Accessories / Gadgets

Paul White checks out the new MIDI switch controller from Rolls.

Paul White gets a look at a versatile modular wall box with up to 32 inputs.

Following his article on the unconventional use of signal processors as mix automation equipment in out July issue, Paul Ward takes a general look at using equipment in ways that probably never occurred to the designers...

Derek Johnson investigates an affordable MIDI exapnder for the Atari ST.

Paul White's looking at a gadget to improve impedance mismatch.

Paul White investigates the capabilities for music production of the Power Master.

This month the SOS team checks out an Analogic hard drive.

This month the SOS team checks out the game-cum-documentary of Xplora.

Martin Russ talks you through what to do when you've just bought a new piece of hi-tech gear.

Exploring Twiddly Bits, a collection of musical fills, riffs and embellishments played by leading session musicians and stored in MIDI file format.

Exploring the Milli Keyboard interface.

A chip update is an easy way to gain new features for your studio gear - but if you don't install the replacement correctly, you could end up with anything from temporary frustration to a massive repair bill. Craig Anderton provides a step-by-step guide.

All too often we don't really pay much attention to the way our equipment looks until we come to sell it — but as Paul White shows, it only takes a few minutes of TLC to give your gear a complete facelift.

This month, Paul White checks out the 4th edition of Aspen Pitman's (Groove Tubes) popular Tube Amp Book.

Just when it seems that you don't have the equipment to do a job, you might find that your hi-fi, combined with a little ingenuity, solves the problem. Paul White explains...

As SOS enters its second century, we look back over the past 100 great issues and chart the changing face of hi-tech music.

Paul White checks out a useful connection aid.

Paul White checks out this handy desk accessory utility.

Want to make music with a PC but don't know which one to choose? Brian Heywood provides advice to guide you through the maze of jargon in your quest to set up your ideal PC-based music system.

Paul White offers a few tips to help you avoid pitfalls when buying second-hand equipment.

Even in the simplest MIDI system, there is often a need to switch between one MIDI source and another. For example, when...