Product Reviews by KVR Members

Antares Mic Modeler - what it is and isn't...

It doesn't turn a $20 no-name microphone into a U87. Just forget it.

But the plug can actually imitate the character of several well-known microphones if it has a good source material. I got my best results with an old condenser mic with no character of its own, the closest thing to a measuring microphone with an exceptionally straight frequency curve. There, the plugin delivered credible and really good results - without too much stress on the CPU.

The PolyMoog is probably best known as the synth in Gary Numan's Cars and as a core of many of Prince's songs. Therefore, of course, a comparison between software and hardware becomes inevitable. There, Xils Labs has succeeded exceptionally well - above all with the luster that was in the original. So the grade cannot be anything other than superb.

KaoX offers a fantastic emulation of classic FM synthesis. First of all - very good sound! In addition, a smart interface for programming your own sounds. Highly recommended.

StiX is a slightly different virtual drum machine that basically has all the well-known sounds from all the classic machines. The sound source is both sampled and digitally created and sounds really good - which is perhaps most important. You can program both via pads, keys and in a graphical interface. Since the plugin offers a plethora of possibilities, it may not be primarily intended for the absolute beginner. The ones I would wish were a stand-alone mostly to be able to work with the sounds before working in a DAW.

Wonderful!

In the mid 80's I had an ARP Odyssey, a wonderful synth that I unfortunately sold. But Oddity 3 is exactly as I remember my old faithful except for one thing - it keeps the tuning stable regardless of the temperature.

In addition to this, you can store and use ready-made sound settings. It also has effects that weren't on the original (which you can turn off to make them sound exactly like the original).