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“All the music software you need… but for the price of a mid-level Apple Mac”: Native Instruments Komplete 15 review
By Andy Jones published
Komplete 15 really is everything you ever wanted in music production software, but is it now just too big in both size and price?
“A fantastic blend of features, portability, and audio quality that will serve many users well in crafting great-sounding mixes”: Soundcraft Notepad-12FX review
By Chris Corfield published
Compact, powerful, and versatile - but is the Soundcraft Notepad-12FX the best option for small studios?
“A full range of controls for instruments and DAWs, along with a semi-weighted keyboard that’ll please the players”: Novation Launchkey 49 and 61 MK4 review
By Martin Delaney published
The Launchkeys MK4 in 49- and 61-key versions – is it possible to have it all?
“Exceptionally authentic, while also providing sonic depths in a production-ready format”: Cherry Audio P-10 review
By Roland Schmidt published
It’s time for a welcome return of the soothsayer, as Cherry Audio recreates one of the most legendary analogue behemoths of all time
"Do we really need another virtual analogue synth? If it sounds this good, the answer is yes": Yum Audio Ember review
By Matt Mullen published
Yum Audio's Ember is a "vibe-driven" soft synth that promises analogue warmth, vintage textures and rich, characterful sound - and actually delivers
"The engineers at Pianote have done a great job replicating the feel of an acoustic piano": Pianote Prima digital piano review
By Quentin Lachapèle published
On Black Friday, online learning platform Pianote drops its first digital piano for beginners. But can it hold its own against the leading players?
“A wonderful blend of multitimbral synth hardware with clip style sequencing, wrapped up in a solid, performance-based module”: Mayer EMI MD850 Vibes review
By Andy Jones published
Vibes is a multitimbral hardware synth with Ableton-style sequencing. It's hardware imitating software imitating hardware, and we like it a lot
"A great beginner keyboard, and a potential gateway into electronic music making in general": Roland Go Keys 3 and 5 review
By Ben Rogerson published
The beginner keyboard market gets a couple of fresh contenders that offer more than you might think
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