Don't let your software arsenal overwhelm you - sometimes the best route to creative success is to mine just one instrument ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PLUGIN WEEK 2025: It's likely that we're all guilty of periodically shunning our existing repository of plugins and VIs, and ...

Unconventional and creatively inspiring, these soft synths are pushing synthesis in bold new directions ...

Physical modelling is one of the most fascinating techniques in the modern synthesist's arsenal. By using complex algorithms to simulate the acoustic properties of physical objects, the process ...

We put five of today's most powerful, flexible and versatile synth plugins to the test to find out who comes out on top ...

From clunky synth imitations to today’s hyper-realistic software instruments, guitar plugins have evolved dramatically. Modern tools blend deep sampling, physical modelling, and expressive ...

Neural DSP is best known for its high-quality amp models, whether that’s its $1,850 Quad Cortex floor modeler or plugins for your DAW. Its latest offering is the €139 (roughly $142) Archetype: Rabea ...

Richard D. James, the producer best known as Aphex Twin, has partnered with a British company called ODDSound to develop MTS-ESP, a software plugin that allows for the use of nonstandard tunings.

The synth plugin, created in collaboration with AIR Music Tech, allows users to customise their own alarm sounds for that distinctive dancehall sound Japanese hardware manufacturer Akai has launched a ...

When Native Instruments first released the virtual synth Massive in 2007, it quickly took the music production world by storm. Producers loved the three oscillator wavetable synth plugin -- with its ...