plugins Archives - Making Music Music hardware & software reviews, guides and news Mon, 13 Aug 2018 15:27:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://making-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-Making-Music-logo-512w-32x32.jpg plugins Archives - Making Music 32 32 39023228 Review: DAW Cassette by KLEVGR https://making-music.com/review-daw-cassette-by-klevgr/ Mon, 13 Aug 2018 15:21:34 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41790 Like me, you may remember cassette tapes as a medium we were happy to see the back of.  But the reality is that according to a lot of audiophiles a certain ‘something’ was lost when everyone went digital. If you’ve got the funds you could buy an analog 1/4 tape system for your studio.  But […]

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]]> 41790 Review: D16 group LUSH-101 https://making-music.com/d16-group-lush-101-review/ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 21:30:15 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41751 As I’ve mentioned in previous articles I’m a n00b. But stick with me here, just because I’m not as experienced as other Making-Music.com staffers like Gareth Patch or Ian Waugh doesn’t mean this review will be pointless. Hopefully. Regardless of who you are and what level your music is at right now, there’s a high […]

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]]> 41751 PunchBox bass drum review https://making-music.com/punchbox-bass-drum-review/ Sun, 14 Jan 2018 12:10:45 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41489 Bass – Alive and kicking PunchBox, what’s the point? Kick drums are the meat on the bones of almost all electronica, so it’s not a huge surprise that d16 group released a dedicated kick drum synth. Without a decent rhythmic thump we can latch onto what on earth would we nod our heads along to? […]

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]]> 41489 Review: Spitfire Audio’s Orchestral Swarm https://making-music.com/review-spitfire-audios-orchestral-swarm/ Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:16:07 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41427 Manufacturer: Spitfire Audio Web: Spitfire Audio Price: £199 Spitfire Audio’s Orchestral Swarm – what is it? Orchestral Swarm is a Kontakt library. It will run in the free version of Native Instruments’ Kontakt Player sample player versions 5.6.8 or higher, and needs at least 59Gb of free disk space for the installation (to make room […]

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]]> 41427 T-Racks 5 by IK Multimedia: In-depth Review. https://making-music.com/t-racks-5-ik-multimedia-depth-review/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 16:36:43 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41377 A little background… T-Racks first came on the digital audio scene way back in 1999. A standalone mastering application that included an EQ, Compressor and Limiter, along with basic metering, designed to recreate a sense of analogue equipment and give you professional sounding masters. It was accessible to many, both technically and monetarily and was […]

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]]> 41377 IK Multimedia Ampeg SVX2 Review https://making-music.com/ik-multimedia-ampeg-svx2-amplitube-4-review/ Tue, 07 Nov 2017 21:18:07 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41221 Although you can’t accuse IK Multimedia of resting on their laurels work-wise, new amplifier simulations for their AmpliTube software have been few and far between recently. Since the release of the fourth iteration of the popular guitar amp and effects plugin, they have only released two new add on packs, those being Fender Collection 2 […]

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]]> 41221 Sample Logic’s Electro City review https://making-music.com/sample-logics-electro-city-review/ Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:46:14 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41134 Electro City is a phenomenally powerful loop construction and playback instrument for Native Instruments’ Kontakt. Product: Electro City Manufacturer: Sample Logic Web: https://www.samplelogic.com/ Price: $299 Electro City – what is it? Electro City runs in Native Instruments’ Kontakt sample player; the free or the full version, and requires version 5.6.8 or higher. It uses 1.75Gb […]

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]]> 41134 Spitfire Audio Symphonic Strings Evolutions Review https://making-music.com/spitfire-audio-symphonic-strings-evolutions-review/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 18:35:25 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41111 Spitfire Audio Symphonic Strings Evolutions – what is it? Spitfire Audio has been creating Virtual Instrument packages for the last ten years, and very good at it they’ve been too. Beginning with creating bespoke tools in collaboration with high profile composers, such as Anne Dudley and Patrick Doyle, they have continued apace and now have […]

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]]> 41111 How to get the ‘Shreddage’ guitar plugin really cheap! https://making-music.com/how-get-shreddage-guitar-cheap/ Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:52:39 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41102 Impact Soundworks, in association with Audio Plugin Deals, are offering a special price on their ‘Shreddage’ bundle.  For a short time you can buy the Shreddage bundle for $99. Don’t hang around, this deal is only available until 20th September! Click here to buy Shreddage direct from Impact Soundworks… This virtual guitar plugin bundle includes: […]

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]]> 41102 Syntronik by IK Multimedia in-depth review https://making-music.com/syntronik-in-depth-review/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:58:26 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=40914 Since the advent of the fully-fledged DAW, software manufacturers have strived to produce the ultimate plugins, with realistic versions of analogue hardware possibly being the hardest to recreate with any authenticity. In recent years however, said manufacturers have come closer to achieving the ultimate goal of fooling everyone with the latest soft Neve channel or […]

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