reFX Claw [Freeware] - moosers's review
ReFX's Claw is a free VST software synthesizer for both Mac and PC operating systems. You can easily download the soft synth from a number of different places on the web, and once downloaded, instal…
Arturia ARP 2600V - moosers's review
The Arturia ARP2600 V is a software synthesizer that aims to emulate the original ARP 2600 modular synthesizer. There is a second version of this synthesizer that is out now, but this review is for …
Smartelectronix Taurus [Donationware] - moosers's review
SmartElectronix's Taurus is a free software synthesizer that is available in VST format and for PC only. It's a software emulation of the classic Moog Taurus bass foot pedals. It's been a while sin…
Big Tick Audio Software Cheeze Machine [Freeware] - moosers's review
Big Tick Audio Software's Cheeze Machine is a free piece of software synthesizer that aims to emulate cheesy string sounds. I'm no longer running this software in my current set up, as my current sy…
Digidesign AIR Vacuum - moosers's review
Digidesign’s AIR Vacuum plug-in is a virtual instrument that is new to Pro Tools 8 and comes free with it. It’s a synthesizer with a lot of control and a built in keyboard. It’s part of Digidesign’…
rgc:audio Triangle I [Freeware] - moosers's review
RGC Audio's Triangle I is a simple virtual synthesizer that is available for free. It's only available on PC as a VST based instrument as far as I know. You can download the synth free from a varie…
Steinberg Embracer - moosers's review
Steinberg's Embracer is a virtual synthesizer designed for use in their DAWs like Cubase. I've only used the software in Cubase SX 2.0 for the most part, and a bit with SX 3. It has been a while si…
Native Instruments Massive - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues running this synth on my macbook. I have not needed to reference a manual as this is your basic synthesizer setup. Yes, the general configuration is simple enough…
DiscoDSP Discovery - songboy's review
I run this plugin on a Macbook with Presonus interfaces and it seems to work great so far. I have not needed to use the manual as this synth is setup up like a table top synthesizer and has a very s…
Korg Legacy Collection - Digital Edition - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues with this plugin so far on my Macbook. I have not needed to use the manual as the synths included are similar to other plugins I have used. The general configurat…
Loomer Aspect - songboy's review
I run this on a Macbook with Leopard OSX. So far this plugin has worked great. I have not needed to see the manual as it is a very simple synth to figure out. Yes, the general configuration and se…
Tone2 Gladiator 2 - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues with this plugin. I run it on a Macbook with Presonus interfaces and it seems to work great. I have not needed to reference the manual as it is very similar to mo…
Vember Audio Surge - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues so far on a Macbook. The manual is clear enough and is a good reference to help get comfortable with the complexity of this synth. General Configuration/Setup sim…
Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V - songboy's review
I have no compatibility issues with this synth except for some strange reason both of my waldorf plugins do not play well with my macbook keyboard in ableton 8. Sometimes notes play and sometimes th…
FabFilter One - songboy's review
So far I have had no compatibility issues but I did have one problem. When I first started it up, I had to locate the presets folder. Once found, it worked fine. The manual is clear enough. There…