Virtual Instruments reviews

• 04/06/13

  Battery 4 - Native Instruments Battery 4 review

  With version 4 of its “drum sampler” included in both editions of Komplete 9 and available separately, what does Native Instruments propose to do ? Answers below.

• 03/27/13

  The King Talks - Native Instruments Monark Pro Review

  In the domain of analogue synthesizer emulation, the race for fidelity continues. The biggest breakthroughs have not necessarily originated from the top editors. One of them, Monark, is reacting with a promise of the most faithful recreation of an old analogue hero, the Minimoog.

• 07/02/12

  At Your Beck and Call - iZotope Iris Review

  iZotope is famous for its effects, audio processing and restoration tools. Now, the manufacturer enters the world of virtual instruments with the launch of Iris, its first synth. Knowing iZotope, we expect nothing but a very original approach. Are we wrong?

• 03/28/12

  SEM Old Synth - Arturia Oberheim SEM V Review

  Arturia has been launching a myriad of products since early 2012. Among the new products you'll find an Oberheim SEM emulation with new custom features. Let's have a look at the beast...

• 01/01/12

  Kompletely Native - Native Instruments Komplete 8 & Komplete 8 Ultimate review

  Native Instruments has been offering a selection of its software products grouped under the brand "Komplete" for several years now. The selection is updated every year with the latest versions of several products plus some additional tools. And it offers a rather unbeatable value for money ($499).

• 12/25/11

  Kontakt on the Fast Track - Native Instruments Kontakt 5 Review

  Among the host of new products introduced by Natives Instruments in September, we found a new Kontakt version. Here is a quick overview of its new features.

• 09/25/11

  Uprighteous - Synthogy Ivory II Upright Pianos Mini-Review

  After Grand Pianos, it's the turn of the Upright Pianos bank to be ported to Synthogy's new audio engine. Let's give it a try.

• 06/10/11

  On Abbey Road Again - Native Instruments Abbey Road 70's, 80's & Modern Drums Review

  We tested the Abbey Road 60's sound bank about one year ago. In the meantime, Native Instruments has already released three more Abbey Road sound banks: 70's, 80's and Modern Drums. Let's get this show on the road...

• 04/12/11

  Native Adds Another String to its Bow - Native Instruments Session Strings Review

  String sections from John Williams or Hans Zimmer are pretty nice but they don't sound very rock 'n' roll. So we are very happy to welcome Native Instruments' Session Strings — a string section for Kontakt that is original in several aspects...

• 04/02/11

  Alicia in Virtual Land - Native Instruments Alicia's Keys Review

  Following our review series on virtual pianos, we test the results of a triple collaboration between a manufacturer (Native Instruments), another manufacturer (Scarbee) and an artist (Alicia Keys).

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