February 2026 Magazine Contents

REVIEWS: Akai MPC Live III [front cover] • Rupert Neve Designs OptoFET • Universal Audio Paradise Guitar Studio • Kali Audio SM-8 monitors • AEA Nuvo N28 ribbon mic • McDSP FutzVerb • Wes Audio Pandora • JBL PRX925 & PRX935 • IK Multimedia ReSing • AFK Audio Drumbeam • GIK Acoustics portable vocal booth • Acustica Audio Cadet • Fiedler Audio Mastering Console 2 • 1010music Bento sampler • Toontrack The Drum Factory SDX • SPL P8 preamp • Scaler 3 compositional software • SPOTLIGHT: MPE-capable Desktop Synths • Eurorack modules • New sample libraries — and much more!

TECHNIQUES + PEOPLE: 2026 SOS Awards: THE RESULTS • AI & Music Tech In 2026 • Vintage Flanging • Phil Manzanera: Performing In Atmos • SOS For Artists: Audified Plug-ins • Inside Track: Matt Schwartz [Yungblud] • Akai MPC60 Revisited • This Is Stereo! Part 8 • How I Got That Sound: Phill Brown [Talk Talk] • DAW Tips: Cubase Pro, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Studio One Pro... and more!