Accessories / Gadgets

DI boxes are a mainstay of both studio and live sound, acting as ‘go betweens’ when matching various signal...

Levels from Mastering The Mix is a refreshing alternative, presenting the metering tools that are needed in today’s loudness-normalised world in an affordable, easy-to-use package.

What matters in today’s music business is not how loud your mixes are, but how dynamic. This clever new plug-in helps you get them into the zone.

Can Polyend’s MIDI-powered mechanical drummer replace the real thing?

The idea behind Blackstar’s Tone:Link is that it will allow any device with an external line input to receive audio streamed by Bluetooth...

This little box puts the sound of 16 miked cabinets at your feet and, unlike convolution software, can sit between an amp and cab.

The DMSD 60 Pro looks very simple yet stylish, comprising eight small circular platforms, four intended for each speaker in a stereo setup.

How does this rugged, Latvian-made DI box compare with the established competition?

This hardware meter includes USB interfacing and a plug-in for convenient DAW integration.

Backbone Guitar Products’ metal plates are direct bolt-on replacements for the standard neckplates of Tele- and Strat- style guitars, their purpose being to lift out more harmonic detail and to promote sustain.

Designed to allow the guitarist to produce familiar amped tones without the need for an actual amplifier, Radial’s ToneBone JDX Direct Drive emulates the tonal coloration of a guitar amplifier/speaker combination.

Innovation in music technology doesn’t have to be digital, or even electronic. This partial guitar capo lets you choose whether to capo each string. Its makers claim that this provides near-instant access to over 900 alternate tunings...

When Microsoft announced the all-in-one Surface Studio last October, the company also unveiled a new input device called the Surface Dial...

Most cable testers are designed to test loose cables, like guitar or mic leads, where both ends can be brought to the test box. The CT3  allows for this, but it’s designed also to test installed cables.

I recently wanted to rig a three-mic stereo array, comprising a SoundField ST-450 mic in the centre with omni outriggers...

This low-cost and slightly simplified sibling of the TM3-Primus has been optimised for music, voice and multimedia producers.

Editors Keys made a name for themselves by providing QWERTY keyboards which displayed the usual input symbols plus default shortcut commands for a number of creative software applications. Their latest variation on the same theme uses a thin silicone overlay to convert your existing MacBook or Apple wireless keyboard into a shortcut keyboard.

We check out an interesting collection of specialist mic-mounting accessories, designed to support two mics in a precise physical relationship to each other.

Boss’s well-conceived switching system brings the convenience of a multi-effects unit to your collection of individual pedals.

Many companies have offered rack-lighting products over the years, but this elegant British-made light employs super-bright LED strips rather than conventional bulbs.

A numerical increase in a new iPhone’s name is usually representative of a significant change in the device’s physical design. The iPhone 7, however, breaks with this tradition and looks remarkably like the 6 and 6s models of the past two years. So what has changed?