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discoDSP Corona 7 VA

Corona 7 Review: Does discoDSP’s Hybrid Synth Still Compete With Serum, Pigments, and Vital?

August 18, 2026 | Mixing and mastering

The software synth market has reached a point where new releases rarely introduce genuinely new production capabilities. Most instruments already offer wavetable synthesis, virtual analog oscillators, extensive modulation systems, oversampling, and increasingly sophisticated preset ecosystems. The challenge for developers is no longer adding features. It is providing a compelling reason to choose one synth over […]

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Lucid

Minimal Audio Lucid Review: Is This Granular Plugin Worth Buying?

August 18, 2026 | Mixing and mastering

Granular effects can produce some of the most distinctive sounds in modern music production, but they rarely become everyday workflow tools. Most granular plugins excel at generating textures, evolving atmospheres, and unexpected artifacts, yet they often sacrifice harmonic accuracy, rhythmic stability, or repeatability. The result is a creative process that frequently requires additional pitch correction, […]

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Pulsar Modular P252 MDN Diode germanium diode compressor

Pulsar Modular P252 MDN Diode Review: Neve 2252 Compressor Plugin Explained

August 17, 2026 | Mixing and mastering

The compressor plugin market has reached a point where most new releases revisit the same handful of circuits. SSL bus compressors, 1176 variants, optical designs, and Vari-Mu emulations dominate mixing workflows, often differing more in implementation than in concept. Finding a compressor that introduces a genuinely different dynamic response has become increasingly rare. That is […]

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ONRI Audio REISEI

ONRI Audio REISEI Review: Can Harmonic-Aware EQ Improve Mastering?

August 16, 2026 | Mixing and mastering

Most mastering processors still operate on the same principle: adjust a frequency range, then manage the side effects. Even the most advanced EQs, dynamic EQs, and spectral tools are ultimately making decisions across bands of frequencies rather than individual harmonic structures. ONRI Audio REISEI is a mastering plugin built around harmonic-aware processing rather than conventional […]

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32Classic Channel Strip

Harrison 32Classic Channel Strip V2 Review: Workflow, Sound & Mixing Performance

August 15, 2026 | Mixing and mastering

Harrison 32Classic Channel Strip V2 is a modern channel strip plugin designed around console-style mixing workflows. Harrison 32Classic Channel Strip V2 arrives at a time when workflow efficiency is becoming just as important as processing quality. Large sessions are more demanding, plugin counts continue to grow, and many engineers are actively looking for ways to […]

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UJAM Virtual Drummer Neon

UJAM Virtual Drummer Neon Review: Fast Drum Plugin for Pop & Electronic Production

August 14, 2026 | Uncategorised

Virtual drum production has largely split into two categories. At one end are comprehensive drum production platforms built around detailed sampling, extensive mixer control, microphone routing, bleed management, and deep performance editing. At the other are workflow-driven instruments designed to generate production-ready drum parts with minimal setup. UJAM Virtual Drummer Neon clearly targets the latter […]

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VG Oboe Virtual Instrument

VG Oboe Review: Realistic Oboe VST for EWI, Wind Controllers & Film Scoring

August 13, 2026 | Mixing and mastering

Most oboe VSTs are built around the same basic workflow: load a patch, play the MIDI part, then shape the performance with automation. VG Oboe is an oboe plugin that takes a more performance-oriented approach. Its three sampled oboe layers can be blended in real time, while expression, vibrato, attack, articulations and other parameters are […]

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Softube Reference 1998 Equalizer

Softube Reference 1998 & 1956 Equalizers Review: Modern Passive EQs for Mastering

August 13, 2026 | Uncategorised

Passive tube equalizers remain a fixture in professional mastering rooms despite the dominance of ultra-precise digital EQs. Modern engineers can correct individual resonances, automate dynamic frequency control, and visualize every adjustment in real time, yet many final tonal decisions are still made with broad, musical EQ curves rooted in decades-old analog designs. That is the […]

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Sequoia 2026.5

Sequoia DAW Review: Is Sequoia 2026.5 Worth It?

August 12, 2026 | Uncategorised

Sequoia has never been a conventional music-production DAW. Its strengths are precision editing, mastering, multichannel work, broadcast, classical and live recording, and post-production—workflows where the ability to manage audio efficiently matters as much as the processing itself. Sequoia 2026.5 extends that focus with a new Spatial Panner for handling stereo, surround, and immersive formats from […]

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