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“With the polyphony and effects it has effectively ‘crossed the line’ into all-new polyphonic Brute territory”: Arturia MiniBrute V review
By Andy Jones published
After going from soft to hard synths, Arturia is going soft again, with its first analogue synth getting a virtual version. It’s a Brute

Kanye West and Jay-Z producer Anthony Kilhoffer on the budget bitcrusher he used on In Paris
By Ben Rogerson published
Released in 2016, it emulates the crunchy sound of vintage samplers

“Its biggest asset is its ease-of-use”: iZotope Neutron 5 review
By Si Truss published
The AI-assisted mixing bundle adds three new modules, but its new channel modes might be the highlight here

“It’s dreamy, evocative and incredibly emotive, but there’s so much you can do to sounds as well”: Sonora Cinematic Panorama Guitars review
By Andy Jones published
Panorama Guitars will have you crying into your DAWs as you create emotive shoegaze and post rock atmosphere

“A flexible and impressive compendium that extends way beyond just jazz”: Toontrack SDX The Jazz Sessions review
By Roland Schmidt published
Combine a legendary engineer with a background in jazz, with an equally legendary studio, and the results could be the rebirth of the Cool. We hit the jazz pocket

Roland’s new Earth Piano instrument puts “50 years of piano development” into your DAW
By Ben Rogerson published
Grand, upright and felt pianos are all here

How to build a complete mastering chain in Ableton Live using only stock plugins
By Martin Delaney published
There's no need to draw for expensive third-party plugins when you're DIY mastering. Here's how to build a versatile mastering chain using Ableton's ample selection of processors

iZotope's Neutron 5 adds 3 new plugins and makes its AI-powered Mix Assistant "faster and smarter"
By Matt Mullen published
This ever-expanding suite of intelligent mixing tools gets a flexible clipper, an upward compressor, and targeted processing with new Mid/Side and Transient/Sustain modes

SSL releases Halloween-themed free plugin X-Orcism II: Voices from the Crypt
By Matt Mullen published
This spooky vocal processor and multi-effects plugin incorporates a delay, reverb, pitch-shifter and noise generator

“It sounds just like an original, while being simple to use, and easy to control from within your DAW”: Roland Space Echo RE-201 Plugin review
By Roland Schmidt published
If you want to send your mixes to the outer limits, we’ve got the perfect plugin for you. Listen out for echoes from Space
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