SOUND ON SOUND
Cranborne say their Brick Lane is the fastest compressor in the West — but it’s also capable of modelling the characteristics of classic opto, FET and valve units, and much more.
The LANG 312L, made by Heritage Audio, is a transfomer‑balanced mic preamp whose design is broadly rooted in old API one, but which, like all the best ‘homages’, brings something extra to the party.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Sonora Cinematic already offer a felt piano instrument and now they’ve applied the same approach to guitar, with a library of guitar samples played with felt picks.
Not only does this compact pedal offer convolution reverb — it can also capture impulses from your hardware 'verbs or room mics.
NI’s Circular offers a dizzying range of creative possibilities.
Once the preserve of large studio facilities, Dante is now becoming common in smaller setups. We talk you through some of the options...
This unusual‑looking microphone is designed specifically for Decca Tree arrays.
IK Multimedia’s Prism Reverb is a creative reverb that IK claim goes “beyond shimmer” to deliver “a new dimension of sound”. A bold claim, so let’s see how it stacks up...
It may come in the form of a stompbox, but there’s studio‑quality processing inside — and more than enough control for serious mixing.
Expressive E’s trademark physical modelling paired with MPE control delivers an extremely playable instrument.
This is Not Rocket Science (TiNRS) thought it might be nice to create a space, within space, where cosmic entities exist as the elements of a deep galactic reverb.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Fracture Sounds’ libraries excel at two things: detailed orchestral sampling and atmospheric textures. Orchestral Atmospheres brings these strengths together in one elegant and extremely expressive Kontakt library.
Designed with immersive audio in mind, the Symphony Studio is also a top‑class all‑round audio interface.
With ARA2 compatibility, this clever software slots right into your DAW workflow and promises to take much of the pain and time out of getting your vocals mix-ready.
It’s only 12 months since the last version, but SpectraLayers Pro 12 has made some huge advances.
Fifty years after Don Buchla first released his portable electronic music studio, is the world finally ready for the Music Easel?
Strymon’s Cloudburst pedal won a lot of friends amongst those fans of ambient, shoegaze and cinematic‑style composing. Now it’s available as a plug‑in, which should make life a lot easier for many of them!
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Nine Angles For Forte’s (NAFF) Spat Curve is described as a 3D sample‑based instrument collection.
Solid State Logic dust off the blueprints of their E-series console to create a classy channel strip.