SOUND ON SOUND
BonaFide acts as a low-noise, impedance-matching buffer which can be placed at the start of your collection of pedals, the idea being that it will save you from the evils of treble loss caused by long cables...
Audio Damage may be familiar to you as makers of some proudly idiosyncratic plug-ins, but they also manufacture a range of...
LD’s latest PA range combines the benefits of a line–source sound system with a flexible and modular design.
dbx are a big name in pro speaker-management systems. Now their DSP is available in a format that fits your pocket — literally!
AmpliTube 4 gives the virtual guitarist more amp, cab and miking options than ever before.
This fascinating and commendably detailed book by Howard Massey provides a wonderful overview of the significant recording studios in London in the ’60s and ’70s, as well as a few noteworthy facilities elsewhere in the UK.
What do you get when you cross a modular synth with a stompbox?
Bitwig Studio might be the newest kid on the DAW block — but it’s growing fast!
Can the Cab Clone offer something new, or is it just another ‘me-too’ cabinet simulator?
Single-driver speakers have long been popular in the studio, and now Eclipse have brought the concept into the 21st Century with a Wi-Fi enabled model.
The first of a new series of sample libraries from NI serves up a lot of brass for your money.
Alexandernaut’s Fugue Machine arose from its creator’s interest in the music of Baroque composer JS Bach. It is a multi-phasic sequencer, offering up to four playheads capable of independent motion across the same musical landscape.
Korg’s single–handed analogue revival continues unabated, with the release of an affordable four–voice polysynth.
The PreSonus Studio 192 offers a great deal of functionality for its price. Is this the time to jump aboard the USB 3 bandwagon?
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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!
Looptrotter’s latest plaything combines the precision of digital control with the less predictable joys of analogue saturation.