Waves’ latest effects plugin combines four delays with four reverbs. Is more necessarily better?

Korg finally release the full-size version of their classic monosynth, the MS-20. Can it still hold its own amidst the clones and competition?

Modal’s latest is a virtual analogue poly that aspires to reinvent the aesthetic of traditional analogue sound.

With Maschine +, Native Instruments cut the computer tether to offer a premium DAWless beat-making experience—but is it worth the price?

With the CDJ’s ubiquity in clubland, and at this price point, it was always going to create a stir…

Korg has updated its popular Volca Sample with USB sample import. But is it enough to justify the price bump?

ASM’s all-digital Hydrasynth is packed with features and is certainly impressive on paper but does it live up to its promise?

The iconic Solid State Logic has always been known for its incredible but pricey analogue and digital audio mixing consoles…

Generate, from Newfangled Audio and Eventide Audio, combines chaos, physics, and West Coast synthesis. Is this synth plugin more than the sum of its parts?

Output has hit another one out of the park with Thermal, an intuitive and inspiring multiband distortion plugin.

Akai professional’s free MPC Beats DAW is great for beginners and experienced producers alike.

Just when you think every worthwhile synthesizer has been emulated for the plugin domain, along comes Knif Audio’s Knifonium to prove you very, very wrong.

Novation impresses with its latest controller, Launchkey 49 Mk3.

FabFilter’s Saturn 2 is a great-sounding update to the multiband distortion plugin.

Arturia finally adds the Oberheim OB-Xa to its list of emulations.

Waves’ plugin chainer StudioRack is a boon for hardcore Waves users.