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The Roland Jazz Chorus and its "king of clean" guitar tone is coming to a DAW near you
By Andy Jones published
The 50th anniversary of the original amp and chorus effect is being celebrated with a software recreation

Best DAWs 2025: The best digital audio workstations for PC and Mac
By Ben Rogerson last updated
Our expert pick of music production software packages for every budget and application - tested and rated

NAMM 2025: Scaler 3 promises to widen the feature set of one of our favourite songwriting tools
By Andy Price published
This third version of the ultimate music theory workstation promises to be more effective than ever at suggesting creative routes forward

NAMM 2025: Musik Hack to showcase its sound-enhancing plugin Fuel at this year's show
By Andy Price published
The Master Plan developer's recently launched second plugin melds a bass enhancer, limiter, saturator and clipper

NAMM 2025: XILS-lab promises "virtual Vangelis" with its new Yamaha CS-80 emulation
By Matt Mullen published
The Eighty expands the potential of Yamaha's storied '70s classic with a third synth layer, expanded modulation options and extra effects

“In a world where AI is starting to impact in so many areas of tech, it is notable and perhaps refreshing that this gets no mention in this release”: Steinberg Cubase Pro 14 review
By Bruce Aisher published
Does Cubase still have what it takes to remain at the DAW top table?

“As production becomes more cloud-oriented, many are questioning whether desktop DAWs are beginning to show their limitations”: How online DAWs are ushering in a new era for music making
By Chris Corfield published
Can browser-based digital audio workstations match up to traditional offline DAWs? We take a look

“They're poised to have a breakthrough year”: Are these music's next superstars? Shazam thinks so
By Andy Price published
The track identifying app's Fast Forward 2025 pinpoints who its data suggests will explode in the coming 12 months

How to work with reverb effectively
By Adam Douglas published
“When used correctly, a good reverb can lift a song into the stratosphere”

“Atomika goes an awful lot further than the original Polivoks”: Cherry Audio Atomika review
By Roland Schmidt published
If you’ve previously been tempted by a vintage Polivoks monosynth, but never fancied having to translate the front panel, Cherry Audio has something very special for you!
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