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Ribbon tweeters are usually associated with studio monitoring, but Peavey’s classy new speaker proves they have a place in PA too.

It has to be said that musicians are not short of choice when it come to vowel-based choir sounds. Vir2’s latest addition to this broad and well-stocked selection box is Aeris Hybrid Choir Designer, a Kontakt-based sample library.

The latest iteration of Peavey’s modelling software not only allows you to build your own virtual guitar amps, but to ‘profile’ real ones.

As its name implies, the Montage combines multiple technologies within a single, powerful instrument. But does it have what it takes to be the market leader Yamaha want it to be?

Tucked away behind the unassuming title is a sample-based drum instrument that manages to deliver something rather special...

Apogee’s latest audio interfaces eschew physical controls to keep the price as attractive as the audio quality. Can the convenience of software really replace the allure of flashing lights and knobs?

The Red 8Pre is the new flagship of Focusrite’s audio interface range. Is it their best yet?

Explore the ups and downs of Phoenix’s transformer-laden tone control...

With Apple’s AU plug-in format for iOS finally beginning to gain some traction, we check out Bram Bos's 

latest ‘this is not a 303’ offering...

This modest-looking box is among the best-performing two-way converters available, and boasts a huge array of thoughtful features.

The Nord Drum 3P combines the brain and pads of previous models into a powerful percussive package.

Designed especially for guitar amps, MXL’s new dynamic mic lets you blend between two capsules to get the sound you want.

Ethera is meant to sound ethereal, and it can’t be denied that Clara Sorace, whose vocal performances were sampled to create this 3.4GB Kontakt library, definitely leans more towards Enya than Aretha...

When Microsoft announced the all-in-one Surface Studio last October, the company also unveiled a new input device called the Surface Dial...

So feature-laden is QSC’s newest TouchMix digital mixer that the question is no longer “Who would want one?” but “Who wouldn’t?”

This compact powered foldback speaker puts your vocal sound right where you need it!

Blue’s classy — and enormous! — valve mic kit lets you swap between four different capsules for a range of modern and vintage sounds.

This third modular outing, DSM03, introduces tuned feedback — an important component in DSI synths ranging from the little desktop Evolver of 2003 up to the recent Pro 2.

The return of the stand-alone MPC exceeds expectations.

Most cable testers are designed to test loose cables, like guitar or mic leads, where both ends can be brought to the test box. The CT3  allows for this, but it’s designed also to test installed cables.