SOUND ON SOUND
Extinct Audio's excellent BM9 ribbon mic is now joined by a stereo version, and a ruggedised edition designed for loud sources. We put them to the test.
Steinberg's Cubasis is one of the more popular and powerful DAWs/sequencers for the iPad — and since its first release, this...
This isn't Strymon's first analogue-modelling delay pedal... but it may well be their best!
With its built-in analogue compressor, Apogee's latest USB mic aims to give you radio-ready recordings straight out of the box.
NUGEN Audio's SigMod VST3 plug-in is designed to be a sort of toolbox that provides an extremely flexible set of routing and...
Focal's new flagship monitor combines pioneering technology from their previous models with newly designed drivers. The result? A classy, powerful and revealing monitor worthy of any studio control room.
These new controller instruments make NI's tight hardware/software integration more portable and affordable than ever before.
Arturia throw out the synthesizer rulebook with an instrument that dares to be different.
Designed both with both podcasters and home-studio owners on tighter budgets in mind, Blue's Ember is a transformerless, fixed...
Radial's newest problem-solver could prove indispensible to gigging keyboardists.
Eventide's most powerful ever Harmonizer crams half a century of effects know‑how into a unit that's elegant, easy to use and — thanks to its upgradeability — completely futureproof.
The Sontronics range of phantom‑powered ribbon mics have just been given a major overhaul. We put them to work in a real-world recording session.
This surprisingly sophisticated reverb pedal from Laney's BCC brand includes features that may even win over the ambient musicians amongst us.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. What Toontrack are presenting us with here is more a collection of atmospheric sound-design patches than a virtual Bösendorfer.
In the world of microphones, Neumann's reputation is unmatched. Does their first‑ever pair of headphones live up to the name?
The description 'boost pedal' actually does the Steelpark something of a disservice, since it's also a very sophisticated and flexible low-gain overdrive that works with your amp to recreate a variety of classic tones.
As rare and expensive as it is desirable, Roland's celebrated modular system has always been out of reach for most of us, but now the company have recreated it for Eurorack.
Featuring four-track recording, overdubbing and mixing facilities, this handy recorder promises more than most...
