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“An exceptionally accurate model of the original Prophet, with a clutch of incredibly useful enhancements”: GForce Prophet-5 review
By Roland Schmidt Published
Embellished by official backing from Sequential, GForce brings us the original soothsayer in software form. We look at the fortunes of the new Prophet

“A fantastic-sounding instrument, with the concept of the supersaw placed at the very core of its makeup”: Native Instruments SuperStarSaw review
By Roland Schmidt Published
The legendary supersaw waveform gets the superstar treatment, through this new collaboration from Native Instruments

“A one-stop shop for almost everything a guitarist might need”: Universal Audio Paradise Guitar Studio review
By Pete Emery Published
Universal Audio curates a wide selection of its renowned amp models and effects to create a plugin that is a near-complete guitar studio

“Ozone 12 feels like a rite of passage, with a considerable number of enhancements that will make this a worthy upgrade”: iZotope Ozone 12 Advanced review
By Roland Schmidt Published
An industry standard in mastering, Ozone gets an upgrade to version 12, but does it do more than just pump up the volume?

“Huge sounds in the vein of an artist at the forefront of the progressive metal scene” Neural DSP Archetype: Misha Mansoor X review
By Pete Emery Published
Neural’s digital expertise combines with Misha Mansoor’s renowned ear for excellent tone to bring us a plugin that serves up everything a player may need to record epic, Periphery-inspired modern metal guitar tones

“A fine example of modelling software, providing some really engaging sounds, particularly for the contemporary domain”: Expressive E Soliste review
By Roland Schmidt Published
Expressive E adds MPE to the physically-modelled world of solo strings. We pick up a bow and apply some virtual rosin

"The ability to use official Boss stompbox recreations in our DAW is here - and with that comes flexibility in terms of how, and what instruments they're applied to": Boss Effects Pedals plugin review
By Stuart Williams Published
The first ever official software emulations of Boss pedals are here, but they live under a Roland Cloud…

“Any musician should be able to find a brilliant new colour to add to a developing mix”: EastWest Lo-Fi review
By Andy Price Published
Aimed at those looking to rough up their software-constructed songs, Lo-Fi is a vivid playground of blended effects that will twist your sounds deliciously
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