Universal Audio Apollo Review - One Small Step for Men...
Written testUniversal Audio is a brand like no other in the pro audio world. The company has been competing in the hardware market for over 50 years with preamps, compressors and channel strips. But it has also …
Orange Tree Samples Passion Flute Review - The Flute Passion
Written testAfter the launch of a remarkable string instrument series, Orange Tree Samples enriches its offering with a new virtual concert flute, among other products.
Presonus Studio One 2 Review - Studio Killed the DAW Stars
Written testBest Product awardLaunched about two years ago, the first Studio One version impressed with its maturity. The program was stable, practical and well thought-out. It had almost nothing to envy the leading sequencing to…
Arturia Oberheim SEM V Review - SEM Old Synth
Written testArturia 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...
Propellerhead Reason 6 Review - Reason Tips the Scales
Written testEach new Reason version brings a bunch of surprises with itself, meeting some of the demands of its users. Here you have the new features Propellerhead added to Reason 6.
RME Fireface UCX Mini-Review - An RME On My iPad
Written testOn the first day of winter NAMM RME launched its new audio interface: the Fireface UCX — RME UFX's little brother. The Fireface UCX includes iPad support. Here is a snapshot review of the Fireface UC…
Roland Quad Capture Review - Roland Does the Quad
Written testBest Value awardDo you want a small sound card with a high quality sound, clever features, a good construction, and an affordable price? If you do, follow me to give Roland's Quad Capture a try. If you need even mor…
Native Instruments Komplete 8 & Komplete 8 Ultimate rev… - Kompletely Native
Written testNative 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 sev…
Native Instruments Kontakt 5 Review - Kontakt on the Fast Track
Written testAmong 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.
Native Instruments Guitar Rig Pro 5 Review - Guitar Rig to the Power of 5
Written testWithin a few years, Guitar Rig has become a reference in the world of guitar amps and effects simulation. The fourth version, which saw the light of day about two years ago, already brought major sou…
Native Instruments Maschine Mikro Review - Mikro Maschine
Written testTwo years ago, Native Instruments introduced Maschine, a kind of hybrid MPC combining software and hardware technologies. The software is now in version 1.7 and the manufacturer has also introduced M…
AVID M-Audio Fast Track C600 Review - C600 Straight Up
Written testWith connections on the side and on top, the brand new Fast Track C600 breaks with the typical M-Audio rack and half-rack design. Have manufacturers decided to fight their battle based not only on fe…
Native Instruments Transient Master Review - Transients Without Sorrows
Written testThe Studio Effects Series by Native Instruments just got expanded with the Transient Master plug-in, which ought to be faithful to its inspiration made by SPL — the perfect occasion to try it out (in…
IK Multimedia T-RackS Black 76 & T-RackS White 2A and N… - From 1176 to LA2A
Written testThe (almost) simultaneous launch of the 1176 and LA2A software versions by IK Multimedia and Native Instruments is a good opportunity to make a quick comparison. Let’s go!
Synthogy Ivory II Upright Pianos Mini-Review - Uprighteous
Written testAfter 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.
Apogee Duet 2 Review - The Duet at its Apogee?
Written testAbout four years ago, Apogee launched a digital audio FireWire interface called Duet that offered two analog ins and outs. In the meantime, competitors have brought out some very interesting products…
AVID Mbox Pro 3 Review - The New Mbox
Written testAVID, formerly Digidesign, took advantage of last year's re-branding to present the third generation of its digital audio budget interfaces: the Mbox series. Today, we'll give the Mbox Pro a try, the…
Native Instruments Abbey Road 70's, 80's & Modern Drums… - On Abbey Road Again
Written testWe 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 sh…
Make Sure You Get the One that's Right for You - How to Choose an Audio Interface
LearningComputers can be pretty smart, but when it comes to sound, they need a translator that can convert sound waves into the digital language of ones and zeroes. Audio interfaces provide this translation.
Native Instruments Session Strings Review - Native Adds Another String to its Bow
Written testString 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 K…
Native Instruments Alicia's Keys Review - Alicia in Virtual Land
Written testFollowing 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).
Tonehammer Pianos Review - Pianos Like No Others
Written testThe launch of the Montclarion Hall Piano gives us the opportunity to present to you the full range of Tonehammer pianos, characterized by the same original approach of all the other instruments by th…
Steinberg Cubase 6 Review - Cubase SiX
Written testWhile Avid and Cakewalk launched the new versions of their respective flagship sequencers just before Christmas, Steinberg chose NAMM 2011 to present the wistfully awaited version 6 of Cubase. This n…
VSL Instruments Pro Mini-Review - Big Time VSL
Written testVienna Symphonic Library recently presented its Vienna Instruments Pro. What is hidden behind this virtual instrument? Is it just an aesthetic update or a real evolution?
Avid Pro Tools 9 Review - Let There Be Light!
Written testIt was THE event at the 2010 AES show in San Fran: the launch of Pro Tools 9 took center stage and generated a lot of expectations. Pro Tools 9 is not merely a simple update. It is in fact a small re…
