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Studio Electronics' new synth modules come in a range of different colours, each with its own distinctive filter and identity.
Big Kick is one of those specialist plug‑ins that, as soon as you install it, makes you wonder how you ever managed without....
ADK's take on the classic Neumann M49 may lack the original's valve circuitry, but the desirable vintage character is all there.
Rob Papen's venerable soft synth gets a comprehensive update.
Monitor mixing is riddled with compromises, but Allen & Heath hope to change all that with their intuitive ME1 personal foldback mixer.
Though it has a control panel that looks like a Klingon's duvet cover and an introduction that suggests it was inspired by an alien abduction, the aptly named Pusher is at heart a rather elegant enhancement device.
Archtop's sample collection is based on just one instrument, namely a customised Sadowsky Jim Hall hollow‑body arch‑top guitar with dual pickups.
The Tablet Tail Monkey Kit from Octa is a 'tablet positioning system' that is comprised of a suction cup and a ...
Presonus' assault on the monitor market continues, with these impressive coaxial speakers.
Danish vocal‑effects experts TC Helicon combine their established harmony and effects processing with some seriously impressive looping technology.
Stereo sound is a surprisingly subtle and complex business, and it's rare that the typical DAW 'utility' plug‑ins will deal...
The latest version of Zplane's Vielklang will not only generate harmonies from your vocals, but put them in tune first!
These compact devices boast more digital I/O than any other USB interface.
NI's latest library aims to keep you on the edge of your seat with its range of cinematic tension-builders.
Tech 21's Hot Rod Plexi claims to replicate the classic tone and feel of a vintage Marshall amp in pedal form. Does it deliver, or is it really just another overdrive pedal?
Unlike harmonic enhancers, which generate new harmonics from the existing signal, Character works with what already exists, manipulating the spectral balance in a dynamic fashion according to the changing nature of the input.
With its extended frequency response and high SPL handling ability, the SE5 could prove to be the company's most versatile mic to date.
Yellowtec make lots of equipment for the broadcast market, but their latest interfaces could be just the ticket for music production.
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An innovative new plug‑in makes it easy to tell when louder isn't better!