SOUND ON SOUND
1010music's Blackbox packs an awful lot of sampling action into a very compact case.
This eight–channel sampler can assign up to eight samples to Zones in each channel. 24 CV inputs allow for voltage control over Zones as well as other parameters, with each input freely assignable to multiple destinations across all channels.
Is this the only library you need for Hollywood-style orchestral brass?
There are plenty of very heavily distorted examples already out there to be heard, but I’ve gone for some tones that I think challenge the technology a little more.
Antelope Audio are all about high-end quality at a lower price. Does the third generation of their Orion 32+ deliver the goods?
Struggling to make amp modelling work on stage? Something just 'not quite right' in the feel? Maybe Celestion's new speaker will make all the difference.
Technology has moved on in the 10 years since the original D Box was released — but the concept seems stronger than ever.
Intellijel's Steppy is a four-track programmable gate sequencer that combines an impressive feature set with a tiny footprint.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. British Drama Toolkit consists of eight solo string and woodwind instruments separately recorded from two mic positions in a purpose-built dry stage at Spitfire's HQ.
This column PA system from RCF incorporates a digital mixer plus Softube guitar-amp modelling. Could it be all you need to take with you for small gigs?
At one time every studio had a 'grot box' speaker to reveal how their material would sound on TV sets and portable transistor...
The TC 2290-DT is part plug-in, part hardware: the bus-powered USB 2 device acts as both dongle and control surface...
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Modern Animated Percussion represents a collaboration between two well-established sample library/virtual instrument developers: Sample Logic and Soundiron.
The Filterbank's status as an analogue sound mangler is legendary. Can this smaller variant keep it relevant in the modern world?
The aim of most reverb plug-ins is to emulate something else, whether that be the sound of a real acoustic space, a vintage...
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Noire is the result of composer and pianist Nils Frahm's quest to recreate his signature piano sound as a virtual instrument.
By changing their manufacturing approach, Trident aim to offer their big-console sound and facilities at a much lower price.
Clearly believing that more is more, Cherry Audio's Voltage Modular combines a user-friendly interface with a very generous selection of modules.
Oh dear. Towards the end of my article on working with Ambisonic audio in Logic Pro X (SOS June 2019:...