Testing Ableton Move - Move It!
Written testBest Product awardAbleton has just delivered a surprise: a groovebox in a portable format with a screen, an 8 x 4 pad grid, and lots of buttons and encoders. It reminds us as much of Push as of Novation Circuits. We t…
Testing Presonus Studio One Pro 7 - Game changer?
Written testValue For Money awardBest Product awardStudio One has been around for fourteen years, slowly but surely staking its place in the DAW market, thanks to its good ideas and innovations. However, with this seventh version, it seems that Preso…
Testing the Roland AIRA P-6 - A pocket full of features
Written testA sampler, granular engine, sequencer, effects and lots of fun in a small, pocket-sized box: that's Roland's promise for the latest addition to the AIRA Compact family. Can it claim a choice place am…
Ableton Live 12.1 review - A feature-filled update
Written testBest Product awardThree years separate the releases of Ableton Live 11 and 12, during which time the developer released a number of new features and enhancements to the DAW, which has become the most popular among ele…
Test of Komplete Collector's Edition 15 from Native Ins… - Is the latest the greatest?
Written testBest Product awardIt's been almost two years since the release of the last Komplete and the somewhat disappointing Kontakt 7. Needless to say, the new version of Native Instruments' bundle is eagerly awaited, especial…
Testing the Arturia Keylab Mk3 - The ultimate Keylab keyboard?
Written testAfter Keylab Essential, it's time for Keylab Mk3, a major update to one of the market's benchmarks for controller keyboards.
Testing Apple Logic Pro 11 - Relentless logic...
Written testBest Product awardAlmost eleven years since the release of Logic Pro X, and after several major updates, Apple's flagship DAW is finally ready for version 11. A turning point?
Testing Akai Professional MPC Key 37 - The keys to groovebox success
Written testBest Product awardJust a year and a half after the release of the MPC Key 61, Akai is releasing a smaller version of its MPC groovebox concept with a keyboard, the MPC Key 37. Is it a simple variation or a refinement …
Testing the Universal Audio UAFX Compact Brigade pedal - Brigade manager
Written testUnveiled in October 2023, Universal Audio's Brigade has joined the UAFX series alongside the LA-2A and Flow. It's a chorus and vibrato pedal whose algorithm reproduces the sounds and playing feel of …
Baby Audio Transit - Active ingredient for your ears
Written testBest Product awardBaby Audio, the up-and-coming Californian software developer, collaborated with Youtuber and artist Andrew Huang last year to design a multieffect plug-in dedicated to transitions. Was it a great ide…
Testing the Positive Grid Spark Mini amplifier - The next size up — I'll take it!
Written testRemember, we had the opportunity to test the surprising miniature amplifier called Spark Go from Positive Grid. Today, let's find out how its big brother, the Spark Mini, fares.
Arturia Astrolab review - A performer's beast?
Written testInnovation awardEver since the Brutes and Keysteps affair, Arturia has been known to shake up the market with innovative products offering excellent value for money. And this Astrolab, tackling the stage keyboard ma…
Arturia AudioFuse 8PRE audio interface review - Love & 8
Written testJust over two years ago, French manufacturer Arturia first stepped into the world of audio interfaces. More recently at NAMM 2019, the Grenoble-based company announced two new models, one of which th…
Antelope Discrete 4 Synergy Core review - When Antelope goes for greater Synergy
Written testAbout a year and a half ago, Antelope released the Discrete, a new range of Thunderbolt & USB interfaces including discrete preamps, their famous FPGA module as well as the stack of audio effec…
Review of the Baloran The River analog synthesizer - When the analog flows in the stream!
Written testBest Product award35 years after the release of The Moog Source, the young French company Baloran pushes the concept to the next level. The River, much more than a polyphonic multitimbral analog synth, is made with pr…
