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-30%Our CARBON Q review covers its connected EQ, stem-separated reference tracks, Smart Presets and Dynamic Mode, and whether it's worth $55 for your mixes.
-70%UJAM Music Creation Suite Upgrade from any 10+ paid UJAM products reviewed: find out if the discount on a large bundle is worth it for your studio.
-92%SOLID 2 review verdict: UJAM Virtual Drummer breathes like a real kit. Style 14 at 60% Intensity gave us a usable groove fast. Find out if it delivers.
SEM V review: Arturia captures the rare Oberheim hardware sound in software. Worth $149 for sound designers, but is it enough vs full soft synths?
Zampler Expansion Supreme review: 32 patches and 620MB of EDM bass and lead sounds for $12. Solid for Zampler users, but is it worth it for everyone else?
Ensemblia Percussive review: 600+ patterns and an 8-beat arranger for film scoring. Worth $235 for organic rhythmic beds or is a rival library smarter?
Our CARBON Q review covers its connected EQ, stem-separated reference tracks, Smart Presets and Dynamic Mode, and whether it's worth $55 for your mixes.
Our Rift Feedback Lite review finds it earns its place with tunable physical modelling feedback you can MIDI-play and sync, a category most plugins never touch.
AZS Diva Digital Vol.2 review reveals 200 trance presets for u-he Diva spanning 1995 to 2005 era sounds. Worth $29.95 for melodic trance producers?
Learn how Reaktor ensembles work as self-contained patches inside NIs host, with snapshots, browser loading, and a library most producers overlook.
Learn which wins in this sample and preset packs guide, with real comparisons like a 1,650-sample Melodic Techno pack vs a 900-preset Serum bundle.
Learn the essentials with this sampler plugins guide covering Kontakt 8, Decent Sampler, and XO so you can choose the right tool for your DAW workflow.
Learn the 5 key concepts in this sequencer plugins guide and master pitch, velocity, gate length, and probability to compose patterns without drawing notes.
Learn how to choose the right sound generator plugins guide covering subtractive synths, granular texture builders, and AI tools for any production style.
Discover the complete surround sound plugins guide covering panners, multichannel reverb, metering, and downmix tools for formats up to Dolby Atmos 9.1.6.
Analogue Solutions is shipping a second batch of the Filtopia, a stereo analogue monosynth built around five parallel filters.
Dutch startup musiQproof has launched a platform giving AI music creators certified, verifiable proof of creation under recognized legal standards.
Dutch maker AnalogFX has released the LARYNX, a limited-run analog formant keyboard synth inspired by the rare 1982 Synton Syrinx.
CARBON Q is a new multi-channel EQ plugin that links vocals, music, drums, and bass into one unified view for whole-mix tonal shaping.
Slingshot is a new plug-in from Low End Candy that generates reverse delay echoes live, before the transient, inside your DAW.
The Crow Hill Company's Children's Choir is a Kontakt library built around boys' voices recorded for unsettling, cinematic use.
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