Daws Reviews

A compact and rugged audio interface

A disappointingly perfunctory DAW update

Based in West Yorkshire, and "drawing on 45 years in plastics manufacturing", Decksaver makes hard covers for turntables, mixers, synths, grooveboxes and MIDI controllers.

Slam Dawg (VST/AU/AAX) is the first plugin from Beatskillz, a sub-brand of Beatfactory Academy, the Delhi-based outfit behind the excellent Bollywood Sounds sample libraries.

Designed to complement the Launchpad S, this slick new controller could make operating Ableton Live's mixer a breeze

The APC Mini feels like Akai's effort to create a Launchpad with faders

This audio-bending DAW is certainly looking rather dated, but does it have enough tricks left up its sleeve to make it an entry-level bargain?

Studiologic's Numa Stage has a large keyboard, bread and butter sounds and MIDI controller features

It's here at last, but does this innovative yet clearly Live-inspired app have what it takes to usurp Ableton from the neo-DAW throne?

It's been over four years since v2 of this highly individual, history-rich music production application. Has time been kind to the king of trackers?