Plugins Archives - SYNTH ANATOMY https://synthanatomy.com/category/reviews/plugins-reviews Music Tech News, Reviews, Events, Music Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:49:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://synthanatomy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Synth_Anatomy_Icon_1.png Plugins Archives - SYNTH ANATOMY https://synthanatomy.com/category/reviews/plugins-reviews 32 32 Native Instruments Kontakt 8: free update 8.6 adds six new MIDI tools https://synthanatomy.com/2025/08/native-instruments-kontakt-8-first-look-review-all-what-s-new-at-a-glance.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/08/native-instruments-kontakt-8-first-look-review-all-what-s-new-at-a-glance.html#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:49:00 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=88087 Native Instruments Kontakt 8 just got a free update to version 8.6 with six new MIDI tools and other improvements. After an exciting first half-year update for Kontakt 8 with plenty of new features, there [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/08/native-instruments-kontakt-8-first-look-review-all-what-s-new-at-a-glance.html/feed 6 Cherry Audio Crumar Spirit review & sound demo: Bob Moog’s Italian synth in a plugin https://synthanatomy.com/2025/08/cherry-audio-crumar-spirit-review-sound-demo-bob-moogs-italian-synth-in-a-plugin.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/08/cherry-audio-crumar-spirit-review-sound-demo-bob-moogs-italian-synth-in-a-plugin.html#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:34:25 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=97374 Cherry Audio teams up with Crumar to revive Bob Moog’s designed Spirit Synthesizer as a plugin for your DAW: full review + sound demo. Robert Arthur Moog, known as Bob Moog, was an electronic music [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/08/cherry-audio-crumar-spirit-review-sound-demo-bob-moogs-italian-synth-in-a-plugin.html/feed 0 Waldorf Microwave 1 Synthesizer plugin: new update revives the Mean Green Machine & sale https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/waldorf-microwave-1-synthesizer-plugin-first-look-review-and-sound-demo.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/waldorf-microwave-1-synthesizer-plugin-first-look-review-and-sound-demo.html#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:17:15 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=87300 Waldorf Microwave 1 is a new Synthesizer plugin (macOS, Windows, iPad) that revives the iconic rack-mount hybrid wavetable Synthesizer as a plugin with hardware editor functionality. Waldorf’s vintage hardware synthesizers have special stories. The microwave [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/07/waldorf-microwave-1-synthesizer-plugin-first-look-review-and-sound-demo.html/feed 3 Gforce Software Halogen FM review and sound demo: the zero programming FM Synthesizer https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/gforce-software-halogen-fm-review-and-sound-demo-the-zero-programming-fm-synthesizer.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/gforce-software-halogen-fm-review-and-sound-demo-the-zero-programming-fm-synthesizer.html#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:23:48 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=96241 Gforce Software Halogen FM: a new FM Synthesizer plugin that requires zero programming and knowledge of operator relationships: review + sound demo Starting with a classic FM Synthesizer isn’t advisable. This type of synthesis is [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/gforce-software-halogen-fm-review-and-sound-demo-the-zero-programming-fm-synthesizer.html/feed 10 Cherry Audio ODC-2800 review and sound demo: the polyphonic ARP Odyssey for your DAW https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/cherry-audio-odc-2800-review-and-sound-demo-the-polyphonic-arp-odyssey-for-your-daw.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/cherry-audio-odc-2800-review-and-sound-demo-the-polyphonic-arp-odyssey-for-your-daw.html#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2025 13:53:40 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=96091 Cherry Audio ODC-2800 is an authentic polyphonic ARP Odyssey emulation for your DAW with extra features such as a third oscillator, multi-FX, and more. Alan R. Pearlman, founder of the ARP Instruments brand, was born [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/06/universal-audio-anthem-review-analog-modeling-synthesizer-for-macos-and-windows.html/feed 4 GForce Software Oberheim TVS Pro review, emulation of the Two Voice Pro hardware Synthesizer https://synthanatomy.com/2025/04/gforce-software-oberheim-tvs-pro-review-emulation-of-the-two-voice-pro-hardware-synthesizer.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/04/gforce-software-oberheim-tvs-pro-review-emulation-of-the-two-voice-pro-hardware-synthesizer.html#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:59:35 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=94782 GForce Software Oberheim TVS Pro review: It’s an authentic emulation of the Two Voice Synthesizer from 2015, featuring all the original voice modes and other extras. One of Tom Oberheim’s most iconic synthesizers is the [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/04/gforce-software-oberheim-tvs-pro-review-emulation-of-the-two-voice-pro-hardware-synthesizer.html/feed 0 Arturia V Collection 11 review: synth bundle with 45 plugins gets the best upgrade in a long time https://synthanatomy.com/2025/04/arturia-v-collection-11-review-synth-bundle-with-45-plugins-gets-the-best-upgrade-in-a-long-time.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/04/arturia-v-collection-11-review-synth-bundle-with-45-plugins-gets-the-best-upgrade-in-a-long-time.html#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:58:38 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=94641 Arturia V Collection 11: synth bundle now packs an impressive set of 45 virtual instruments, including the new JUP-8000 V and Pure LoFI. The V Collection is one of the largest Synthesizer and virtual instrument [...]

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]]> https://synthanatomy.com/2025/03/cherry-audio-kr-55c-review-and-sound-demo-supercharged-korg-kr-55a-and-kr-55b-emulation.html/feed 0 Klevgrand SyndtSphere 2.0 review: a free fun morphable Synthesizer plugin for macOS, Win, and (iOS) https://synthanatomy.com/2025/02/klevgrand-syndtsphere-2-0-review-a-free-fun-morphing-synthesizer-plugin.html https://synthanatomy.com/2025/02/klevgrand-syndtsphere-2-0-review-a-free-fun-morphing-synthesizer-plugin.html#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:46:33 +0000 https://synthanatomy.com/?p=17220 Klevgrand SyndtSphere 2.0 review: new update brings a redesign of its intuitive and fun morphable free Synthesizer plugin (macOS, Windows, iOS). I wrote a review of the Klevgrand SyndtSphere over seven years ago. It is [...]

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