EastWest String Machine review
- £170
Summoning the spirit of the string machines of the pre-digital age, EastWest’s latest VI brings retro-future textures to the 21st century table
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Universal Audio Volt 476P review
- £390
We go large, with the studio veteran’s latest interface that’s built to handle bigger performances
Noise Engineering Tymp Legio review
- £205
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Klevgrand Tomofon review
- $129
The Swedish developer’s ‘real audio synth’ is the company’s biggest release yet. We see what it can do…
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Arturia MiniLab 3 review
- €99
The popular mini keyboard controller is back with a refreshed new look. We run it through its paces
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IK Multimedia ToneX Capture review
- £233
IK has come up with an easy way to feed your hand-crafted guitar tones into your amp and cab sim ecosystem
sE Electronics DM2 TNT review
- £119
The DM2 TNT is an ultra-quiet, inline preamp that provides a lot of bang for your buck
Good news - Arturia is now letting anyone buy its MiniFreak V soft synth
Plugin was previously only available to owners of the hardware
Roland’s “ultra-compact” GP-3 could be the grand piano that you can actually fit in your living room
A grand design without the large footprint
Elektron Syntakt review
- £849
Elektron’s latest groovebox borrows sounds and ideas from various places in the company’s product line. We ask if this is more than the sum of its parts
Waldorf’s Quantum synth takes a big leap forward with a polyphonic aftertouch keyboard, increased polyphony and more storage
MK2 version promises some significant improvements
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Don’t expect to be able to buy it until the summer, though
Korg Drumlogue review
- £529
Some two years after it was first announced, Korg’s hybrid drum machine is finally here. We find out if it’s worth the wait
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