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I’ve been reviewing Native Instruments and iZotope gear for over a decade – these are the things worth picking up their Cyber Weekend sale
By Si Truss published
There's a lot on offer in the NI, iZotope and Plugin Alliance Black Friday sale, let's sort through the highlights

Waves just dropped its best value software offer yet for Black Friday - get 3 plugins for $49.99 and save hundreds
By Chris Corfield published
Save cash and boost your plugin arsenal with these top-tier tools, effects and bundles

3 ways to use Oeksound Bloom in a mix: Why this dynamic tone shaper might be your new go-to effect
By The MusicRadar team published
Sponsored by Oeksound
From the makers of Soothe, Bloom combines the best of EQ, compressor and saturation tools in one easy-to-use plugin

Cherry Audio's P-10 captures the sound of "one of the most desirable flagship analogue polysynths ever created"
By Matt Mullen published
This emulation of Sequential Circuits' "10-voice, 20-oscillator, bi-timbral behemoth" boasts a faithful recreation of the Prophet-10's sound alongside a handful of contemporary flourishes

iZotope's Cascadia brings a contemporary twist to vintage-inspired tape delay
By Matt Mullen published
Cascadia is the third instalment in iZotope's affordably priced series of "intelligent" plugins designed to help you address common mixing pitfalls

IK Multimedia teams up with Alex Lifeson for TONEX collection featuring four of his favourite amps
By Jonathan Horsley published
Lifeson promises “dimension, depth, all that stuff” from IK Mutlimedia’s latest signature TONEX release, and if you have a TONEX pedal you can have all this on your 'board

Our all-time favourite free plugin just got an update – why aren’t you downloading it right now?
By Si Truss published
Valhalla Supermassive 4.0 adds a realistic reverb mode that makes it more useful than ever

"It's got more punch than a kangaroo at boxing practice": What is OTT compression - and how do you use it?
By Chris Cartledge published
This influential Ableton Live preset made its way into thousands of tracks, spawned a copycat plugin, and inspired a new - and unapologetically excessive - style of compression. But why does it sound so good?

Slate + Ash's Primaries / Strings brings together breathtaking solo strings with a powerful sound design engine
By Matt Mullen published
Transform a vast library of expressive string articulations into evolving textures and layered soundscapes with the inaugural software instrument in Slate + Ash's new Primaries series

Here's the Black Friday deal DJs and home producers can't afford to miss - score up to 50% off hardware and software in Native Instruments' epic Cyber Season sale
By Chris Corfield published
This huge Cyber sale includes savings on the 4.5-star rated Maschine+, the beloved Guitar Rig 7 Pro, and so much more
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