EastWest Voices of the Empire Review – A Truly International Collection
Offering a collection of Asian and Eastern European-influenced vocal timbre, EastWest’s Voices of the Empire gets truly international. Dave Gale…
Author Dave Gale
Dave Gale
Dave is an award-winning orchestrator, media composer and producer, with a passion for synths and modulars in all their forms, whether software, hardware, vintage or modern. Dave is MusicTech's resident Eurorack expert as well as a soundtrack composer.
Spitfire Audio Chamber Strings Professional Review
Spitfire Audio’s latest orchestral string library is all about consolidating the sound of a Chamber section. Dave Gale asks if…
Zero-G Ethera EVI Virtual Synth Review – Taking Vocals to the Next Level
The latest addition to the Ethera range brings us cinematic vocals and a whole lot more. Dave Gale gets ethereal…
Technique of the Week – Humanising Pianos
Are your pianos sounding a little bit like they are being driven by the machine? Dave Gale softens and humanises…
How To Emulate the Sounds of Blade Runner
If you’ve ever wondered how Vangelis created that amazing soundscape in the film Blade Runner, Dave Gale shows you how,…
The Vocoder: History and Deployment
Few pieces of music technology have captured the imagination of the public quite like the vocoder. Dave Gale tracks its…
6 of the Best: Eurorack Oscillators
With the ever increasing popularity of modular synthesisers, we compile our hit-list for the classiest Oscillators which adhere to the…
Leaf Audio Microphonic Soundbox Review – Little Box of Tricks
The Microphonic Soundbox could add some acoustic seasoning and flavour to your music. Dave Gale thumps and bows this new…
Rob Papen Go2 Virtual Synth Review – Your Go-To Soft Synth
Leading the charge for affordability, Rob Papen’s latest synth plug-in offers plenty of bang for your buck. Dave Gale gets…
Korg Prologue Review – A New Spin on Analogue
One of the big announcements from NAMM 2018 was the arrival of Korg’s Prologue polysynth, offering a new spin on…
Spitfire Audio: Hans Zimmer Strings Review – Epic Proportions
The latest library from Spitfire Audio brings us a string section of epic proportions with help from one of the…
Sonokinetic Noir Review – Jazz-Drenched Cinematic Scoring
Sonokinetic’s latest library draws inspiration from the Golden Age of cinematic jazz scoring. Dave Gale heads to a smoke-filled bar…
In Session Audio Shimmer Shake Strike Review
With a new collection of things to be shaken and struck, Dave Gale looks on to see whether or not…
EastWest Hollywood Choirs Review – Sampling Greatness
Providing everything from Angelic to Epic, EastWest’s Hollywood Choirs package takes choral samples to the next level, says Dave Gale……