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VSM IV hosts a huge collection of samples, drawn from the biggest and best crop of string machines and synthesizers with string-in-the-game. We dare you to use it without smiling! Beautiful-sounding ...

Synthesizers have grown and evolved quite a bit since their inception in the 1950s, and modern synthesizers offer a wide range of sounds, features and easy-to-use interfaces that weren’t available in ...