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...
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,...
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...
One of the most revolutionary developments in computer-based music production is the proliferation of virtual electronic instruments synthesizers, samplers,...
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...
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,...
Although specifically tailored for percussion sounds, Attack is a software synthesizer that's flexible and full featured enough to produce an interesting...
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;...
A percussion section is sometimes called a battery. Native Instruments' Battery puts a percussion section on your desktop, and in this case, the batteries...
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 has released four VST instruments that cover a range of synthesis methods. They include a subtractive virtual-analog synthesizer (cesSynth1 1.4),...
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...
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...
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-ins that process digital audio continue to crop up in a seemingly endless variety of formats and types-TDM, AudioSuite, VST, Premiere, real time,...