Accessories / Gadgets

Looking for some inspiration for your Christmas list? Check out our round-up of live sound gadgets.

How exactly does one review a backpack in a music technology magazine? I mean, when it comes to lugging your music gear...

Microsoft’s latest OS offers potential benefits for musicians and recording engineers — but is now the right time to move to Windows 10?

Radial build some of the best-performing and most reliable DI boxes, switches and interfaces...

The first step towards treating room acoustics is identifying the problem areas — and that’s where FuzzMeasure can help.

The German manufacturer RTW has a long history in the broadcast sector dating back to 1965, mostly in the areas of specialist metering systems and equipment interfaces.

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.

I have a friend who has a problem. He uses two different amps on stage, one a Marshall and the other a Hughes & Kettner, with a 2x12 and 4x12 cab, respectively. Is there any way he can just use one cab for both amps?

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...