V COLLECTION 6
Price: £440 retail (upgrade options available)
Hardware and software manufacturer Arturia has launched the latest generation of the fabulous V Collection, containing four new instruments including emulations of the Clavinet, the Yamaha DX7 and the legendary Fairlight CMI.
MELODICS
Price: Monthly subscription from £7.50
The app, which started as a fun approach to drum machines, has added lessons for keyboard players. Not any simple teaching app, it focuses on techno melodies and trap lead lines, and allows the learner to slow down parts until they have learnt them.
OSTINATO BRASS
Price: £70.50 retail
A library of brass phrases and ostinato patterns for musicians looking to create more complex sounding brass chords in their compositions and arrangements without compromising on sound quality, Ostinato Brass is available for Kontakt and the free Kontakt Player.
VU METER
Price: Free
Getting a consistent level across different tracks and mixes is very important, and a decent level meter is a useful tool. Famed plugin manufacturer Waves has announced a free plugin to help with this. Definitely worth downloading.
XTRAK STEMS
Price: £74 retail
A great piece of software that separates any piece of music into its drum, vocal and remaining instrumental parts, this is also a handy tool for aspiring DJs and producers to practise remixing. It takes individual parts for musicians to identify elements used in the original recording.
