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This modern take on a vintage germanium preamp offers bucketloads of character.

This clever dual‑channel, dual‑slope optical compressor is different from the rest...

Music Thing’s Workshop System is a modular toolkit that’s designed to inspire.

Powerful, creative tools lurk beneath these plug‑ins’ playful graphical interfaces...

Speaker‑cab innovators Barefaced add a dedicated power amp option to their full‑range speaker designs.

Not sure which type of delay might best suit your song? German plug‑in developers HOFA might be able to help you solve that dilemma.

Hitherto better known in hi‑fi circles, NuPrime make converters of a quality that could appeal to pro audio users.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Vessels presents a broad range of hardware synth‑based timbres alongside variously patinated and ‘distressed’ re‑amped and re‑recorded sounds.

The Tube Screamer is one of the most modded pedals there is, and this plug‑in lets you mod the virtual circuit to your heart’s content!

The latest device to take up the challenge of ‘tape without tape’ is the Stardust, which Qu‑Bit describe as a ‘cosmic tape looper’.

With their latest Quantum interface range, PreSonus have swapped Thunderbolt for USB. Do they still maintain the same advantages?

Based on cutting‑edge psychoacoustic research, Virtuoso v2 aims to deliver for headphone users the most convincing emulation of ‘speakers in a room’ to date.

We take a look at what has to be one of the most configurable analogue consoles out there.

Can just a small handful of controls give you the power to shape a range of sounds?

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. This tape-emulation instrument offers 230 presets pitched at media composers, but may well appeal to anyone working in ambient, lo‑fi, hip‑hop or electronica.

This UREI‑inspired compressor includes some useful features for modern hybrid studios.

If you’re a solo performer who needs to control vocal harmonies and effects on stage, could this little box be all you need?

Softube's plug-in version of the Drawmer 1976 offers three‑band saturation and stereo widening.

It’s a synth called Synth!

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. With Soft String Soloists, Fracture Sounds provide an intimate solo violin, viola and cello recorded at Nave Studios and inspired by the Scandinavian sound.