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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.
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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.…
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Arturia KeyLab Essential MK 3: A Good Starting MIDI Controller
Unboxed and raring to go, we review the latest Arturia keyboard the KeyLab mk3.…
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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?
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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.
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OneOdio Monitor 80 Headphones
Next up on the review bench is the OneOdio Monitor 80 headphones, an open back pair of cans for budget…
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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.
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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…
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Korg multi/poly native: Going Deep
Korg multi/poly native puts the virtual analog hardware synthesizer in your DAW – but is it powerful enough to hold its own in a crowded market?
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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…
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SuperEQ Q2 Pro Review
SuperEQ’s Q2 Pro is a pair of wireless earbuds with active noise cancelling. They have similar features to noise…
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Playbeat 4: AI-Powered Sequencing Done Right?
Audiomodern’s flagship software, Playbeat 4, uses AI-powered, genre-based pattern generation and a refined new GUI. But does…
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Novation Launchkey 49 MK4
Up next on the test bench is the latest addition to Novation’s acclaimed Launchkey range – the Launchkey 49 MK4…
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SuperEQ S1 Headphones Review
SuperEQ is OneOdio’s lifestyle headphone brand. Their S1 headphones have a stylish appearance and useful features, including wireless operation…
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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…
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ModeAudio Airspace – Sky’s The Limit?
When is a reverb more than a reverb? We patrol ModeAudio’s brand new Airspace to find out more……
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Audiomodern Soundbox Review: The Kontakt Killer?
Upstart plugin developer Audiomodern is challenging the hegemony of Kontakt with its new sampler, Soundbox. Is Audiomodern Soundbox good enough to dethrone the Native Instruments mainstay?
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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
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OneOdio Monitor 60 Headphones
OneOdio aims to offer quality headphones for affordable prices. The Monitor 60 model is being billed as suited for DJ…
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Sample Science Super Lynn Drums Review
Go back to the ‘80s with Sample Science Super Lynn Drums, a surprisingly deep and astonishingly affordable LinnDrum-style drum machine plugin.
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VS Review: Synthesize Your Own Visuals
Imaginado VS is a visual synthesizer aimed at musicians and producers – but how easy is it to use?
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OneOdio A11 Bluetooth Headphones
We reviewed the A70 & A30 headphones from OneOdio last month and this time it’s the turn of the…
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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.
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Live 12’s MIDI Tools: MIDI Revolution?
Along with welcome GUI updates, scales awareness, micro-tunings, sound-similarity search, and all-new instruments, Ableton Live 12 introduced a groundbreaking feature set with MIDI Tools, offering musicians and producers access to a wealth of new possibilities directly within the MIDI editor.
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Newfangled Audio Recirculate – More Than A Delay Plugin
Newfangled Audio, created by Eventide effects guru Dan Gillespie, has entered the spatial effects market with Recirculate. Could they have finally cracked the code for the perfect delay workflow?
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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…
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Waves Ovox Vocal ReSynthesis
This plugin from Waves wants to be your go-to vocal processor. Is it more than just another vocoder?…
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Expressive E Osmose: A Genuine Game-Changer
We finally have our hands on the Expressive E Osmose, a wonderful synth and performance instrument that fulfills all the…
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Vocal Reverb by Antares
Antares, best known for Auto-Tune, has released Vocal Reverb. Can artificial intelligence speed up the process of creating the…
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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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