SOUND ON SOUND
In a world of reissues and recreations, the Hypersynth Xenophone is resolutely doing its own thing.
Emulating the setup of gates and room mics on the vocal treatment Tony Visconti used for the David Bowie track ‘Heroes’, Eventide's plug-in is more than a one-trick pony...
The latest preamp from Canadian company Sonic Farm is a classy and versatile affair, thanks to its wide range of tonal options.
As their name suggests, these unassuming two-way monitors employ a traditional, tried-and-tested design — and they pull it off surprisingly well.
Combine the Artist 20’s smooth tremolo with an independent variable 0-10 dB clean gain boost, and what do you get? An effects pedal with attitude!
Unlike the majority of noiseless single-coil designs, Quet Coil utilises side-by-side coils, rather than the commonly favoured stacked-coil configuration.
Waves took on the challenge of modelling four modified EMT 140 plates used at Abbey Road Studios on countless classic recordings. Did they succeed?
For many, an analogue synthesizer is defined by its low-pass filter. There have been numerous notable examples of this,...
Can a tiny box like this really deliver the classic vari-mu sound for so little money?
If you’re feeling limited by your existing limiter, perhaps DMG Audio have the answer?
Positive Grid’s latest plug-ins let you craft your own boutique compressor designs without ever touching a soldering iron.
This beautifully engineered system reaches the parts other mic stands can’t...
This history of synthesis documentary and album presents the human stories behind the technology that changed the face of electronic music.
I Wish is a granular synthesis plug-in that uses incoming MIDI notes to play very short loops of audio.
Eclipse is a Kontakt instrument with a lot of similarities to Orbit, Wide Blue Sound’s previous opus. The installation...
Fender’s smart new PA range offers ease of use, plenty of power — and built-in Bluetooth music streaming.
For some gigs, less is more — and that’s where this simple, affordable and portable all-in-one PA system comes in!
Analogue distortion devices abound, but few offer as wide a range of sounds as this one.
Pioneer might not be the first name you’d associate with studio monitoring — but their new 'dual-coincident' creation is quite remarkable.
If you’re looking for a mic that excels at speech intelligibility, Audio-Technica’s new broadcast model may be just what you’re after.