Accessories / Gadgets

This desk combines three 4U‑high equipment bays at the back of the desk, with a deep monitor surface above, and a sturdy keyboard shelf below, capable of carrying an 88‑note master keyboard.

Managing mains power distribution in a project studio can be frustrating. Simple plug-boards are cheap and easy, but professional rackmounted mains distribution units (MDUs) allow neat centralised cabling.

Thanks to Tronical Systems, your guitar can now tune itself. Is this a valuable tool for committed guitarists, or a crutch for the lazy and tone‑deaf?

All the stands in this range are intended to decouple a speaker from the desk or studio furniture on which it sits. Where this model differs is in its size — 17 inches wide by nine inches deep, making it suitable for speakers with a larger footprint.

Can a pop filter sound completely transparent? With some clever design, yes it can...

Can this small ball of foam really take the room out of the equation when recording vocals?

Orchid's low-cost approach to DI and reamp box doesn't cut any corners when it comes to quality.

I've noticed that a lot of companies now market a variation on the curved screen theme to go behind a vocal mic, with the...

Piezo-pickup equipped instruments have unique requirements when it comes to DI boxes, and this product is designed to get the best out of them.

Can you really obtain a realistic acoustic guitar sound from a pickup? With Schertler's latest offering, it seems that you can...

There's no arguing against the fact that in situations where speakers must be mounted on a shelf or table, a well-designed...

You may recall how impressed we were with the original Cloudlifter CL1, which was essentially a block of clean DC-coupled gain, driven by phantom power.

Virtually every professional audio device that has multi-channel analogue or digital...

The Adam Hall Cabinet Clamp is designed to save you space on stage by eliminating the need for a mic stand when miking up a ...

While the latest version of Hughes & Kettner's Red Box guitar amp DI adds some new tone-shaping options, the basic equation behind the Red Box remains unchanged.

Everyone must have seen those wooden pedals that guitar players stomp on to create a pseudo kick...

I'd normally be very sceptical if somebody said they'd come up with an all-analogue pedal-sized preamp that could emulate not only the tonal coloration but also the power stage harmonic characteristics of a particular valve amplifier

Apps for your Tablet: Waldorf Nave synth, Pocket Audio Tools and Grain Science's granular synth.

The clever chaps at Kiwi Technics have rebuilt a lesser-known Roland classic from the inside out.

The 'traditional' way to mount a vocal mic is to suspend it from a tall 'overhead' mic stand, and there are several advantages...

Wouldn't it be great if somebody built a compact, automatic valve tester that could check all the common 'muso' valves without the operator needing a degree in electronics?