Computer Music user reviews
Band Industries Roadie 3 - "An Accurate Tuner now with a Metronome and Winder/Unwinder"
OVERVIEW: Anyone who likes tech gadgets will enjoy Roadie 3. Although any other tuner will do the job, the mechanics of Roadie 3 is pretty cool (like the Chase Bliss Preamp MKII), but there’s a lot more under the hood. Roadie 3 can tune anything fro…
PreSonus Studio 24c - "Easy to use, install and with excellent sound/dependability & $1000 worth of software"
Well, I was using the Stealth Pedal (IK Multimedia) as an interface, and then it no longer was supported. Then I turned to the Line 6 Tone Port UX8, and although those drivers worked (in Windows 10), I never could get it to record to simultaneous tra…
M-Audio KeyStudio 49 - "Not fancy, but it works, and works well."
I've owned this for a number of years, and use it primarily for testing these days as I have other controllers and keyboards for regular use. It's a fully USB class-compliant device, so it works out-of-the-box with Windows, MacOS, and iOS devices. Mo…
PreSonus Ampire - "Sounds Good and is Easy to Use"
Ampire is a VST plug-in developed by PreSonus. The basic program (with add-ons available separately, see demo at end of review) provides five key amplifiers, four of which are for guitar and one for bass. These include the AC30, JCM800, MESA/Boogie D…
Audified Linda RockStack - "Three-channel, easy-to-use Guitar amp/cab for clean, dirty and hi-gain"
Here is a simple-to-use VST plug-in that enables you to go from clean, to crunch, to rock and to hi-gain/metal. A three channel highly-tweakable amp with two perfectly matched cabs that can be blended. With several presets, Martin Linda (pro musician…
Antelope Audio Discrete 4 Synergy Core - "Great Value and professional features"
I bought the Discrete 4 synergy core interface two weeks ago. After performing intensive testing and professional recording (also to catch one of the great antelope audio's offers) I decided to publish this review. the interface is compact and rob…
reFX Nexus 2 - "Sounds good, but..."
Used it for several tracks. It definitely sounds good, but if you're a sound designer, sadly it's not a tool for you. I had occasional CPU spikes. Maybe that was because of my laptop. Anyways, I loved its pianos, bells and pad sounds, which sound rea…
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 6 Pro - "Improved Sound and a Plethora of Effects & Tools"
Guitar Rig 6 is a software package that allows for stand-alone playing (connect a computer to a speaker system for live playing) or within a DAW for recording. Easy to download and install, the stand-alone version opens by clicking the icon, or you c…
Luftrum Lunaris - "The Most Impressive Pad Instrument"
LUNARIS is no ordinary collection of pad samples; it is a 4-layer pad instrument that will take your creative abilities to the next level. I’ve always been a fan of pads, since they work in so many genres, including atmospheric, country and pop songs…
Luftrum Bioscape - "Incredible Sounds and a Flexible Editing Platform"
Bioscape is a Kontakt and Komplete platform-based sampler, with over 320 presets in the categories of pads, textures, ASMR, drones, pulses, playables and effects. Designed by Luftrum Sound Design (and a team of field recorders), the sounds in this pa…
