Every month, MusicRadar’s industry-leading sister magazines - Guitarist, Computer Music, Total Guitar, Rhythm and Future Music - publish the best independent and in-depth music-making gear reviews.

We’ve collated the latest DAWs, synths, plug-ins and iOS apps to have fallen under the watchful eyes of Computer Music and Future Music’s test teams. All the gear on show here was originally reviewed in Computer Music issue 156 and Future Music issue 231 and published on MusicRadar throughout August and September.

Scroll on for this month’s top picks and click through to read each product’s full review. First up: Propellerhead’s Reason 5

MusicRadar’s verdict:

“It's always been a superb app, but with v5, Reason finally feels 'complete', offering a highly satisfying musical environment.”

5 Stars

FULL REVIEW: Propellerhead Software Reason 5

(Reviewed in Computer Music magazine issue 156)