SOUND ON SOUND
These files accompany the Sample Shop articles in the March 2015 issue of SOS
Just when you thought you’d seen every possible permutation of the 1073 preamp, Neve offer up something a little different.
We check out Latvian mic company Violet’s affordable new capacitor models.
The market for tablet-controlled mixers is heating up. Has QSC’s new range got what it takes to fend off the competition?
Leslie-style rotary speakers are mechanically simple, but sonically complex — hence the attention to detail in PSP’s plug-in recreation.
How many of us have been put off from sampling a fantastic drum break on an old record because of the difficulties and cost.
Something remarkable can sometimes happen when vocal samples are used in a track.
Gefell have long been respected in the studio, and now they’re hoping to tackle the live-sound market, too.
Akai break from tradition with their new all–analogue lupine groove–maker.
Newcomers Cymatic look set to revolutionise the world of live recording and playback with this remarkably affordable new device.
Networked audio is becoming ever more popular and affordable, as with Merging’s Hapi.
Zero-G have given us bangs, crashes and wallops in thunderous variety with their recent Impact Designer library for Kontakt but now we get Whoosh!
A Fender Tweed Deluxe with a significantly lower noise floor — what’s not to like?
These active, noise-cancelling pickups employ a radical new construction technique and offer not one, but two classic single-coil tones.
Why ‘review’ a record company? Well, I believe that Opus 3 are unique in offering quarter-inch tape copies of their analogue tape masters.
With its titanium-sputtered diaphragm, this mic is supposed to respond better to fast transients. We put that theory to the test.
Can you resist the sound of this Syren’s song?
Can speakers of this tiny size deliver anything like the signature Genelec sound?
Loopmasters have teamed up with the Dubstep Onslaught label for this self–titled set of bass-heavy dubstep samples.