SOUND ON SOUND
Room calibration is more accessible than ever, and some DSP‑equipped monitors now come with it entirely onboard.
Drawmer’s latest processor packs a lot of punch into a 1U rack!
The TFP‑1 Tall & Fat pedal is designed specifically to emulate the dynamic behaviour and tonal character of the Hammond AO28 amplifier found at the heart of revered B3, C3 and A100 console organs.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. At its most basic level, Seeker is an instrument that acts somewhat like a wavetable synth, shipping with 1.9GB of sampled content, from the extraordinary mind of creative leader Pendle Poucher.
FLEA have replicated one of the most influential mics of all time — but without the valve.
Some time ago the good people at Tubbutec made a module based on the Roland TR‑606 called the 6m0d6. It packed the...
The world is not short of DAWs, so what sets SoundBridge’s offering apart?
AudioScape’s new Pultec‑inspired rack is a no‑compromise stereo take on the classic passive equaliser.
Heritage Audio’s 73 DI is an active DI box that aims to deliver that sort of character in a more portable format. Launched alongside the passive P DI, both are available in single‑ and dual‑channel versions.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5/5 Stars. Polarity Modular embraces Ian Boddy's expertise in the modular arena and is sampled and created from the ground up.
Is Elektron’s polyphonic sampling workstation their most musical device yet?
Wingman is a practical compositional aid that runs as a DAW plug‑in.
Can Softube’s Flow Mixing Suite cover all your mix processing needs within a single plug‑in collection?
GRM Tools’ new sound design software is an absolute tour de force!
The OXI MkII is a sequencing powerhouse — could it be ‘the one true sequencer’ so many of us are looking for?
The third edition of Spectrasonics’ flagship synth boasts a gargantuan sound library expansion, a standalone studio‑quality effects rack and a host of new synthesis features.
Base 4 have rethought the design of the humble mic stand from the ground up. The results are quite something!
If you are fascinated to learn how the great engineers and producers created the classic recordings we all cherish, this is a book you’ll want to read from cover to cover.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Refraction takes a multi‑mic recording of an upright piano, prepared using a very thin layer of felt, and then provides tools to process it.
There’s lots to catch up on as PreSonus Studio One becomes Fender Studio Pro.