Accessories / Gadgets

Despite the abundance of right-click menus, hardware control surfaces and tablet apps for accessing the deeper-lying functions of Cubase, a detailed knowledge of its keyboard shortcuts remains essential.

An accurate tuner is an essential tool for live performance and studio work, but especially so for doing guitar setups. The new Peterson StroboPlus HD is accurate to 1000th of a semitone and features aback-illuminated LCD.

It is often desirable to mute a microphone easily and this unit might be just what you're looking for!

This useful piece of software can help you streamline your projects and preserve precious system resources.

This affordable wireless system offers some unusual features, including stereo operation and tablet and computer interfacing.

Mic stands are an essential bit of gear that few people spend enough time thinking about. Really well–engineered stands are frustratingly rare, though.

In the post-console world, some of us lack facilities we used to take for granted. These ‘Latency Killers’ aim to plug one of the gaps.

Study photos of recording sessions from the ‘60s and ‘70s, and you’ll often look in vain for a microphone shockmount.

I discovered this very handy software, created by the makers of AA Translator almost by accident after searching for a way of batch–interleaving pairs of mono WAV files.

It’s becoming ever more important to monitor the loudness of music mixes, and Nugen Audio’s MasterCheck makes it easy.

Learning Cycling ’74’s Max presents a challenge even if you’re used to other music software. Is this new version easier to get to grips with?

It might not be glamorous, but Little Labs’ Pepper could save you a lot of time and unnecessary compromise.

If you want more storage, want it faster and want it smaller, Angelbird’s portable SSDs might be just the thing.

Guitar tuners now come in many guises, from clip-on devices, plug-ins and phone apps to pedals and rackmount offerings. TC...

With the tiniest bit of DIY, this could banish the gremlins from a ‘floating’ recording setup.

Rode Grip

iPhone 5 Mounting System

These days it seems that making phone calls is...

IK Multimedia’s iRing is essentially a motion-tracking device that uses the front- or rear-facing camera on your iOS device to...

An oft–overlooked advantage of analogue working methods is sensible metering. MeterPlugs’ K–Meter brings the same approach to your DAW.

Portable acoustic screens are designed to make it possible to record good–sounding vocals almost anywhere. We put this claim to the test!

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How have sE improved on their innovative Reflexion Filter?