REVIEWS

Niche no more – Dials by AudioThing, Hainbach proves test equipment models can be essential

Amidst a sea of plug-ins modeling the same gear, Dials not only breaks from the pack but proves Hainbach's beloved...

Ars Electronica, in scale from microcosm to epic, examines a planet on the edge

Ars Electronica is vast - and this year doubly so, as it tackled topics from planetary climate down to microscopic...

Ars Electronica, in scale from microcosm to epic, examines a planet on the edge

Ars Electronica is vast - and this year doubly so, as it tackled topics from planetary climate down to microscopic...

MVMNTS: Vibrating, shuddering sounds from Hiro Kone x Roxy Farman benefit Pakistan relief

Welded sheet metal and springs have a contact-mic dialog with modular synths in a chillingly brilliant EP by Hiro Kone...

Arturia Dist COLDFIRE review: a red-hot coloration, overdrive, distortion multi-effect

Distortion? Already interested. But Dist COLDFIRE goes further, even compared to other recent tools with dual-distortion and modulation. Deep inside,...

Memory Knob is an elegant phrase recorder for anything in Ableton Live, by ayrtbh

Sequencer Electronics keeps giving us musical, inventive gadgets for Max for Live, from two of our favorite artists, Gooooose and...

Free Mod Squad v2 adds missing modulation, envelopes, and trackers to Ableton Live

It's incredible this package is free - a full set of fifteen carefully crafted, native-feeling add-ons for Ableton Live that...

Arturia FX Collection 3: now with tube and op-amp distortion and more enhancements

It started as small collections of effects "you'd actually use," and Arturia's full FX Collection suite has grown well into...