74AIAIAI Unit-4 review: Unique wireless portable studio monitorsWith low-latency wireless transmission and enormous batteries, the Unit-4 make a strong case for their high price.By T. O'Brien, 02.16.2024
Arturia V Collection X is its biggest upgrade in yearsThe company's flagship virtual synth bundle grows to 38 instruments, but the rebuilt Minimoog emulator steals the show.By T. O'Brien, 12.12.2023
Moog Mariana is a virtual synth all about plumbing the depths of bassThe dual layer synth is powerful and sounds great, but it's a resource hog.By T. O'Brien, 12.05.2023
Polyend's $799 Play+ has a shot a being the ultimate grooveboxWith the addition of four synth engines, stereo sample support and multitrack audio over USB the Play+ looks incredibly powerful on paper.By T. O'Brien, 11.20.2023
84Roli Seaboard Rise 2 review: I wish I had a horror movie to scoreIt's the best MPE MIDI controller money can buy. Like, a lot of money.By T. O'Brien, 11.10.2023
Chroma Console is Hologram Electronics' unique take on a multi-effect pedalIt features four versatile effect modules, plus incredibly simple and powerful automation.By T. O'Brien, 11.08.2023
FL Studio 21.2 can separate the bass, vocals and drums from your favorite songsThe latest free update also introduces FL Cloud, a new subscription service.By T. O'Brien, 10.26.2023
Splice Create uses AI to find samples that work with any loop that catches your earEven free users will be able to create "Stacks" of compatible samples with almost any loop they like.By T. O'Brien, 10.11.2023
Kontrol S-Series MK3 hands-on: A high-end MIDI keyboard for the Native Instruments faithfulA new keybed with polyphonic aftertouch and large hi-res screen headline the hardware upgrades.By T. O'Brien, 09.12.2023
Arturia's Acid V is a Roland TB-303, without the headachesIt captures all the squelchy beauty of the acid house icon, but with the amenities you'd expect in 2023.By T. O'Brien, 08.22.2023
Arturia's FX Collection 4 adds a Leslie rotary speaker emulatorYou also get effects that you previously had to buy separately.By J. Fingas, 06.01.2023
The Arturia KeyLab Essential mk3 is full-featured, eco-friendly and reasonably pricedThe latest in its budget-friendly series has a larger screen and more control options.By T. O'Brien, 05.23.2023
The new Ableton Push is an MPE-enabled standalone music production powerhouseThe best MIDI controller for Ableton Live just got even better (and more expensive).By T. O'Brien, 05.23.2023
Arturia's Augmented Brass plugin is built for synthwave and sci-fi scoresThe latest member of the Augmented family combines epic horn samples with modern synthesis.By T. O'Brien, 04.27.2023
The Polyend Tracker Mini is a powerful and portable studio in a boxThe $699 Mini combines an old-school workflow with powerful audio processing for incredible mobile versatility.By T. O'Brien, 04.12.2023
You can now embed a legitimate audio workstation right on your websiteSoundation's latest could let website visitors remix or add on to a song.By L. Bonk, 03.23.2023
Ableton's Live 11 music production software is 20 percent offPick it up starting at $79 or pay $599 for the full suite. By S. Dent, 03.23.2023
Eventide Misha review: A playful sequencer that says to hell with traditionBy ditching note-based composition for intervals and tone rows, Eventide made a sequencer full of surprises.By T. O'Brien, 03.17.2023
Arturia turns the MiniFreak into a standalone soft synthOriginally only available to those who bought the hardware instrument, now MiniFreak V is available to all.By T. O'Brien, 01.17.2023
Arturia's Pigments 4 adds new effects and a simplified interfaceShimmer reverb, drag and drop UI elements and 'light mode' are the latest free updates to the super synth.By T. O'Brien, 12.13.2022