Unless you’ve been involuntarily incapacitated for the past few days, you will no doubt have heard that Native Instruments’ Massive X, the long anticipated follow up to their classic ‘Massive’ software synth has finally been released. Dual engine Wavetable synths have seen a surge in
When Native Instruments added TRK-01 to their Komplete 12 suite of instruments a year ago, I was admittedly a little underwhelmed by the concept. What possible use could I have for a kick-drum and bass sequencer plugin inside a DAW that can already sequence and
Today Arturia have released a major update to their hybrid wavetable/virtual-analogue software synthesiser: Pigments. Version 1.2 is a free update for current owners and to celebrate, Arturia have also introduced a temporary fully functioning trial period for potential purchasers to try before they buy, until
Denise has just released Noize 2; the follow-up to the plugin that won their ‘you design it, we’ll build it’ competition in mid-2018. The plugin is an adaptive noise generator, designed to add a layer of noise to your audio as the audio input triggers
Continuing Arturia’s theme of software bundles ‘you’ll actually use’ – Arturia have released 3 iconic compressor emulations using their exclusive TAE modelling technology, which brings rare hardware compressors into the digital domain, making them accessible to a whole new generation of music producers. The French company has global clout for
Impulse Record have released a incredibly well-featured free convolution reverb plugin called Convology XT. It comes packaged with 70 impulse responses, but like the Max For Live Convolution Reverb available to Ableton Live Suite owners, you can actually load your own .wav files into the
Prolific Youtube producer Dylan Tallchief has introduced the Ableton Live Enhancement Suite for Windows-powered Ableton Live users. The suite adds a whole swag of potentially useful add-on features to Live, including: Double right-click to for quick access to a customisable menu of devices Advanced draw
