D16’s Drumazon 2 review: a must-have 909-inspired drum machine plug-in

Polish software house D16 has been cooking something special for its flagship 909-inspired drum machine, Drumazon 2. It’s an emulation that captures not just the feeling of the original hardware – but the spirit of the music that was made on it. Let’s have a detailed look.

Free today only: HoRNet Graffio multiband distortion plug-in

Here’s another freebie for you from Italian plug-in maker HoRNet, if you act fast. Graffio is 3-band (or fullband) distortion and saturation with switchable excited and bitcrusher.

Peter Kirn - October 6, 2023

Imagine, Expressive E’s physical – synth hybrid, now has M1/M2 support and more sounds

It’s been a big year for Expressive E as their Osmose flagship hardware takes off. But they’ve got strong offerings on the software side, too – and now their Imagine software instrument adds Apple Silicon support and expanded sound capabilities. Imagine is a unique one, combining instrumental layers that model acoustic properties with a complete […]

Peter Kirn - July 20, 2023

Arturia LX-24 recreates 1978 Lexicon 224 reverb – but don’t miss the 2023 flipside

Peter Kirn - April 4, 2023

Minimal Audio delivers Cluster Delay, a multi-tap with sound sculpting extras

Peter Kirn - March 1, 2023

IRCAM ASAP plug-in suite transforms and remixes sounds; part of it is free

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2022

Studio One 6: video track, collaboration, new effects, mixing controls; review roundup

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2022

Linux gets native analog modeled plug-ins, Pultec emulations, with VST, VST3, and now – CLAP

Peter Kirn - August 24, 2022

Arturia V-Collection 9, feature by feature: a dreamy, futuristic update, new and old

Peter Kirn - June 8, 2022

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