevgrand and Marble Machine creator Wintergatan
Production tool or stress relief? Maybe it's both. Swedish artist Wintergatan, best known for the physical Marble Machine instrument, has...
What’s new in Arturia V-Collection 9.2: more performance, more compatibility, tuning
Arturia's V-Collection 9.2 bumps performance, compatibility, tuning and MPE support, and more. That includes all their vintage-inspired instruments, plus the...
Scatter: a granular cloud plug-in with minimalist controls and lovely shimmering pitch
Amidst many granular tools out there, Scatter is nicely focused - intuitive controls plus elegant pitch modulation options. It can...
MadMapper 5.2 is here, with more lasers! (and DMX CSV, Xbox controllers, and Kinect)
The best-known projection mapping tool now lets you do more with lasers. Oh, and if you're not qualified to mess...
Cherry Audio added an ultra-rare Yamaha organ to their CS-80 – let’s still Doctor Who this s***
CS-80 emulations have come and gone, but Cherry Audio dug into the ultra-rare "theatre model" Electone GX-707 organ (GX-1) -...
Free Valhalla Supermassive 2.5 has new modes – and Max for Live wrapper is updated, too
The lush, free plug-in Supermassive is turning 2.5 years old, with its wonderfully sumptuous reverb/delays, celebrating with two new modes,...
Moog Moogerfooger are all back in plug-in form for Mac and Windows
Software giveth back what hardware scarity hath taketh away. The beloved (and now discontinued) Moogerfooger range is now back in...
