New music tech gear of the month: review round-up (November 2014)
A multi-faceted monosynth
Dave Smith Instruments Pro 2
Every month you'll find the best reviews of music tech gear on MusicRadar and in the pages of our sister publications Computer Music and Future Music.
In this gallery we've gathered all of October's new tech reviews, froms DAWS and plugins to keyboards and interfaces.
All of the following reviews were originally published in Computer Music issue 210 and Future Music issue 284/285.
A mighty overhaul for the classic controller
Akai APC40 mkII
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A raunch-inspired string synth
Waldorf Streichfett String Synth
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A compact clip-launching Ableton Live controller
Akai APC Mini
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Rode's iOS mic rides the Lightning
Rode iXY Lightning
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A little keyboard with big control options
Akai APC Key 25
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A high-end distortion box in plugin form
Universal Audio Thermionic Culture Vulture
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Single-band transient shaper
MeldaProduction MTransient
MusicRadar’s verdict:
One thoroughly able Ableton controller
Novation Launch Control XL
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Transient-shaping plugin
eaReckon TransReckon
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Making Windows more musician-friendly
Tsugi QuickAudio
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Metering, analysis and stereo processing plugin
DMG Audio Dualism
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Overdue update for the venerable ROMpler
IK Multimedia SampleTank 3
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Electric guitar ROMpler
Propellerhead A-List Electric Guitarist Power Chords
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Keyboard-based instrument suite
Sample Logic Cinematic Keys
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Toontrack takes on the Mellotron
Toontrack EZkeys Mellotoon
MusicRadar’s verdict:
iOS-based convolution reverb
Liquid Sonics Mobile Convolution
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A 'flashy' hardware/software control system
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S Series
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A studio quality condenser with USB?
Rode NT-USB
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A UREI 1176 without the price tag?
Warm Audio WA76
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A powerful audio processor
Prism Sound Titan
MusicRadar’s verdict:
Feature packed controller synth
Korg Triton Taktile 49
MusicRadar’s verdict:
A new competitor in the nearfield monitor market