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Abbey Road Studio’s revered RS124 tube compressor has never been made available commercially... until now.
Though costing less than a grand, this versatile mic can compete with some of the very best.
The Key9 takes in a monophonic or polyphonic signal from a standard electric guitar, processes the waveforms that come from the pickups, and delivers a remodelled sound, in this case emulating electric pianos...
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?
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The Modor NF-1 has a front panel festooned with knobs, but at the same time it’s unashamedly digital.
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!
Looptrotter’s latest plaything combines the precision of digital control with the less predictable joys of analogue saturation.