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| Company | Product | Rating | Price | Contact | Version | Comments |
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| Sequencers | ||||||
| Emagic | Logic Audio Platinum 4.1 |  | $799 | 530/477-1051 | no | -Powerful but difficult to learn; |
| very good bundled effects. | ||||||
| Mark of the Unicorn | Digital Performer 2.7 |  | $795 | 617/576-2760 | no | -Best mix of power and ease of use; |
| doesn’t support VST plug-ins. | ||||||
| Steinberg | Cubase VST/24 4.1 | | $799 | 818/678-5100 | yes | -Powerful but cumbersome; best VST |
| compatibility; no printed manuals. | ||||||
| Software Synthesizers | ||||||
| BitHeadz | Unity DS-1 2.0 |  | $449 | 831/465-9898 | yes | -Ambitious software sampler with |
| many expansion sounds available. | ||||||
| Retro AS-1 2.0.1 |  | $259 | yes | -Powerful analog-synth simulator; | ||
| tested version was finicky. | ||||||
| Koblo | Stella9000 2.5 | | $189* | [45] 87 30 14 30 | -Rich sound; extremely flexible design; | |
| cool and simple user interface. | ||||||
| Native Instruments | Dynamo 1.0 | | $199 | 800/665-0030 | yes | -25 rich-sounding software synths |
| in a single package. | ||||||
| Steinberg | Model-E 1.0 | | $199 | 818/678-5100 | no | -Rich retro sounds and a great interface; |
| supports VST plug-ins only. | ||||||
| Pro-Five 1.0 | | $199** | yes | -Amazing re-creation of the vintage | ||
| -Prophet 5 analog synth; supports | ||||||
| VST plug-ins only. | ||||||
| ReBirth RB-338 2.0.1 | | $199*** | yes | -Best bass-and-drum rhythm machine; | ||
| works with all major sequencers. | ||||||
| Effects Plug-ins | ||||||
| Arboretum | Ionizer 1.3 | | $499 | 800/700-7390 | yes | -Excellent noise reduction and |
| equalization. | ||||||
| AudioEase | Rocket Science | | $199 | [31] 30 24 33 606 | yes | -Three fun, offbeat plug-ins; for |
| Bundle 1.0.2 | MAS only. | |||||
| VST Wrapper for |  | $30 | yes | -Economical way to run VST plug-ins | ||
| MAS 1.01 | under MAS, but Pluggo gives better results. | |||||
| Cycling74 | Pluggo 2.0.8 | | $74 | 415/621-5743 | yes | -A winner with 74 great plug-ins; can |
| run VST plug-ins under MAS. | ||||||
| DUY Research | DUY Everpack 1.2 | | $499 | [34] 932 174 510 | yes | -High-quality reverb; tube simulator |
| adds warmth, especially to vocals. | ||||||
| TC|Works | TC|Native Bundle 2.0 | | $499 | 805/373-1828 | yes | -Superb reverb, equalization, |
| compression, and more. | ||||||
| Waves | Native Power Pack | | $500 | 800/264-0109 | yes | -A classic plug-in bundle with great |
| reverb, compression, and equalization. | ||||||
| Native Power Pack II | | $500 | yes | -Warm, analog-like equalization and | ||
| compression; MaxxBass adds bass emphasis. | ||||||
| Pro-FX Plus | | $450 | yes | -Turns solo vocals into multipart harmonies, | ||
| adds rich chorusing effects, and more. | ||||||
*Also available as part of the $460 Studio9000 bundle, which includes several additional software synths. **Also available from the developer, Native Instruments. ***Also available from the developer, Propellerhead Software, for $179.