Over the past few years, K-Devices have released a plethora of max-4-live tools that bring fresh compositional possibilities to your music making in Live, whether it be modular-style plugins enabling modulation of almost any source, audio processing from granular syntheses and delays, through to beat manipulation and sample dicing. The…
Author: Andy Dollerson
Composer/Producer, and keyboard player. He has written and recorded soundtracks for a wide variety of media and co-owns DOsounds.com with Jake Owen, a music production company that gives him an excuse to buy more analog gear.
software reviews
Eventide Instant Phaser and Flanger MkII Review – Emulating (and Improving) The Classics
Eventide have recently released two major updates of some of their most iconic emulation plugins, Instant Phaser MkII (in January) and Instant Flanger MkII (just today!). I’ve spent a bit of time with these MkII versions to give you my thoughts. FYI: if you’re wondering about the timing of this…
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Unfiltered Audio BYOME Review – Build Your Own Modular Effect!
Wo! Build your own modular effect (BYOME). It’s Unfiltered Audio’s latest effect plugin. I’ve previously reviewed their Sandman plugin and I’ve always been impressed with the creativity their products inspire. This one tops their pile, and you’re definitely gonna want to check it out. Fitting a trend in electronic music at the…
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Fabfilter ProQ 3 Review – My Favorite EQ Just Got Even Better
ProQ 3 gorgeous interface I was totally surprised, and ridiculously overexcited (for a damn plugin) when I heard the update news to Fabfilter’s EQ plugin – It’ doesn’t seem that long since version 2 was out. I’ve got to be honest. I’m going to be biased about this review. That’s…
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EarMaster 7.1 – The Music Theory Tool Just Got Better
EarMaster ApS just released a major update 7.1 for its award-winning music theory and ear training software EarMaster 7. EarMaster 7.1 is free for all EarMaster 7 licensees on PC and Mac and adds dozens of new features and improvements. CLAP RHYTHMS INTO A MICROPHONEUpon overwhelming popular demand, microphone input…
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String Audio Add Two New Cinematic Libraries
MONOLITH Two years ago String Audio published their first library Dark Matter and have since published many other cinematic libraries for both Kontakt and Omnisphere (see our Lightless and Darkless reviews). Now they announce two new libraries for Kontakt: MONOLITH Atmos and MONOLITH Abyss. MONOLITH Atmos is a powerful tool to create deep…