Free plug-ins: Finding beauty in the Emergence granular effect for Mac and Windows
Real-time granulator Emergence spins incoming audio streams into rich textures - and it's a free download, with inexpensive Patreon options...
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Live 11.1 is here, with Apple M1 support and more – here’s how to get the most out of it
For a lot of users, it'll just mean the splash screen goes from pink to gray. But Live 11.1 is...
Review: nanobox adds palm-sized synthesis to 1010music’s cute gear line
It's the perfect follow-up to 1010's ultra-compact blackbox sampler and bluebox mixer. Now nanobox adds pint-sized synthesis to the range,...
Gong Amp by AudioThing and Hainbach simulates metallic resonator, chains, pillow
The plug-in recalls the 1930s experiments of Maurice Martenot - and it comes with buttons to add chains and a...
Review: Apple’s new MacBook Pro, once again the long-haul creative notebook
The new generation of MacBook Pro isn't cheap - but without a doubt, it marks the return of the great...
Ever used a delay plug-in at random? Now use the excellent Spaced Out like that – for free
"Never have I ever..." mashed video game buttons in a fighter to win? Randomly tried a delay on a track...
MicroFreak v4 adds users wavetables, accelerated encoders, more to Arturia’s freaky little wonder
The MicroFreak already offered a ton of sonic madness in a small package - like a little oscillation playground. The...
Blackbox 2.0 is here for 1010music’s excellent sampler – the stable build
Tap tempo? Advanced granular controls? Deep delay? 4-band parametric EQ? All the deep features crammed into the beautifully compact Blackbox...
Review: MOD Dwarf is a lush, bottomless portal to effects that keeps getting better
If you love software, if you love the imaginative and compositional choices it affords, at last hardware is embodying that...
Erica Synths LXR-02 drum machine playtest: brutal sounds, live jams, 1.2 firmware
I've been playing with the LXR-02, the new digital drum synth from Erica Synths and Sonic Potions. Verdict: it's versatile,...
