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This month albums from Kinky Dove, Noah’s Tape, Clarence King & The Regents and the Pete Newman Clarinet Project.

Harrison’s Mixbus offers large–format console sound at a budget price, and the addition of MIDI and third–party plug–in support broaden its appeal considerably.

Want to cut loose? We try out Sennheiser’s latest licence–free digital wireless systems.

Fancy a little Smack? Then think again, because Smack is a rather neat virtual instrument sample library .

The digital mixer market shows no sign of slowing down. We round up some of the latest options from the biggest players.

Oracle is billed as a “modern sound design” library of large-scale elements to pump up your TV, film and game scores.

Ogre’s Tubeholic pedal overdrive contains neither tubes nor, as far as I can tell, any alcohol. It does, however, feature 440g of barking-mad cast metal as its case.

With its familiar interface and enormous potential for expressive control, is the ROLI Seaboard the future of the keyboard?

Following his success with the Egg 150 monitors, Andy Munro is back with a new, compact design. Can they beat the competition?

These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the September 2015 issue.

Prism Sound’s Lyra brings the quality of their Orpheus and Titan interfaces within reach of lesser mortals.

Need a professional drummer in your studio? How about auditioning EastWest’s ProDrummer for the job?

As the name suggests, Miktek’s Procast SST is aimed at those using desktop systems to put together podcasts but, it also has wider appeal.

The German manufacturer RTW has a long history in the broadcast sector dating back to 1965, mostly in the areas of specialist metering systems and equipment interfaces.

The market for mini mixers may be crowded, but Kinsman’s entry offers an excellent balance between affordability and ruggedness.

Neumann are known for producing outstanding microphones, and their new flagship monitors are no less impressive!

Rhythm is a multi-sample playback interface with an eight–step sequencer and five–channel mixer. It is the brainchild of games developer Gil Carmel...

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Does the sound of Royer’s flagship active mic justify the asking price? We put it to the test.

Is the Electro-Harmonix Super Pulsar the most sophisticated and versatile tremolo pedal money can buy?