Cubase's two-year update cycle is good news for its users, as it
keeps upgrade costs and workflow interruptions to a minimum. This year,
however, Steinberg has produced a .5 release. Upgrade pricing is
suitably low at £42 inc VAT from version 6 of both Cubase Artist and the
full Cubase. The best news is that nearly all the new features are
available in both editions, breaking from the tradition where mid-price
means Cubase minus the best new toys.
For analogue-style synthesis, Retrologue can bubble and belch with the best of them
Top billing goes to a pair of virtual instruments. Retrologue is
aptly named, specialising in retro analogue synthesis. Whereas the older
bundled analogue-style synths sound a little sterile, Retrologue is
positively fruity. Its tone reminds us of Roland analogue synths, and
it's stuffed to the gills with multiple oscillators, a modulation matrix
and authentically retro features such as oscillator sync, filter
self-oscillation and the ability to use a noise source to modulate
pitch. It's perfect for creating monster synths that fill the mix with a
single note.
Thursday, 19 April 2012
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