| Under the Reviews section of the search engine, you will find our vast archive of SOS Product Reviews (hands-on tests) and Previews dating back to January 1994. To help you make a buying decision, you can further refine your searches using the following REVIEW Subjects/Topics:
- Accessory includes difficult-to-categorise stuff like DI boxes, mains leads, cable testers, and so on.
- A-D[/D-A] Converter
- Books/Publications
- Computer
- Computer Recording System eg. Soundscape, Yamaha DSP Factory, Lexicon Studio and others.
- Drum Machine
- Effects (hardware-only) includes multi-effects, reverb, delay, echo, flange, phase, ring modulation, harmonisers, pitch-shifters, vocoders etc.
- Electronic Drumkit
- Expansion Board includes hardware boards for samplers, sound modules etc.
- Format Converter
- Guitar Amplifier
- Hardware Controller
- Keyboard includes all instruments with a keyboard (synths, Mellotrons, home keyboards, organs) except where they are more accurately described as a 'Keyboard Workstation'.
- Keyboard Workstation includes instruments like the Korg Trinity, Kurzweil K2000 etc
that combine keyboard synths with onboard sequencers, sampling and such-like.
- Microphone
- MIDI Controller includes MIDI guitars, wind controllers, fader-style control surfaces (like Steinberg's Houston) but not keyboards or complete electronic drum systems like the VDrum.
- MIDI File Player/Recorder does not include hardware sequencers that permit MIDI data editing.
- MIDI Interface
- Miscellaneous if you cannot find what you want in other Subject categories, then try here.
- Mixer includes Digital, Analogue and Line-level hardware mixers.
- Modular Synth
- Monitors
- Patchbay
- Preamp includes Mic Preamps and other kinds.
- Processor includes hardware-based Voice Channels, EQs, Compressors, Gates, Enhancers, other dynamics processors, De-essers, noise reduction suystems etc.
- Recorder: Multitrack includes all stand-alone multitrack systems ie. ADATs, Minidisc/Hard disk/Zip/Cassette multitrackers and reel-to-reel recorders. Systems that depend on computers, like Pro Tools or Soundscape, are found in the 'Computer Recording System' category.
- Recorder: Stereo includes digital portables, DATs, MiniDisc, CD-R, CD-RW, optical and analogue 2-track recorders.
- Sampler hardware varieties only; see 'Software' for soft samplers.
- Sample Shop this is the umbrella title for the magazine section where we generally review Sample CD/DVDs, Refills etc.
- Sampling Workstation includes device's where the emphasis is on sampling rather than sequencing.
- Sequencing Workstation includes hardware devices like the MC505 that have sequencers plus sundry synths, controllers, effects but no keyboard.
- Sequencer: Hardware includes analogue sequencers.
- Soundcard: PC
- Soundcard: PC/Mac
- Sound Module includes all non-keyboard hardware devices (except PC soundcards) the principal function of which is to produce sound, whether by synthesis or sample playback. Modular Synths have their own category.
- Software includes all computer software that is sold on its own, ie. sequencers, sound editing packages, plug-ins, audio-to-MIDI conversion, loop editing software, music scoring programs, soft synths/samplers, etc.
- Sound/Song Library includes any product (MIDI Files, cartridges, voice cards, soundbank disks) that provides new sounds/patches for an instrument.
- Speaker Simulator
- Studio Power Amplifier
- Synchroniser
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