RME Audio Babyface Pro - "NO LATENCY for Virtual Keys....period!"
I got this interface because it is known for being the small form-factor "top-dog" for live virtual keys, and I was not disappointed. This unit is the lowest-latency USB-based unit I know of. It is…
PreSonus PS-49 - "A great small Keyboard for just about anything"
This was my first keyboard that I got in a PreSonus Recording Bundle package. The keyboard is not great, but playable, and It has just enough controls to get you through most things. It also integra…
M-Audio Keystation 49es - "Fantastic basic small keyboard controller "
This one has been my dedicated knock-around key controller, great for playing add-on "supplemental" key parts when I primarily play saxophone at gigs, and for setting the harmonies (via MIDI) to my T…
Novation Impulse 61 - "Fantastic controls, not-so-great quality keyboard."
This was purchased at a time when I needed a new keyboard and also lacked other controllers for DAW and VSTs parameters and thought I would need these controls. I was initially OK with the keybed, bu…
Fatar / Studiologic SL88 Studio - "....hands-down the best 88-key weighed keyboard for the price."
For the price, this is the best 88-key weighted keyboard controller out there! OK, so its not quite as good as a 'Kurzweil" keybed, but it is the next best thing, ...responsive, stable and light. The…
Eventide Instant Flanger MkII Plug-in - "Classic and Beyond, Flanging technology used by Bowie"
A plug-in based on the 1975 Instant Flanger rackmount, what you’re getting are both classic and unique flanging sounds not found on more modern counterparts. The tones and presets certainly don’t so…
Eventide Instant Phaser MKII Plugin - "Old Analog Phaser with some New Twists"
Amazing that this plug-in emulates a phaser from 1972, the Eventide Instant Phaser. The algorithm may simulate analog tape flanging from years gone by, but this digital remake sounds both modern and…
Eventide MangledVerb - "From Lush to Chaotic - Delay into Reverb into Distortion"
When you combine reverb with distortion you get some darn freaky results. Although MangledVerb offers some straight-up presets to add zing to your drums and other instruments, those with a longer de…
Dell Alienware m17 - "Alienware m17"
Intro This is an extremely powerful laptop designed to run quietly under light graphics load. Although it is primarily a gaming laptop, the powerful processor multiple M.2 slots, a standard SATA d…
Eventide H3000 Band Delays - "Simple compositions can sound complex and three-dimensional"
If you want to get freaky, then the H3000 Band Delays (derived from the H3000 Harmonizer studio processor) is the ticket. You can take a sound, separate it by frequency bands, change the filter type…
Eventide Octavox - "Huge sounds and clear complexity"
A massive diatonic harmonizer, you can output up to eight voices based on a chosen key and timing interval (I also demo the Quadravox later in the demo, which offers similar presets, but with four vo…
Eventide H3000 Factory - "A Plethora of Effects and Customization for Unique Tones"
The H3000 Factory is a DAW plug-in that re-creates several key algorithms from the H3000 Harmonizer® effects processor (rackmount unit). There are over 450 presets, along with 100 artist presets (and…
Eventide SP2016 Reverb - "A Multitude of Reverbs that Sound Utterly Real"
This overview considers the 2016 Stereo Room, the SP2016 and the Blackhole plug-ins by Eventide, which with its own demo. 2016 Stereo Room Natural and organic sounding, Eventide’s 2016 Stereo Roo…
Eventide Elevate Bundle - "Complete Mastering Bundle Worth Every Cent"
EQuivocate Part of the Elevate software bundle by Newfangled Audio, Equivocate is such an easy tool to use when adjusting frequencies and for two reasons. First, and although you can use a blank te…
UVI Digital Synsations 2 - "Awesome sound value in sample libraries"
I use the UVI libraries on two of my PC’s. My main touch screen pC desktop, and also on my pc laptop. Since my laptop doesn’t have the largest hard drive, I keep all of my UVI sample libraries on a d…