Jono Buchanan
Latest articles by Jono Buchanan
![The hardware keyboard is only half the product, there's a huge accompanying software package too](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d941a4e30062c85bd156fadb8ea2ba07-320-80.jpg)
Arturia MiniLab
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Small is beautiful, they say. Less is more. We discover whether Arturia's MiniLab proves the exception or reinforces the rule...
![If you love the sound of an API desk, this won't fail to impress](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2a6b720368ac61b38ad803d521ec515a-320-80.jpg)
UAD API Vision Channel Strip
By Jono Buchanan last updated
UAD's API Channel Strip brings five classic API modules into one multi-purpose processor
![Each sound sources has modules for lo-fi, filters, envelopes, glitch FX, EQ and compression, plus reverb and delay treatments](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/80178d94269825d06eb44d43fdc8bd60-320-80.jpg)
Sonic Couture Konkrete Drums 3
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Looking for something a little bit different? Konkrete Drums 3 takes some beating...
![A 4x4 matrix of rubberized pads provides 16 velocity sensitive triggers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b7efe3b470d81120c327b0537c1930dc-320-80.jpg)
Arturia KeyLab 49
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Analog Lab is a popular Arturia software title and now there are new full-sized keyboard controllers for it
![The library is organised into four folders reflecting the recordings' locations: Wires, Ice and Water, Swamps, and Wind](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/11dcfab0adb0f22bcf1d3ef84ce110f1-320-80.jpg)
Sonic Couture Geosonics
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Chris Watson's field recording know-how. A team of crack sound designers. Sonic Couture at the helm. We go Geosonic…
![The fascia recalls the original, with its blue and black livery but the all-dial and rocker-switch combination is now replaced by a more tactile control set](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/abc9488447473b60f7829a0af2936b1c-320-80.jpg)
Novation Bass Station II
By Jono Buchanan last updated
20 years on from Novation's original, the Bass Station is back. Jono Buchanan witnesses the second coming...
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UAD Software v8.5 Plug-Ins
By Jono Buchanan last updated
UAD's latest release finds the digital division of Universal Audio extending its partner program considerably.
![The 88RS MkII, like its predecessor, organises its channel strip controls into neat modules](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6104f03009fc3d2bbf1c2a50987c58eb-320-80.jpg)
Universal Audio V8.1 effects plug-ins
By Jono Buchanan last updated
The latest update to UAD's software, Version 8.1, offers three new plug-ins, with very different aims in mind
![The front panel helps support the feeling that the revised interface is a class above its predecessor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/626814b6c73dda293d8e9a414815c857-320-80.jpg)
Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Apogee's Ensemble interface is back but we discover its update is more comprehensive than you might have imagined
![The iD14 is a small but robust desktop interface with an uncluttered upper surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c03eeec382a9670a5bf8160611b0ed33-320-80.jpg)
Audient iD14
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Preamp and DAC in a super-compact USB interface
![Despite the massive library, it's easy to track down the instruments you're looking for](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1d1f43111618e1d74d3621b5c6d4d5c5-320-80.jpg)
Spitfire Audio Albion IV Uist
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Following on from three previous Albion titles, Spitfire Audio now offers it fourth collection titled Albion IV Uist
![Wood Works aims to tackle the problem of recording or performing on an acoustic guitar through a piezo pickup](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1a2a74a58c21ce0233c5cf86e60db050-320-80.jpg)
UAD V8.0 Effect Plug-Ins
By Jono Buchanan last updated
UAD's plug-in line has swollen dramatically in recent years and, like its main competitor Waves, it now offers effects to cover a multitude of bases
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Keith McMillen K-Mix
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Keith McMillen has helped design products including Akai's MPX820 and MB76, the Mirror 6 MIDI Guitar, the QuNeo 3D, and the QuNexus and K-Board keyboards.
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Olafur Arnalds' Composer Toolkit & Samuel Sim's Chrysalis
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Spitfire unleashes two new collections
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Rob Papen RP-EQ
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Rob Papen's RAW synth plug-in was released late last year, promising "aggressive sounds for the EDM generation."
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UAD Ampeg SVT bass amp bundle
By Jono Buchanan last updated
The Ampeg SVT Bass Amplifier bundle provides two discrete plug-ins: the SVT-VR and the SVT-3 Pro.
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UAD AKG BX20
By Jono Buchanan last updated
AKG's BX20 spring reverb was a zenith for the company in the late '60s.
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Focusrite Clarett 8Pre
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Many manufacturers have finally accepted that the Mac's high-speed port of choice is to be Thunderbolt, and are now lining up with audio interfaces supporting this protocol.
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Native Instruments Symphony Series Brass Collection
By Jono Buchanan last updated
The sheer range of software titles offered by Native Instruments affords the German company a unique place in our industry.
![The front panel provides four mic pres via combi ports](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d33b116437591513bf3d05890084fffe-320-80.jpg)
iConnectivity iConnectAudio4+
By Jono Buchanan last updated
The 'gap' between iOS and desktop recording systems has been steadily closing in recent years
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First look video: Logic Pro 10.2
By Jono Buchanan last updated
We get our hands on some of the new features found in the Logic Pro 10.2 update
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PreSonus Studio 192
By Jono Buchanan last updated
Here comes high-quality, flexible audio interfacing via USB 3.0…
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UAD Software v8.4 Plug-Ins
By Jono Buchanan last updated
UAD's Version 8.4 looks to have something for everyone.
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