Software Reviews & News Archives - Making Music Music hardware & software reviews, guides and news Sun, 03 Apr 2022 19:47:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://making-music.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-Making-Music-logo-512w-32x32.jpg Software Reviews & News Archives - Making Music 32 32 39023228 Arturia Pigments 3 review https://making-music.com/arturia-pigments-3-review/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 15:01:31 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=42269 Is this just another Arturia Pigments review? Not really… Developing as a musician is a curious phenomenon. In theory, the fundamentals of music theory can be broken down into a set of rules that are quite mechanical and mathematical. But if we’re all playing by the same set of rules how are we creating such […]

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]]> 42269 Captain Plugins 4.0 review https://making-music.com/captain-plugins-4-0-review/ Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:09:55 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=42136 When almost anyone decides they fancy having a crack at making music on a computer there are several things that might hold them back. The first challenge is learning how your DAW (recording / sequencing software works. The second problem is often a lack of music theory knowledge. A lot of musicians come to making […]

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]]> 42136 Captain Melody gets six of the best https://making-music.com/captain-melody-gets-six-of-the-best/ Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:51:28 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=42109 Mixed In Key have released version 3.0 of their popular (and award winning) Captain Melody software. We’ll be writing a full review soon, but in brief Captain Melody is a suite of plugins (and standalone programs) that helps producers and songwriters who don’t have what might be called ‘traditional musical theory knowledge’. Which we imagine […]

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]]> 42109 News: Releases from Synclavier Digital, Arturia and Spitfire Audio https://making-music.com/news-releases-from-synclavier-digital-arturia-and-spitfire-audio/ Sat, 13 Apr 2019 11:44:22 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=42050 Here’s a round-up of a few new software titles that have caught our eyes recently. Classic synth, legendary compressors and a re-imagining. Synclavier Go! If you remember the 80s (or you watch endless compilation shows looking back at various decades) then you can’t fail to have heard sounds from the seminal Synclavier II. It was […]

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]]> 42050 News: Wham, bam, thank you NAMM! https://making-music.com/news-wham-bam-thank-you-namm/ Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:31:55 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41998 There’s nothing like a trade fair to loosen the wallet, a task made even more difficult by the post-Christmas month of January that seems to last eleventy-million days until the next pay day.  But every year, NAMM showcases some of the newest and most innovative music tech for the forthcoming twelve months to whet the […]

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]]> 41998 News: IK Multimedia reveal SampleTank 4 https://making-music.com/news-ik-multimedia-reveal-sampletank-4/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:47:03 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41929 With NAMM 2019 fast approaching, we here at Making Music.com are looking forward to a batch of new products to see us into the new year. And, as if by magic, IK Multimedia get the drop by announcing a refresh of their best selling sample player and multi-instrument workstation, SampleTank. Now at version 4, the […]

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]]> 41929 Review: Xils Lab PolyM https://making-music.com/review-xils-lab-polym/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:55:18 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41883 Manufacturer’s website: Xils Lab Price: €89 (discounted at time of publication). Normal price €149 Xils Lab’s PolyM – what is it? Xils Lab made a name for themselves creating software synths, particularly emulations of vintage models. The PolyM is their latest release and it’s a software emulation of the famous Polymoog. The original was released […]

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]]> 41883 News: Apple release latest Logic Pro X update https://making-music.com/news-apple-release-latest-logic-pro-x-update/ Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:39:32 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41867 Hot on the heels of the new macOS Mojave, Apple have now updated their popular DAW software Logic Pro X to version 10.4.2. Along with a long list of stability and reliability fixes, the new update also includes a number of new features that users have been requesting for some time.  One of the most […]

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]]> 41867 Review: Spitfire Audio’s Studio Strings Professional https://making-music.com/review-spitfire-audios-studio-strings-professional/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 15:17:37 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41838 Manufacturer: Spitfire Audio Web: Spitfire Audio Price: Studio Strings £199. Studio Strings Professional £449. Upgrade from Studio to Professional for the price difference. Spitfire Audio’s Studio Strings – what is it? There are two versions of this library – Studio Strings, sometimes referred to as the Core version, and Studio Strings Professional. There are several […]

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]]> 41838 Review: Sample Logic’s Arpology Cinematic Dimensions https://making-music.com/review-sample-logics-arpology-cinematic-dimensions/ Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:06:49 +0000 https://makingmusiccom.wpengine.com/?p=41817 Manufacturer: Sample Logic Web: Sample Logic Price: $399.99 (Arpology crossgrade $299.99) Sample Logic’s Arpology Cinematic Dimensions – what is it? About six years ago Sample Logic developed an arpeggiator or step animator which formed the basis of the original Arpology software. Although it shares the same name, Arpology Cinematic Dimension isn’t so much Arpology on […]

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