MacOS

1976’s growling CAT synth now in a plug-in, co-created with original designer Carmine Bonanno

It's got growl, savage bass, an unmistakably aggressive lowpass filter, and unique-sounding cross modulation and oscillator sync. Now the CAT...

Mille is a 1000-oscillator swarming droning synth to delight your ears and hurt your eyes

Composer-developer Giorgio Sancristoforo continues to deliver complete hardware sound laboratory experiences in standalone software form for your Mac or PC....

In Dorico 5, refined notation and more realistic playback with less effort – even in Elements

Steinberg's Dorico may be a flagship notation tool in the traditional mold, but frequent updates continue to argue for making...

VCV Rack has a new manual for all its free modules – and it’s a great modular tutorial

VCV Rack, the free and open-source host, has added a new illustrated manual for all its free modules. (Free docs,...

Arturia FX Collection 4 is here, with the latest plug-ins plus a new Leslie rotary effect

Arturia just refreshed their FX Collection to version 4. That adds all the newest stuff, including a few I've written...

Sinevibes Whirl phaser now has tempo sync, bidirectional stereo width

Whirl, the delightful barber-pole phaser effect (and its seemingly endlessly swirling peaks) now has added two crucial features: syncable frequency,...

Here’s what’s in Apple’s Logic Pro for iPad – and it’s more than you probably think (first impressions)

It's been a long time coming, but Logic Pro's leap to the iPad is an impressive one. You get a...

Hands on: Soundtoys SuperPlate is five plate reverbs in one – and delivers on nuance

In the midst of lots of splashy effects, Soundtoys' latest is an exercise in subtlety and precision. These plates are...