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Question: What’s the difference between Carmen Electra and Carbon Electra? Answer: One is a glamour model and performer, the other is a four-oscillator subtractive synth that will work as a plug-in within your DAW.

With a large, well–equipped control panel and a gratuitously laden effects rack, the JDXA could be Roland’s most ambitious, hands–on synthesizer in many years.

This novel 500-series module has the potential to be any processor you want!

Bayou Media are a new software company founded by plug-in developer Mike Collins, whose first product brings some fresh...

Released in 1988, Korg’s M1 was arguably the most popular workstation keyboard of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Korg have now brought the M1 to the iPad in the form of their iM1 app.

Peter Hamstead doesn’t play guitar but his unique background and no-compromise approach have led to the creation of a unique and wonderful amp...

This Polish company’s debut product, an inductor EQ, could be just the thing to apply a little professional polish to your recordings.

Radial build some of the best-performing and most reliable DI boxes, switches and interfaces...

The soundware label of James Wiltshire of the Freemasons, F9 Audio are promising a new range of soundware called Drumtrax.

Malvern’s annual West Fest event proved an ideal opportunity to put Fohhn’s newest compact line-array PA speakers to the test.

Portability and versatility inevitably mean trade-offs. Have Roland got the balance right?

Siren Audio launched the Lorelei suite of applications a few years ago but now two of them, Generative and Feedback 2 have received major tweaks and updates.

Presented as a three-knob pedal complete with footswitch, the 615 Smooth is designed to work with both instrument and studio outboard setups.

Most handheld mics are of the cardioid variety, but as this model proves, a moving-coil design needn’t be directional to be good.

Yamaha’s Reface range recreates four of their classic instruments in miniature form.

Les Paul was truly one of the pioneers of recording technology. Do Gibson’s first ever monitors live up to his illustrious name?

Prodipe are best known for their affordable microphones and studio monitors, but they also offer headphones.

Looking for a quality active speaker, but don’t want to pay for features you won’t need? You may need look no further...

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Sonokinetic’s vigorous orchestral phrase library piles on the cinematic drama in 4/4 time.