Ikea USB charging solution
We recently had a trip to Ikea, and whilst it isn’t the cheap place it once was (even the meatballs meal seems expensive now!) we… Read More »Ikea USB charging solution
We recently had a trip to Ikea, and whilst it isn’t the cheap place it once was (even the meatballs meal seems expensive now!) we… Read More »Ikea USB charging solution
Korg have released a native version of yet another of their hardware synths and the latest to get the treatment is the multi/poly analogue modelling… Read More »Korg multipoly native review!
Arturis flagship softsynth is called Pigments, and it is NOT a clone of anything really, just a one-4-all synth with many options all laid out… Read More »Arturia Pigments 6 review!
Novation have released a plugin version of their famous Bass Station from 1993. Developed in conjunction with Gforce it obviously isn’t exactly like the original… Read More »Novation/Gforce Bass Station plugin review!
GForce has recently released IconDrum which is there take on the iconic Linn Drum from Roger Linn. Everybody knows the Linn Drum, from its use… Read More »Gforce IconDrum review!
Waldorf has released their own plugin version of the Blofeld hardware synth. The plugin does exactly the same as the hardware and is currently on… Read More »Waldorf Blofeld Plugin review!
Korg has recently updated its opsix native to version 1.3 and after installing it I thought I’d do a review for you all. Opsix is… Read More »Korg opsix native review!
Before I get to the review – Rigid Audio have announced that they are closing on Jan 1st 2025. It seems that they are not… Read More »Rigid Audio Hibernate Review!
Why am I reviewing smart curtain lights here today? Well it is because they are easily moveable for live situations, work well and make a… Read More »Smart Curtain Lights review!
Valhalla has released version 4 of its free “weird” fx plugin (their words not mine!) which comes with the all new Pleiades mode. https://valhalladsp.com/2024/11/21/valhallasupermassive-4-0-0-update-new-pleiades-mode-free/
Dawesome recently let loose into the wild a new FREE VST3 plugin called Zyklop, so after spending some time with it here is my quick… Read More »Dawesome Zyklop Review!
SampleScience have released a free plugin emulating the classic DR-55 drum machine as used by Depeche Mode. It emulates the 4 sounds of the DR-55… Read More »SampleScience VR-55 Review!
Sonicbits have updated Exakt their FM synth plugin which included the extra waveforms from the TX81Z, and 4 extra TX waveforms. There are also a… Read More »Sonicbits Exakt Review!
Recently Dawesome updated Myth to V1.5 which boasts a new re-synthesis method which aims to keep more of the sample transients, although the old version… Read More »Dawesome Myth V1.5 Review
Just sometimes you come across some weird and wonderful free plugins in the music world, and whilst I had actually heard of wave terrain scanning… Read More »Terrain VST Review
Just sometimes there comes along a weird little synth/instrument that is very rare but has 1 or 2 real famous use cases. One of those… Read More »Krakli RE-AXT Review!
This review has been on the cards for a few months now but I was awaiting a few updates which have now been delivered so… Read More »Prism Live Studio Review!
Recently had a few discussions about Omnisphere and how people love it. Now me personally, I was never really a big fan, more of a… Read More »Spectrasonics Omnisphere Review!
Cherry Audio recently released their newest plugin Atomika and it is based on the legendary Polyvoks synth from the old USSR. a duphonic design, the… Read More »Cherry Audio Atomika Review!
Arturia has just unleashed its take on the famous Elka Synthex. A whole lot of people will recognise the Synthex from a single preset that… Read More »Arturia Synthx V
I have recently reviewed Full Buckets DrumtraqFull Bucket Drumtraqs Review!and I found it to be an excellent plugin. Now rather than review all of their… Read More »Full Bucket Music
The Usual Suspects have released a new version of their VirusTi emulation/plugin. Now there are some issues with this as technically there isn’t an official… Read More »OSTIRUS Review
Full Bucket Music are great developers of FREE audio plugins. The great thing about them is that they are FREE of course, but also that… Read More »Full Bucket Drumtraqs Review!
I recently came across decent sampler, a free sampler with some really nice libraries. Now you do have to register with an email and login,… Read More »Decent Sampler Review!
USB webcams have stagnated for a long time, but recently there has been some new kids on the block who appear to be fixing many… Read More »Anker C200 review
Recently Korg released their take on the perennial ARP2600 in VST/plugin format.Now it appears that there are plenty of takes these days on the ARP,… Read More »Korg ARP2600 review!
Waldorf has just released their take on their own hardware synth the Microwave. Released in 1989 this was basically a slimmed down PPG Wave with… Read More »Waldorf Microwave VST Review
I recently became aware of some sound packs/downloads that bring some of the classic Fairlight CMI library sounds to the excellent Korg Wavestate and Wavestate… Read More »Fairlight sounds for the Korg Wavestate Review
Behringer has finally officially released its first VST plugin (also as a standalone synth) called Vintage. I will put a link to a playlist of… Read More »Behringer Vintage Review