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Editor's picks
musiQproof review: eIDAS and RFC 3161 timestamped proof for demos, stems and AI tracks. What it proves, how the plans work, and who should skip it.
-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.
-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.
Bassline review: warm, defined, characterful bass without hours of synthesis sculpting. Worth $31? Find out if it beats the field for groove producers.
Abstractions Ultra-Analog VA-3 Sound Bank review: Richard Devines 127-preset artist collection is bold and distinctive. Worth $39 for your synth toolkit?
Learn how Strum GS-2 upgrade from Strum Session review stacks up for chord voicings and realistic strumming patterns. Worth $99 for non-guitarists?
Solina V review verdict: Arturia nails the Moroder-era string ensemble sound with analog modeling. Worth $99 to finally stop chasing that lush string wash?
MPC Expansion: Brute Factor review verdict: 47 analog patches sourced from the MiniBrute 2S for MPC producers. Worth $13 for that raw voltage-driven sound?
FilterShaper XL review: Cableguys packs 60 LFOs and 20 filter types into one plugin. Worth $49? We tested it on a stubborn bassline to find out.
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.
Learn everything in this virtual instruments guide, from concert grand pianos to modular synths, running as VST, AU, or AAX plugins in any DAW.
Learn how vocal synth plugins guide your sound from raw recording to alien textures, with vocoders, formant shifting, and harmony stacking in one plugin.
Find the right vocoder plugins guide comparing band-vocoding, vocal synthesis and pitch effects so you know exactly which type fits your production style.
Pitch Tempo offers free pitch and tempo changes for short audio files
Rob Papen has launched QUAD-2, a 16-voice synthesizer plug-in with 43 filter types, 48 FX, and a new Ribbon Controller, priced at $49.
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.
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