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This month's Apps include: Sonoma Wire works GuitarTone 2.2, IK Multimedia GrooveMaker 2 and the Peterson iStrobosoft.   

Although they're intended mainly for guitarists, modular knob twiddlers could also find plenty to like about Moog's new pedals.

Hardware systems for generating MIDI output from guitars are often expensive, impractical and unreliable. Jam Origin's revolutionary software alternative is none of these things.

Innovation in synthesis is alive and well — and can whip up extraordinary sounds at the touch of a button.

If you need authentic‑sounding robo vocals or a passable imitation of Stephen Hawking, look no further than Roland's VT3.

Mutec manufacture high‑performance master clocks, and digital-format and sample‑rate converters. Everything is well designed,...

Don't be fooled by its diminutive dimensions: this powered monitor from Italian company FBT punches way above its weight.

Eschewing the ‘mix and match’ philosophy of most amp modellers, Brainworx have turned their attention to capturing entire recording chains.

With today's sophisticated virtual-instrument technology, it's never been easier to create realistic drum...

Effects veterans Eventide aim to let singers in to the pedalboard party, with this cunningly designed effects-routing and switching box.

Roland's TR8 sees their classic TR808 and TR909 drum machines reincarnated in a single box. Is it what we've all been waiting for?

Audio-Technica's AT2020 USB cardioid has been upgraded; how does it fare?

Rhythmic Robot continue to produce Kontakt instruments with a decidedly old‑school feel and tone, the latest described as a 'Source Variable Drum Synthesizer'.

There's more to Roland's latest digital piano than meets the eye. We put it to the test.

Released in 1997, the hugely successful Buena Vista Social Club album is possibly the best example of what most of us non‑...

Peluso's enviable reputation for building 'homages' to vintage mics looks set to continue with this tribute to Neumann's classic KM84.

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Do these hand‑made, single‑driver speakers sound as good as they look?

If you want the sound of a top‑notch acoustic drum kit but don't have the drummer, kit and studio environment within which to record it, virtual drum instruments such as Toontrack's EZdrummer or Superior Drummer provide a cost-effective alternative.

Managing mains power distribution in a project studio can be frustrating. Simple plug-boards are cheap and easy, but professional rackmounted mains distribution units (MDUs) allow neat centralised cabling.