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RGCAUDIO PENTAGON I 1.21 (WIN)  By Len Sasso RgcAudio's Pentagon I is an analog-style software synthesizer available in standalone as well as VSTi and DXi plug-in formats. It features four multiwaveform...

IMAGE-LINE FRUITYLOOPS 3.5 (WIN)  By Len Sasso FruityLoops is one of the oldest contenders in the growing field of loop-oriented, all-in-one studio software. Unlike programs such as Sonic Foundry Acid,...

Steinberg Virtual Guitarist  By Nick Batzdorf Virtual Guitarist ($249.99) is a pair of VST plug-in instruments developed by Wizoo and marketed by Steinberg that merges over 1.5 GB of acoustic and...

Shell Game  By Geary Yelton One of the most revolutionary developments in computer-based music production is the proliferation of virtual electronic instruments synthesizers, samplers,...

Csound SoftSynth Explored  By Dennis Miller Csound is the latest in a long line of synthesis languages that have roots that go back to Bell Labs in the late 1950s. The language provides an almost...

Virsyn Virsyn 1.1  By Len Sasso Software-based VirSyn is a 12-part multitimbral modular synthesizer for Windows. Each Part consists of a 32-voice modular synthesizer with a step sequencer,...

Waldorf Attack 1.0.1 Software Synthesizer  By Len Sasso Although specifically tailored for percussion sounds, Attack is a software synthesizer that's flexible and full featured enough to produce an interesting...

Native Instruments Reaktor 3.0  By Len Sasso With the release of version 3.0, Native Instruments' Reaktor has come of age. This update features a redesigned audio engine that offers greater CPU efficiency;...

Native Instruments Battery 1.0  By Len Sasso A percussion section is sometimes called a battery. Native Instruments' Battery puts a percussion section on your desktop, and in this case, the batteries...

Propellerhead Reason 1.0  By Jeff Burger Never has cutting-edge technology played such a critical role in the creation of music as with today's electronic-dance genres. When it comes to software,...

Ces Software VST Instruments  By Len Sasso Ces has released four VST instruments that cover a range of synthesis methods. They include a subtractive virtual-analog synthesizer (cesSynth1 1.4),...

Bitheadz Tubes, Tines, and Transistors 1.0  By Len Sasso Tubes, Tines, and Transistors 1.0 ($199) is an extensive collection of vintage keyboard sounds on CD-ROM in BitHeadz Unity DS-1 format. It emphasizes...

U&I SOFTWARE METASYNTH STUDIO 2.7 (MAC)  By Jeff Burger  ...

GMEDIA TECHNOLOGY  By Zack Price Gmedia's GForce M-Tron 2.04 ($69.95) is a VST instrument for Mac and PC that emulates the classic Mellotron keyboard of days gone by. M-Tron includes...

Applied Acoustics Tassman 1.2 Review  Brian Smithers TASSMAN 1.2 (WIN) Flexible physical modeling and more in a software synthesizer. Have you ever wondered what a bowed marimba sounds like? Or how about...

Plug in to Creativity  Peter Freeman Plug-ins that process digital audio continue to crop up in a seemingly endless variety of formats and types-TDM, AudioSuite, VST, Premiere, real time,...

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