Cakewalk: SONAR Platinum
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
The new SONAR that replaces SONAR X3 will be the last one ever — no more numbered editions according to Cakewalk. But that doesn't mean that this is the last release you'll ever need....
Gear Reviews
by Alan Tubbs
Cakewalk: Scratchpad for iPad
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
I have seen the future, and it is touch. And fun. Cakewalk's Scratchpad is their first foray into iOS apps and is exactly what it sounds like. The main portion of the on-screen interface is divided...
Cakewalk: SONAR X3 Producer
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
Cakewalk has been in the news a lot lately. First, Gibson agreed to buy them from Roland. Having a guitar maker buy a DAW company is not as odd as it first seems, since Gibson also owns TASCAM, maker...
Cakewalk: Sonar X2 Producer
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
SONAR X1 [Tape Op #82] was a major change from the previous eight or so iterations of SONAR. X1 looked, operated, and felt very different from its predecessors, which were so... Windows looking, with...
Cakewalk: SONAR X1 Producer Expanded PC4K S-Type Expander/Gate & Channel Compressor modules
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
While continuing to update SONAR X1 (Tape Op #82) for free, Cakewalk is adding functionality to their top-shelf version of SONAR X1 Producer with a paid upgrade - SONAR X1 Producer Expanded. Most of...
Steinberg: RND Portico 5033 EQ & 5043 Compressor plug-ins
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
When Steinberg announced the plug-in versions of the Rupert Neve Designs Portico 5033 EQ (Tape Op #57) and 5043 Compressor (#59), I jumped at the chance to try them. These plug-ins are based on...
Rupert Neve Designs: Portico II channel
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
Somebody likes the Portico II. I had to wait a week for RND to cook up a fresh batch when the review unit they were supposed to send was bought instead of returned. It arrived welcomed, if late....
Cakewalk: SONAR X1
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
In the beginning, Twelve Tone Systems begat Cakewalk MIDI Sequencer for DOS, and Cakewalk begat Pro Audio, which begat SONAR, which begat SONAR X1. Just as SONAR kept much of Pro Audio’s...
Camel Audio: Alchemy Soft Synth
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
There are many jobs for which hardware still rules the music roost. But there are some that software does better - synths, for example. Though no software will replace my analog Minimoog, many...
Camel Audio: Alchemy soft synth
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
There are many jobs for which hardware still rules the music roost. But there are some that software does better - synths, for example. Though no software will replace my analog Minimoog, many...
Cakewalk: V-Studio 100 portable music studio
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
One might think that Cakewalk's latest hardware collaboration with Roland is the little brother of the V-Studio 700 (Tape Op #72). After all, it comes with a new, "light" version of Cakewalk's...
Cakewalk: SONAR V-Studio 700
reviewed by Alan Tubbs
V-Studio 700 is a complete and integrated digital recording system-just add computer-that's designed around SONAR 8 (Tape Op #69), Cakewalk's flagship DAW, which is included with the complete V-Studio...