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 plug-ins, apps, DJ gear and other hardware to have fallen under the watchful eyes of Computer Music, Future Music, Rhythm Total Guitar and Guitarist's test teams. All the gear on show here was originally reviewed in Computer Music issue 183, Future Music issue 258, and Guitarist issue 360.

Scroll on for this month's top picks and click through to read each product's full review. First up: Sony Creative Software SpectraLayers Pro.

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MusicRadar’s verdict:

"Powerful but overly fiddly, SpectraLayers can give some amazing results if you've got the patience for it."

35 Stars

FULL REVIEW: Sony Creative Software SpectraLayers Pro

(Reviewed in Computer Music magazine issue 183)

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