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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. The source instrument for this library is a 21-string West African harp called a Kora.
'Good enough' is rarely good enough for SPL, as this thoroughly over-engineered preamp testifies!
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...
Jimmy Page used Supro's small amps during Led Zeppelin's early recording career — and this Blues King 12 combo amplifier has been engineered to recreate those classic sounds.
Described as an 'organismic synthesizer', the Lyra-8 doesn't merely produce wailing sirens, it excels at screams, drones and a great many flavours of crunchy dissonance.
Hardware controller specialists Nektar turn their attention to software with the versatile and capable Bolt synthesizer.
Two new libraries see Orchestral Tools extend their Metropolis series and take a bold leap into the world of big band jazz.
Robaux are a relatively new German company making Eurorack modules. Their latest is the SWT16+, a 16‑track trigger sequencer...
The Joué offers a highly configurable modular MIDI control system.
Having been impressed with how both microphones performed on a number of sources, our reviewer produced these WAV audio examples so you can hear the results for yourself.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. This solo violin virtual instrument will easily compete with and even surpass products emerging from much larger competitors.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Producer Eduardo Tarilonte's library provides a collection of instruments and soundscapes inspired by the sounds of Vikings and the dark ages.
The Airpulse brand may be new to you but they're a company with some serious pedigree, as these unusual monitors prove.
If your thunderous cinematic percussion is getting out of control, you need Taiko Creator.