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Mastering engineers looking for a compressor with a distinctly vintage flavour would do well to check out Roger Foote’s latest creation.

Arturia have updated their V Collection, and one of the stand-out instruments is a recreation of Farfisa’s classic combo organs.

TwinCussion comprises a pair of analogue percussion voices (A & B), both slightly different and capable of independent operation or cross-patched interaction...

Some people are happy to drive their DAWs and video editors entirely from a keyboard and mouse. For others, the Contour Designs Shuttle Pro v2 might appeal.

The Origin Effects SlideRig is a unique compressor pedal designed primarily for electric slide guitarists. 

Propellerhead’s latest Reason update adds features you never knew you wanted — but which you might find indispensible.

Sonokinetic’s Sotto takes a different approach to orchestral sampling.

The LEP LepLoop takes a decidedly unconventional approach to the groovebox format.

Chris Hein’s popular horn, wind, guitar and bass collections are some of the most deeply sampled products on the market and show a remarkable eye for musical detail. The veteran producer has now released Chris Hein Solo Violin...

B5 utilises clever synthesis tricks to overcome the ‘sample stacking’ phase-cancellation artifacts typically associated with sample-based virtual organs.

Do monitors now deserve a place alongside chocolate, watches and army knives on Switzerland’s list of exemplary exports? We think so!

Could the Two Notes Reload be the last word in studio guitar amplification?

For those with respectable but not stellar microphone preamplifiers in either recorders, interfaces or mixers, high-gain...

If you are seeking material to give your next score a genuine flavour of the music from countries such as Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey or Iran, then this library may well be a relatively inexpensive place to start.

Pedalpunk offers a well thought-out means of incorporating your unbalanced guitar pedals directly into a recording system, where balanced line-level signals are the norm.

This is a Kontakt instrument with a difference, built from samples of a one-off electro-acoustic instrument — a box with several guitar strings and a contact mic attached...

PreSonus’ latest speakers employ an intriguing driver configuration that makes them more versatile than traditional designs.

Boss’s latest desktop looper might be small, but it’s no lightweight in terms of features.

Orchestral Tools go up to 11 with a large-scale symphonic library inspired by a sci-fi masterpiece.

The MPC has always been about its fast, hands-on interface — can a touchscreen make it even better?