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Akai MPC Sample Review
The Akai MPC Sample earns its high marks in the places that determine whether an instrument gets used: the pads, the speed, the sampling path, usability and the price. It loses points for a set of restrictions that feel like product positioning…
Dreamtonics Premiers Instrument X
Dreamtonics has leveraged the technology behind their groundbreaking Synthesizer V AI vocal generator and released Instrument X, which allows musicians, producers, sound designers and film scorers to create realistic orchestral music right inside their DAW…
Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 Review
Judged as hardware engineering, the Telepathic Instruments Orchid is merely good. Judged as a songwriting tool, it’s excellent, and it would be genuinely outstanding if the next revision spent its effort on removing walls rather than adding rooms…
Pittsburgh Modular Releases Lifeforms SV-2 Synthesizer
Pittsburgh Modular unveiled the sequel to their Lifeforms synth, featuring new oscillators, new waveshapes, new overdrives, new filter character modes, new envelopes, and a new spring reverb…
Audeze LCD-5S Headphones Review
The Audeze LCD-5s makes a strong value case at $4,500, delivering flagship-grade resolution, very fast transients, and thanks to the new SLAM technology, a deeper and more physical bass than the original LCD-5, as well as improved comfort…
iZotope Upgrades RX To Version 12
iZotope has released RX 12, a new upgrade of their audio editing and restoration suite…
Spectrasonics Omnisphere 3 Review
The most comprehensive and detailed review of Spectrasonics’ Omnisphere 3 hybrid synthesizer plug-in software to date…
Waldorf Upgrades Iridium Synth To Mk2
Based on the legendary multi-engine design of the Quantum and Iridium product line, this new generation features a new design and an upgraded CPU board with expanded RAM and flash storage…
Nomad Factory Upgrades Blue Tubes To Version 4.0
Originally introduced more than 25 years ago, Blue Tubes became known for delivering analog-inspired processing. With version 4.0, the entire collection has been rebuilt from the ground up to meet current production standards…
Waldorf Reboots Attack SoftSynth To Version 3.0
Waldorf Attack 3 has a virtual analog-style synthesis engine, delivering 24 individual sounds per kit with 12 sounds playable polyphonically as pitched instruments….
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Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 Review
Judged as hardware engineering, the Telepathic Instruments Orchid is merely good. Judged as a songwriting tool, it’s excellent, and it would be genuinely outstanding if the next revision spent its effort on removing walls rather than adding rooms…
Audeze LCD-5S Headphones Review
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