FabFilter Software Instruments releases Pro-Q - Precision EQ (FEATURED NEWS ITEM) FabFilter Software Instruments has announced the release of Pro-Q, a new EQ plug-in that Fabfilter says "delivers the cleanest sound and an uncompromising feature set, all behind a great looking, intuitive and clutter-free interface." The ... [read more]
7Aliens Catanya reviewed by flametop (18 Nov 2009) While many VSTis contain their own arpeggio features, this external VST takes things quite a bit beyond the normal up/down/rand style of pattern. Its main focus is to produce MIDI patterns given keyboard input (usually in the form of chords). In this... [read more]
Camel Audio Alchemy reviewed by LeVzi (12 Nov 2009) I've owned Alchemy since the day of it's release, and it's only now i've decided to review it here, mainly due to the fact that it has literally never ceased to amaze me in what it can do. During the early days when i'd fire it up and just try things... [read more]
NUSofting Strings Dream Synthesizer reviewed by paladium (11 Nov 2009) The developper of nusofting knows his classics his plugins always sound a little bit extra , he puts a lot o love working these out. compared to other stringsynths (for instance gmedia virtual stringmachine wich is samplebased , strings dream only ... [read more]
Lucas Xie ganK the Synthesizer reviewed by huihuide (07 Nov 2009) I've used gank to make a synth track and it turned out fine. I can say it's good for ordinary purposes. And the laser sound is kind of cool, like the kind in sci-fi movies. gank is not bad as a freeware. It can provide a variety of sounds with fine q... [read more]
Spectrasonics Stylus RMX reviewed by muLperi (06 Nov 2009) What can I say... I too started using loops. I bought Stylus RMX xpanded about a year ago and have found myself using it quite a lot. Perhaps lately I've used it mostly on some shakers, congas spicing up the backing track in various ways and those ki... [read more]
Waves GTR Solo reviewed by brokencan (05 Nov 2009) GTR comes with almost every amp, cab, effect, and mic combination you can think of. I actually have the real deal for most of these and know the tones very well after years of recording and playing. I’m not going to say that the software beats out a ... [read more]
Vember Audio Surge reviewed by megadeth (05 Nov 2009) I wanted to review this synth because it is not like any other The last review is old, so i wanted to say : it still alive ;) I will not enter the technical domain, all is already written This synth can do anything : bass, lead, arp, pad, FX ... an... [read more]
H.G. Fortune Arracis Gold reviewed by HiEnergy (27 Oct 2009) Arracis Gold Pro is a four oscillator step sequencer synthesizer with a large number of built-in sample waveforms which can be switched and modulated in up to eight steps per loop (host synced, common note values, dotted, triplet). The stepper can ad... [read more]
yedey LoopDrive reviewed by Proxima4 (13 Oct 2009) My first contact with this FX/Instrument was through the forum of Synth Edit, I initially went to the site to find some modules to use in an instrument, but found this instead of what I wanted and so decided to give it a go. Without beating about th... [read more]
Softrave Harmonium reviewed by jobromedia (11 Oct 2009) Saw this as a random plugin for the hour, and thought I should give it a shot. This synth tries to mimic some 19th century harmonium, which it does quite good. The sound is rather warm but has a big problem with missing loops at some parts. It also c... [read more]
Arturia Moog Modular V reviewed by paladium (10 Oct 2009) arturias finest emulation (closely followed by prophet V) there is no better vsti if your into subtractive modular synthesis the gui is clean and sharp , the new updated v2.5 filters sound even more detailed , its especially suited for elaborate pa... [read more]
The Interruptor BionicDelay reviewed by FrankOtheMountaiN (03 Oct 2009) This is a great sounding virtual echoplex. Closest thing to an analog tape delay that I have found. Been happily using it for years. Sometimes the best plugins are free. A must for your arsenal! The de-generation sound is unique and convincing. Being... [read more]
Antares Audio Technologies Filter reviewed by Tren (02 Oct 2009) This product has been discontinued now, which is a shame because it's a remarkably versatile effects plugin that lets you do a lot of stuff and is very powerful in the way it can be triggered and modulated. It has a multitude of waveforms, four ... [read more]
NUSofting HarpTime reviewed by ulrichburke (26 Sep 2009) I WAS having BIG problems using HarpTime, it was freezing on every note, which is why I gave it, originally, a bad review. I could only say what it was doing on my system - I'm not techie enough to know WHY it might have been doing it! But ... [read more]
Togu Audio Line TAL-Reverb reviewed by Rathead (22 Sep 2009) TAL Reverb is exactly what you would hope for. A very smooth stereo plate type reverb. Not designed to simulate realistic environments or any piece of existing hardware, it is a plate plain and simple. But, damn, if a plate is what you need, this is ... [read more]
AudioRealism AudioRealism Bass Line (ABL) reviewed by markkooper (21 Sep 2009) I love this 303 emulation. It nearly captures the bite and grittiness of the original that everything else i have experienced has lacked. The basic waveforms of the original TB-303 always possessed something different and very special in it's basslin... [read more]
Ableton Live reviewed by markkooper (21 Sep 2009) Ableton Live is genuinely the most innovative music production tool and DAW I have ever used. It looks and works both creatively and functionally and offers something completely different from the competition. It offers brilliant options to those who... [read more]
PSPaudioware PSP EasyVerb reviewed by markkooper (21 Sep 2009) I am personally a big fan of PSP Audioware and this is an absolutely brilliant reverb and definite MUST HAVE! Reverbs are a tricky subject, and are notoriously difficult to learn at the very first glance, but this, is in it's simplicity, is almo... [read more]
Sonic Reality Ocean Way Drums reviewed by buscemi (16 Sep 2009) I tried not to give this all tens but as I run through the ratings, I find: User Interface: I understand what's going on right away. I feel like I'm in my comfort zone - like recording and mixing a real drum set but on steroids, with more powerful... [read more]
Insert Piz Here Mr. Alias Pro reviewed by willum070 (07 Sep 2009) Mr. Alias Pro is a fantastic weird scientific noise factory. It specializes in everything from pulsating static ambience fields through atonal distorted sounds, on to weird nuclear plucked sounds, and desiccated formant pads that sound like they were... [read more]
Devine Machine Software Krishna Synth reviewed by Feng (02 Sep 2009) The frame oscillator makes Krishna really shine for very complex and evolving patches. It basically takes a wav file, slices it into small pieces that you can use as a very massive wavetable (thousands of waves against the traditional 32/64). Than yo... [read more]
E-MU Proteus VX reviewed by AzureCrystal (31 Aug 2009) As a long term lover of Emu Proteus sound I remember how sad I was to lose those sounds when I sold my Proteus 2500, for years I missed that machine and it is no longer available !! When I found out there was a VST with THE SAME presets as my P2500, ... [read more]
E-MU Proteus VX reviewed by pquenin (31 Aug 2009) Proteus VX is a amazing freeware. It's a rompler, so you have tons of sounds in it, but you can't import your own samples. The presets in this VX version are numerous (1024) but you have not access to the synth engine. You can alter the so... [read more]
Prodyon Enchoir reviewed by invisibill@gmx.net (25 Aug 2009) I just discovered this little GEM. Let me say that i was always in the search for good and smooth sounding vocal harmony processors, but always found that they´re either too expensive or don´t deliver the results that i´m after. Tha... [read more]
Bram Bos Tunafish reviewed by mrblitz000 (25 Aug 2009) The terminology for Tunafish is that an individual 'track' within a sequence is called a 'channel.' There are 10 individual channels in Tunafish. The overall mix of the channels, as programed into sequences ('segments'), and finally assembled, then... [read more]
Fuzzpilz Oatmeal reviewed by FarleyCZ (22 Aug 2009) WOW! You know ... there just have to be somewhere a few freeware synths which sounds great. First of them was synth1. Next was Helix. But when Helix came commerical, this beast appeared! Oh my god! There is every button I need. It does simply everyt... [read more]
Garritan ARIA Player reviewed by marce (20 Aug 2009) ARIA Player review: Im reviewing the ARIA player that has been released with GPO4 some days ago, so i will concentrate on the sampler engine itself more than in the library. It makes sense because you can load in ARIA external content, not only the ... [read more]
Antress Modern Plugins reviewed by mrblitz000 (20 Aug 2009) I didn't have a lot to say here, except for this: If you're into free VSTs, and you don't yet have these; by all means download them. Rumour is that they're going to go 'pro' at some point, and as a result these will no longer be free. I haven't expl... [read more]
Smart Electronix GalactiX reviewed by orbit (19 Aug 2009) I forgot all about this plug-in. I was talking to a friend all about strings/pads and what he used on a few tracks, and he brought this plug up. I remember using it quite awhile ago, so I decided to give it another shot. I fired up my scratch pad; Ab... [read more]
E-MU Proteus VX reviewed by DavidRadi2 (15 Aug 2009) It´s almost shocking that first review on this wonderfull instruments is only few days old. Proteus stands out in my freeware collection / to be true - not only freeware collection /, it´s sound is something different compared to piles o... [read more]
