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Spectrasonics – Omnisphere – Review

Spectrasonics Omnisphere
Review by Jason Farnham (www [dot] jasonfarnham [dot] com)

Remember when you used to go in the music store and play a new keyboard for the first time, and it sounded so cool that you were really inspired, and wanted to spend 5 hours there just writing a song? And you ended up just buying the thing on the spot, without even thinking about if you could afford it or not? Spectrasonics Omnisphere synth plug-in (RTAS, VST, AU) for your DAW is that kind of instrument. Sure, there are some cons, but as for bang for the buck, ($479 to be exact), with over 40GB of sounds, this synth plug-in is a great addition to your virtual instrument arsenal.

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A Guide To Virtual Pianos

A Guide To Virtual Pianos
by Dov Waterman

There isn’t anything out there in the world of digital music reproduction that beats the sound of a real instrument. Nevertheless, the piano is one of those instruments that composers, performers and audio engineers have sought to emulate over the years.

With ultra-powerful computers with higher sample rates and more memory, it has become a viable alternative for many of us to incorporate (albeit representations of ) high-class and immaculately recorded pianos in our work.

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Stutter Edit – Izotope – Review

After 30 or so years of making music with computers, it’s not often that I find a piece of software that I get excited about. One look at their video demonstration and I instantly “got it” and had to have it! Of course it’s easy to overuse and probably will. But damn, it’s just so much fun!

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