Latest articles by Ronan Macdonald
Steinberg announces and releases Groove Agent 4
Groove Agent has expanded far beyond its original ultra-simple (and not hugely impressive) premise with every new iteration since v1, and the latest looks to be the biggest single leap forward yet,
Amazing Noises' GliderVerb hits the App Store
Amazing Noises have released their first iOS app, GliderVerb, a reverb expanding on a Supercollider 2 algorithm by James McCartney
Roland update AIRA Series to firmware 1.10
If you're a proud owner of any or all of Roland's AIRA Series of boxes, you'll want to head over to the website and download the spanking new v1.10 firmware for it/them posthaste
IK Multimedia releases SampleTank 3
With over 4000 sample-based instruments onboard, IK's long-awaited latest certainly has numbers on its side
Madrona Labs Kaivo
This new hybrid virtual synth combines two seemingly disparate forms of synthesis
DMG Audio announces Dualism 'stereo toolkit'
New plugin said to be the "Swiss Army Knife of Stereo Tools"
9 of the best Ableton Live MIDI controllers
The best in stage and studio controllers for your desk and your tablet
Hands-on test: PUC wireless MIDI interface
How does this Indiegogo-funded Wi-FI device shape up?
13 music software utilities that will make your life easier
We'd put money on there being at least one application or plugin here that could find a place in your studio and workflow
10 technologies that are changing the way we make music
Groundbreaking new ways to sync, link, control and collaborate
XILS-Lab Le Masque: Delay 1.5
A spin on the delay/filter marriage. We see if this refreshed plug-in can get you moving
Should I upgrade to Maschine 2.0?
We review the new features of Native Instruments' groove production platform
iZotope Insight
iZotope release Ozone 5's Meter Bridge as a plug-in in its own right. We see the music…
Native Instruments Maschine mkII
With its RGB pads, new Master section and cosmetic customising options, does NI's new hardware warrant an upgrade?
Sonic Charge Permut8
An emulation of an effects box that never existed, this retro-style delay generates far more than just echoes.
Apple Logic Pro 9 reviewed in the October edition of Computer Music
The October edition of Computer Music (on sale now) features an in-depth review of the latest version of Apple's professional DAW. Here are the highlights
Logic Pro 8 first look!
We've got Logic Studio installed and after a few hours of playing around, here's a random selection of stuff we like in Logic Pro 8, including screenshots taken on a MacBook Pro...