SOUND ON SOUND
Version 7 of iZotope’s mastering package adds cutting-edge codec monitoring features as well as vintage-themed processors.
This preamp boasts huge bandwidth and input impedance. But are those features desirable?
Musical pitch has always been putty in the hands of Melodyne. Now, revolutionary features in version 4 promise to make tempo and timbre equally fluid.
In my experience, many SOS readers are, at least at some level, fairly technically minded and have an interest in how the technology they use works, especially in ‘classic’ instruments and devices. This book is designed to go a long way towards satisfying that ‘inner geek’ in all of us.
Need a drum accompaniment at the flick of a switch (and the tap of a foot)? Then look no further than this crafty device!
With Sennheiser’s pedigree in transducer design, it’s no surprise that their premium earbuds offer impressive performance.
Why buy a mic when you can build your own? Microphone Parts’ DIY alternative can save you money and help you brush up on your soldering skills.
ROLI’s new instrument further develops the technology of their revolutionary Seaboard Grand — at a much more affordable price.
Laney’s versatile Ironheart amps are impressive, but can you really get the same sound from a stomp box?
Toontrack’s Superior Drummer 2 offers five complete drum kits formed from 17 snares, nine kicks, 31 cymbals and five hi-hats.
Looptrotter’s products to date have appealed to me enormously. They’re all variations on the saturation theme, and it’s a gorgeous-sounding saturation too.
This might not be the most intuitive of devices, but the Catena offers a unique and useful blend of functions.
Three more eccentric releases from Modwheel’s Creative Differences series.
These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the February 2016 issue.
An extended high-frequency response isn’t something you generally expect from a ribbon mic — but that’s just what this one offers.
Roland’s Boutique range recreates three of the company’s classic synths at a fraction of the cost of the originals.
Where one Soundtoys plug-in isn’t enough, you can now create custom chains, with a new emulation of a classic delay on offer too.
This Nashville-built preamp offers a new take on a classic British console sound.
BFA are now back with a further dollop of ‘vintage’ and this time it’s the rhythm section that is the target.
EV have a well-earned reputation for building solid, reliable PA speakers, and their latest series doesn’t disappoint.