Reviews

Nearing the end of my virtual drummer review series, we come to MeldaProduction’s MDrummer. How will it compare to the

A departure from United Plugins’ normal lineup of hardware emulations, Transmutator is a cross-fading plugin with a modern look and

Audified has just released the second in their VocalMint series of plugins, VocalMint Compressor. Let’s check it out!

After nearly a month of reviews, I’m crowning the winners in my best drum plugins roundup. Which plugin should you

Finally at the end of my drum plugin review roundup, today we’re exploring SONiVOX’s Tony Coleman Drums. What’s good and

Continuing my drum plugin review series, today I’m checking out AIR Strike 2. With 19 kits and lots of bundled MIDI, how

Today in the next installment of my drum plugin roundup I’m looking at FXpansion’s BFD3. How does it compare? Find

Best known for their AmpliTube guitar amp and effects sims, how will IK Multimedia’s drum plugin stack up against the

Next in my drum review series is Steven Slate Drums 5.5, which promises to have lots of drums, cymbals, MIDI grooves,

First up on my search for the best drum virtual instrument is EZDrummer 2. What did I like and what would

United Plugins has just released Quick AG, an all-in-one acoustic instrument mixing plugin. Today I’ll decide if it’s a good

Today I’m checking out MSuperLooper, the newest plugin from MeldaProduction. How does this looper plugin stack up against the others?

I checked out the new XILS-lab X-201 Vocoder, an emulation of the classic Sennheiser VSM-201. Let’s find out more about

I took an in-depth look at Loopcloud, a desktop/web sample browser and DAW plugin suite designed to help producers

Today I’m looking at MSoundFactory by MeldaProduction, a synth and sampler suite that now includes the free Monastery Grand sample

Audified’s newest addition, Sphene Pro, is a high-gain bass amp sim and distortion pedal. Let’s check it out!

Today we’re getting loud with Youlean Loudness Meter. Let’s review the features of the Free and Pro versions and help

I spent a week playing with Fuse Audio Labs’ F-59 Fender Bassman amp sim. Did Fuse Audio Labs hit another

Fuse Audio Labs has released VPB Bundle, their Virtual Pedal Board plugin, featuring five throwback stomp box emulations. Let’s check

Black Rooster Audio has partnered with multi-platinum mixing engineer Koen Heldens to create a unique new compressor plugin, KH-COMP1. Here’s

How well does Scaler 2 do as both a music theory tool and an audio detection tool in one? Find out

One of the most popular plugins for distortion and saturation just got a complete overhaul. Let’s take a look at

Is Sonarworks Reference 4 worth the price? Is it difficult to use like some other studio calibration options? Let’s find out

I took a look at Rob Papen’s QUAD, an expansive synth virtual instrument originally created for Reason Rack that is

What uses did I find for a one-knob saturation plugin, and where does it really shine? Find out in my

In my Kali Audio MV-BT review, I’m taking a look at this professional Bluetooth input module. How does it work,

Does Fuse Audio Labs’ new creation VCL-515 continue their trend of creating awesome vintage hardware emulations with modern features? Find

Today we’re looking at United Plugins’ Autoformer, a multi-model preamp, compressor, and volume rider in one.

In our Positive Grid BIAS FX 2 Review, we’ll find out if this plugin is really the “New Era of Tone”

What do four legendary compressors chained together and blended at will sound like? Find out in our review of FireSonic’s

Today we’ll be checking out the newest plugin from Fuse Audio Labs, VPRE-2C, which is an emulation of a 1950

In this best piano plugins roundup, we’ll be weighing the results from five in-depth reviews and crown the champions

At the most affordable retail price of the bunch, how will the piano plugin offering from SONiVOX fare in our

Next up in our best virtual piano review roundup is Waves Grand Rhapsody Piano. Will Grand Rhapsody Piano stand up

Today we’re looking at a new plugin that promises to deliver character, saturation, distortion, de-essing, multi-level compression and EQ all

In this third installment of our piano VST review series is the most expensive offering, Arturia Piano V2. Is it

In our second installment in this review series, I take a look at AIR Mini Grand. I’m looking for the

In the first review in our piano plugin round-up series, we take a look at Toontrack’s EZKeys Grand Piano. Get

Does Lounge Lizard by Applied Acoustic Systems bring that iconic Rhodes sound to your DAW? Find out in the HomeStudioToday