Plogue’s Chipsynth C64 plugin promises to be “the SID synthesizer you’ve been waiting for,” and a dream for lovers of ‘80s 8-bit music-making
It runs on PC and Mac, but it’ll sound like you’re using a Commodore 64
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It runs on PC and Mac, but it’ll sound like you’re using a Commodore 64
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The classic rhythmic effect machine returns with a long-awaited follow-up. We enter the matrix
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AIR Music Technology claims to have taken the multi-effect concept and made it refreshingly simple. We crack open a can of innovation
Spitfire Audio taps into the collection of one of the most iconic producers of the last 50 years. We find out whether it’s a gas or a pass…