Published on August 29th, 2004.
Author: Devon.Brent
Category: Virtual Instruments.

Quantum Leap – Stormdrum.
The one question I see posed over and over on forums is “How do I make my drums larger than life?” With questions like this, it’s obvious there is a call for pre-processed, good miking technique, ready-to-go samples. Who’s got the chops to answer the call though? Bring up one Nick Phoenix [...]

Published on August 9th, 2004.
Author: Devon.Brent
Category: Virtual Instruments.

Ultra Focus – UltimateSoundBank.
Proudly emblazoned on the front cover of Ultimate Sound Bank’s new manual are the words “Ultra Focus – Synthesis Anthology.” Oh how appropriate those words are.
While Ultra Focus follows in the footsteps of many sample-based libraries before it in the synthesis department, so few of them [...]

Published on August 9th, 2004.
Author: Derik.White
Category: Virtual Instruments.

Melodyne: Magic or Myth?
If you look deep enough inside the hearts of every computer musician you’ll find a desire, even a need for the ultimate control tool. A tool that gives you the power over midi, effects, recording, and most of all the ability to look at raw sound data as if it was as [...]

Published on August 9th, 2004.
Author: Rudi.Cazeaux
Category: Virtual Instruments.

HALion 3 – The Return of the King?

We’ve had Shrek 2, Spiderman 2, and now we’ve got HALion 3. Will Steinberg’s latest offering in the software samplers war measure up to its competitors?

The list of new features looks very comprehensive indeed, but this review will concentrate on the most significant changes and their impact [...]

Published on August 6th, 2004.
Author: Rudi.Cazeaux
Category: Virtual Instruments.

Rob Papen – Albino 2.
Great Expectations It is an avoidable fact of life that most people are never fully satisfied with what they have. No matter how good something is, we always long for more…
When I first wrote about Albino’s previous incarnation, you may recall that I was very impressed by the quality of [...]

Published on August 5th, 2004.
Author: Derik.White
Category: Hardware Reviews, Virtual Effects.

Universal Audio UAD-1 “Sure Shot?”
The UAD-1 from Universal Audio must enjoy its position in the audio plug-in world. Every experienced computer muso has at least checked it out, most dream of having one, and the crackers can’t get there hands on it (due to its PCI hardware interface).
The UAD-1 is a suite of plug-ins that [...]