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The Swedish manufacturers resurrect a long-gone studio classic.

This mic offers an elegant means of getting that ‘reverse speaker’ kick drum sound without you having to butcher your NS10s!

Moodscape’s Autoplay button is a wonderful introduction to its charms. With a single touch, it generates a musical artwork that’s different every time...

The pop filter is one of those humble yet essential devices that you normally don’t pay too much attention to — which seems strange, really, when you consider that it’s the first thing in your vocal recording chain.

This four-voice polyphonic Model 15 app, which is both an educational tool as well as a musical instrument, mimics the original (primarily monophonic) Model 15, and offers much more besides.

Apple recently unveiled their second model in the iPad Pro range: the smaller 9.7-inch iPad Pro with the same dual-core, 64-bit A9X system-on-chip as its big brother.

The iRig Pro Duo promises to be a versatile and affordable all-in-one studio for iOS, Android and desktop computers.

Acustica Audio’s new Acqua series of plug-ins are painstakingly ‘sampled’ from high-end hardware. Does the end justify the means?

Turbosound are no strangers to the world of big-box PA systems, but how good is their new compact column speaker?

If you are on a more modest budget, but interested in a collection of brass sounds — and perhaps something that is suitable for both general classical and jazz duties — then Xtant Audio’s Model Brass might well appeal.

When you think of headphones, Samson might not be the first name that springs to mind, but their top-of-the-range Z55 might surprise you.

Tom Oberheim hasn’t just revisited his classic Two Voice synthesizer, he’s made it even better.

B-Scanner replicates the vibrato and offers far more scope to create effects outside the range of Hammond’s original ‘scanner’ chorus/vibrato circuit.

Dronar is a Kontakt instrument that translates the everyday into the epic. When fed with a simple triad chord, it cunningly fills out the middle range, provides a building-shaking bass and inserts highs to rival the most discreet online pharmacy.

Behringer’s X-Touches offer affordable DAW control and tight integration with the company’s X-Air system.

The K-Mix squeezes a mixer, an audio interface and a MIDI controller into one very tactile box.

Country music can come in a rough and ready hoedown format, but that’s not what BFA’s Country Guitars is about. The material is radio-friendly and absolutely ready for your next modern country rock chart assault.

Electro-Harmonix’s Mel9 guitar effects pedal, which must qualify as their most ambitious model so far, produces a range of instantly recognisable Mellotron sounds.

Could this British company’s new take on the portable vocal booth be the most effective yet?

A trio of easy-to-use plug-ins from Waves aims to bottle the signature sounds of pop producer Greg Wells.