Cakewalk Sonar 2 XL - FP User's review
This version is as good as this line of product could be right now. Effects auditioning function could be improved. You can't change settings during live audition. Price paid $400+/- Easy to use f…
Adobe audition 1.5 - FP User's review
I think that the user interface of the program just make music so accesible. Simple controls and functions, a well rounded program. Oh my word, I think this program is the easiest I've ever used. St…
Ableton Live 5 - FP User's review
I love its sequencers. It has a linear sequencer as well as a pattern based sequencer. The interface is about as cute as Whoppi Goldberg mugshots but the functionaility of this program is remarkable.…
Steinberg Hypersonic - FP User's review
I wouldnt say theres anything MISSING as such but there could be more! No problems with this what so ever. All works great! SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE The sounds on this VSTi are amazing! God DAMN! I…
Steinberg Cubase VST 5 - FP User's review
Features are excellent. Not much is missing. $399 It's well made, but Cubase being an old program, usability could be much better... SX is coming out soon, which should improve all this. SUITABILI…
Steinberg Cubase SX 1 - FP User's review
I find Cubase to be the best program yet when it comes to plugin support and and tweeking mixes. I also love that scores editor, and absolutely love the way it accomodates other plugins and programs.…
Spectrasonics Trilogy - FP User's review
I can't think of anything missing. 349 usd Very easy to use, simple interface. Allows you to mix different bass sounds together to create some truly unique sounds. SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE Excelle…
Spectrasonics Stylus RMX - FP User's review
While there is over 7 GB of sounds just in the main release, I would have liked to see more in certain areas. For example, there are at least 12 menu's worth of snares, and only 4 or 5 octaves worth …
Spectrasonics Atmosphere - FP User's review
Atmosphere comes with a MASIVE 3.7 gig library with more than 1000 patches to be mixed and matched to over 1 million combinations. Three envelopes per layer for Pitch, Filter and Amplitude are availa…
Sony Sound Forge 8 - FP User's review
I think for a recording program, it's got everything that you need. Has a nice list of effects, filters, etc... everything a good recording program should have. $200 I've used the older versions of…
Sonic Foundry Acid Pro 4.0 - FP User's review
The features are AWESOME. The "beatmapping" feature is great, it maps each beat of an audio loop, and works out the BPM (Beats Per Minute) and adjusts it to that of the project. If you want…
Sony ACID Pro 5 - FP User's review
I like Acid a lot but I wish they would add control surface support and same track recording. You can render and bounce to one track which helps but that will only take you so far. I hear they are ad…
Renoise Pro Music Tracker - FP User's review
This is the best tracker I have come across (and my favourite piece of music software). The sample files supported include: wav, MP3, aiff and ogg. There is full VST 2.0 support and several native ef…
Psycledelics Psycle [Freeware] - FP User's review
Featues are decent.Vst/vsti compatibility,and supports ASIO. Sequencing is tracker style.So if you like working with patterns,and building songs from them,this is deffinantly worth a download. Modula…
Reason Studios Reason 3.0 - FP User's review
I love the workflow of Reason, I can change things on the fly. For instance Reason allows me to change the cabling real quick from one one module into another. I love how it doesn't take that much cp…