Latest articles by Bruce Aisher
Steinberg brings a host of tweaks and additions to Cubase 15, but will they satisfy new and existing users alike?
Can the latest desktop effects box from the Erica Synths and 112dB partnership deliver full-flavoured distortion with depth?
Is Telepathic Instruments Orchid, a chord-friendly portable synth, the perfect tool for studio inspiration and song-writing on the go?
Polyend turns its considerable hardware tracker skills to the world of pedal-based, sequenced multi-effects. An alluring combo, so how does it sound?
Is Hexdrums – a “Mutant-infused analogue powerhouse” – the perfect rhythmic bedrock for modern techno production?
PWM’s Mantis reunites a classic synth design with its legendary designer and gives it a contemporary twist
You can never have enough modulation sources for your modular, but is Bastl’s Neo Trinity a step (CV or LFO) too far?
Sonic disruptor Bastl is back with another palm-sized dose of fun. We don our cape to try and weave some magic
Does Cubase still have what it takes to remain at the DAW top table?
A new Cubase update has arrived – we find out if it’s going to be a lucky number for Steinberg
Empress Effects has adapted its Zoia pedal for use with modular gear. Let's get patching
It’s arrived! Could the new Oberheim OB-X8 be a modern classic? We take a look
If you want that Auto-Tune effect, or need to make a bad vocal great, then these vocal processing plugins will help turn bad singing into perfect vocals, whatever music you make
Can Roland’s Aira Compact range pack the same punch as their larger siblings?
Roland continues resurrecting its analogue history in digital form. We plug in the new JX-08
ASM Hydrasynth goes portable. Is the Chinese brand’s latest outing likely to make a splash?
The original Hydrasynth made an impressive debut for ASM. Does the new model add extra magic?
After a few years of development, VCV Rack 2 is here. We grab some (virtual) cables and get plugging
Will Cubase 12 make all your DAW dreams come true? We take it for a spin to see what magic it can bestow
Korg is back with a smaller take on the ARP 2600. Has any magic been lost in the process?
We check out Waldorf’s newly unveiled hybrid synth to see if it can conjure up some of that classic wavetable magic
