SOUND ON SOUND
Does the VSP2's build quality and performance justify its high-end price tag?
JoeMeek's enduringly popular preamps, processors and channel strips are now available for Lunchbox users too!
With the MS20 Kit, Korg have taken the Ikea approach to selling synths — by insisting you build it yourself!
iZotope's Break Tweaker software gives you microscopic control over your beats and much more besides.
Softube are out to make DAW mixing more like using a large-format console. Can Console 1 liberate us from mouse and keyboard?
Is the combination of audio interface and 500-series chassis the ideal solution for a compact, hybrid setup?
It won't write a Katie Price novel for you, but Ghostwriter is just the ticket for high-quality, Porcupine Tree-style quirkiness.
Nearfield monitors are usually a compromise — but not in the case of these impressive three-ways from Barefoot Sound.
The original DriveRack PA was already a cost‑effective processor, and now Dbx have upgraded it, with more features and wireless iOS control.
The Apollo Twin brings impressive sound quality and UA plug-ins to the desktop, along with unusually versatile mic preamps!
How much of Grace Design's know-how and revered sound has made it into this unassuming and comparatively low-cost box?
Is Bitwig Studio's fresh take on clip-based music production different enough to tempt users away from established rivals?
Sometimes, a full-blown multi-channel rackmounting interface is just too cumbersome and inconvenient for the task in hand.
DOD's Phasor 201 was one of the first commercial phaser pedals.
Full-range monitoring is all well and good, but many engineers swear by the use of a secondary 'grot box' monitor system. Here's a roundup of some of the contenders.
This desk combines three 4U‑high equipment bays at the back of the desk, with a deep monitor surface above, and a sturdy keyboard shelf below, capable of carrying an 88‑note master keyboard.
Have Toontrack improved their popular EZdrummer software without compromising its fundamental 'easy' approach?
An SSL analogue mixer with automation and both DAW and iOS integration — all packed in a 2U rack space. What's not to like?
If you find conventional DAWs intimidatingly complex or unaffordable, Tracktion could be the perfect alternative.