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Honest 10in1 China Bundle review: 11 Chinese orchestral instruments with pro articulations at $872, but does the licensing process make it worth the hassle?
Ultra Analog VA-3 Upgrade from VA-2 or VA-1 review: 560 new presets and a ladder filter, but old UI issues remain. Worth $79 to upgrade?
4020 Retro EQ Native v7 upgrade from v6 review: worth $29 for M1 Apple Silicon users, VST3 and AAX support, and cleaner output saturation behaviour.
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Industry news and announcements from artists.
The Crow Hill Company's Brother Tree Sound uses a "fragmentary" sampling method to capture a live string quartet feel without traditional sample limitations.
A Halloween party sing-along from The Vampires of New Orleans. A guest at an All Hallows' Eve party in 1865 tastes the crimson punch and slowly realizes the oth
Analogue Solutions has opened pre-orders for the Series 700, a six-block modular synthesiser built from original Roland System 700 schematics.
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Guides
New how-tos for the studio.
Find out how transient shaper plugins guide your attack and sustain control, from free Flux BitterSweet v3 to SPL Transient Designer Plus for punch and clarity.
Find out how this tremolo plugins guide covers top picks like Soundtoys Tremolator and free tools so you can add rhythmic depth to any mix with confidence.
Find out how this vibrato plugins guide compares circuit-modeled emulations like Martinic Scanner Vibrato to free DAW options so you can choose with confidence.
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