1.SOFTUBE MODULAR
Softube’s Modular software was created in close co-operation with Doepfer, the company who revolutionised modular with the Eurorack format .This is a great laptop alternative for modular heads who are away from their hardware rig.
£51, www.softube.com
2.MAX FOR LIVE
Max For Live is a platform that allows its users to build instruments and effects for use within Ableton Live. It’s been fully integrated into the new update of the DAW: there are more than 1,000 devices for you to download, and tutorials to help you build your own.
Free as part of Ableton Live, www.ableton.com
3.NATIVE INSTRUMENTS REAKTOR 6
This modular software application lets you create your own devices, or use DIY modules made by other fans. The new version’s Blocks series has got more than 40 modules inspired by real-life hardware.
Full version £84.50, with 6 Blocks free; www.native-instruments.com
4.ARTURIA MODULAR V
If you want to get an idea of what it’s like to create with the original Moog modular synth, Arturia are here and at your service. Created in partnership with Robert Moog, it features nine oscillators, three filter slots, two LFOs, six envelopes, VCAs, mixers, a sequencer and more.
£130, www.arturia.com
5.VCV RACK
This open-source modular system creates software versions of some of the most popular Eurorack modules. Their latest choice of machine is an emulation of Music Thing’s Modular Turing Machine, but has even greater options of ways to modulate your components. Oh, and best of all – most modules are free.
Free, www.vcvrack.com