Gear/Software

Synchro Arts VocAlign 7 Pro Review: Come Together

VocAlign 7 is the latest version of the popular and long-running vocal alignment software. It’s as good as you expect, but does version seven bring enough new features to the table to make it worth the upgrade?

Erica Synths Bullfrog Drums: More Than a Drum Machine

A hands-on sampler and sequencer built with Richie Hawtin, the Bullfrog Drums wears “educational” lightly and delivers serious performance…

A Tale of Two Expos: Our Report From The London Synth & Pedal Expo 2026

Thanks to a perfect storm of German federal administrative blunders, UK passport renewals, and the extortionately priced logistics of moving…

Oblivion Sound Lab – Paradiso – Soundbank for u-he Diva

Oblivion Sound Lab is a small audio software company specialising in producing plugins and synth soundsets.…

Yamaha Creator Pass Review: A Subscription Built For The Budding Bedroom Producer

Officially launched in beta at SXSW back in March, Yamaha’s first real play in software caught us off guard…

Arturia Pure SUB Review: Should Bass Synthesis Be This Easy?

Arturia’s Pre SUB was designed for 808s and Reeses, making it now easier than ever to dial in massive bass. It’s surprisingly affordable too.

Arturia KeyLab Essential MK 3: A Good Starting MIDI Controller

Unboxed and raring to go, we review the latest Arturia keyboard the KeyLab mk3.…

OneOdio Monitor 80 Headphones

Next up on the review bench is the OneOdio Monitor 80 headphones, an open back pair of cans for budget…

Native Instrument’s SuperStarSaw Review

It’s not often an instrument tells you what it is so blatantly. And perhaps there’s a reason for…

OrchiD: Who Knew Chords Could Be This Much Fun?

Telepathic Instruments’ Orchid is a fantastic chord generator from Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, but can it appeal to dance music producers too?

AIAIAI TMA-2 Studio Wireless+ Headphones

AIAIAI’s studio headphones are the first wireless headphones with a dedicated transmitter. But is going cable-free worth it? Are they the best choice for music production? We test them out.

OneOdio Studio Pro 10 DJ Headphones Review

The DJ headphone market is competitive. Where do the OneOdio Pro 10s fit in? We review them and put them…

UVI Rumble Review: A New Take on Bass Synthesis

UVI suits up for the bass wars with Rumble, a low-end focused synthesizer that ingeniously splits every sound into three component bands. Is this enough to compete with established instruments like Massive?

Komplete 26: Pros, Cons & Best New Features

New name. New products. New owners! Is Komplete 26 the most significant Komplete update yet? …

SuperEQ Q2 Pro Review

SuperEQ’s Q2 Pro is a pair of wireless earbuds with active noise cancelling. They have similar features to noise…

SuperEQ S1 Headphones Review

SuperEQ is OneOdio’s lifestyle headphone brand. Their S1 headphones have a stylish appearance and useful features, including wireless operation…

Expressive E Osmose CE 61 Review: Take Control

Expressive E has finally given us a MIDI controller version of their game-changing keyboard with Osmose CE. Does it still hold up?

XLN Audio DB-30 Drum Butter: Fry Up Your Drums

XLN Audio brings the magic of RC-20 to your drums with DB-30 Drum Butter, a drum bus multi-effect processor built around the idea that drums should be fun. Does it deliver?

Manifest Audio Unveil Octopulse & Global Hub While Updating All Max Effects

With a bevy of updates and two new devices, Manifest Audio reveal a full-fledged workflow ecosystem of generative MIDI effects and creative tools…

Eventide SplitEQ: Is It A Genuine Game Changer for EQ Plugins?

We take a look at Eventide’s new and revolutionary EQ plug-in that introduces a transient-based approach to EQ’ing

Baby Audio Grainferno: Granular Under Control

Baby Audio is back with a new instrument and this time it’s taking on granular synthesis with Grainferno.

FabFilter Pro-C 3: The Most Fun You Can Have With A Compressor

The latest version of Pro-C 3 adds new compressor types and saturation, resulting in an incredibly vital and extremely fun dynamics processor.

OneOdio Monitor 60 Headphones

OneOdio aims to offer quality headphones for affordable prices. The Monitor 60 model is being billed as suited for DJ…

OneOdio A11 Bluetooth Headphones

We reviewed the A70 & A30 headphones from OneOdio last month and this time it’s the turn of the…

Novation Launch Control XL 3

Next on the test bench is Novation’s Launch Control XL 3 with all its new updated firmware goodness.…

Arturia Pigments 7: The Best Gets Even Better

Pigments 7 is the latest version of Arturia’s incredible soft synth. Is now the time to finally take the plunge?

Manifest Audio: Pattern Engine

What do you get when you combine 16 steps, 4 LFOs, 5 randomizable parameters per-step, 50 scales, and a wealth of MIDI input and playback options? The answer, apparently, is Manifest Audio’s new flagship MIDI sequencer: Pattern Engine.

Dubler2: Your Voice to MIDI

Dubler2 now works with any microphone so “if it’s in your head, you can sing MIDI into your DAW…

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M: More Than Just Classic Wavetables

Why buy a quirky ‘80s-style wavetable hardware synth in 2025? In short: the 3rd Wave 8M has breathtaking sound quality.

Purrfect Grooves? A Chord Cat Groovebox Review

The new Chord Cat from AlphaTheta is a surprisingly useful beast and it’s amazing we haven’t had something…

Waves Ovox Vocal ReSynthesis

This plugin from Waves wants to be your go-to vocal processor. Is it more than just another vocoder?…

Waves MultiMod Rack

The latest plugin from Waves’ journey into distortion is the MultiMod Rack, a multi-band distortion and effects unit that…

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