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IK Multimedia's MODO BASS 2 suits people who want to craft the sound and playing of a bass in detail. We rate it on three criteria against 10 bass instrument plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Native Instruments' Prime Bass suits people who want to quickly use the sound of a classic electric bass through patterns. We rate it on three criteria against 10 bass instrument plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Sugar Bytes' Effectrix 2 suits people who want to add lots of scratch, loop and glitch changes to a beat. We rate it on three criteria against 9 creative effect plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Toontrack's EZbass suits people who cannot play bass but want to quickly add a bassline that fits a song. We rate it on three criteria against 10 bass instrument plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Output's Portal suits people who want to turn vocals and synths into new sounds while keeping their original mood. We rate it on three criteria against 9 creative effect plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Cableguys' ShaperBox 3 suits people who want to build bass sidechain and rhythm-matched movement in detail. We rate it on three criteria against 9 creative effect plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Output's Movement suits people who want to quickly add tempo-matched movement to guitars, synths and loops. We rate it on three criteria against 9 creative effect plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

XLN Audio's Addictive Keys suits people who want to choose just the keyboards they need and start at a reasonable cost. We rate it on three criteria against 10 piano instrument plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Arturia's Piano V suits people who do not worry about storage space and want to switch between many kinds of pianos. We rate it on three criteria against 10 piano instrument plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.

Spectrasonics' Keyscape suits people who want electric pianos and vintage keyboards as well as grand pianos in one collection. We rate it on three criteria against 10 piano instrument plug-ins, using official manufacturer information.