Adam Crute

The sword-sharp ingenuity of Muramasa’s clever algorithmic features is somewhat blunted by the plug-in’s unwieldy resource usage. Is its undeniable power enough to overcome its faults?

Room correction is all too easily overlooked. All-in-one solutions such as IK Multimedia’s latest iteration of ARC can revolutionise your recording space.

For a bundled plug-in included in most versions of Cubase, Groove Agent SE is a surprisingly powerful and flexible beat-building toolbox applicable to all styles and genres.

This budget interface boasts pro-level bells and whistles that make it a valuable asset, and well worthy of its relatively low expenditure.

It may not yet be a fully fledged alternative to the most popular DAWs but look beyond Waveform’s quirks and you might be surprised by its scope. We launch into its new update.

Last month, we examined Steinberg’s VST Connect and showed you how to collaborate from afar, focusing mainly on the SE version built into Cubase and Nuendo. Now, we turn our gaze towards Pro and inspect some deeper collaboration features.

It’s time to turn up the heat as we take the temperature of FireSonic’s latest plug-in. Will it set your mixes ablaze or pour cold water on your masters?

Korg’s enviable legacy has yielded some of music technology’s most important synths but for, one writer, 1997’s Z1 was its peak.

As the diminutive iPad DAW from German pioneers Steinberg reaches its third incarnation, it’s been rewritten from the ground up. But is it an improvement?

Evoke the spirit of film noir with Sonokinetic’s hard-boiled and retro-tinged sound library, coupled with an intelligent and ever-evolving digital engine.