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The Vox StompLab IIG offers a selection of modelled guitar multi-effects, based on 104 model types (44 of which are amp...
In the hands of Sugar Bytes, familiar effects take on a wholly new identity!
PA veterans Studiomaster bring the established powered-mixer format up to date, with USB interfacing and built-in DSP effects.
Sick of taking a heavy amp rack to your gig? Why not go for a mixer that has its own amps built in? Here's our selection of currently available options.
Sonokinetic's latest orchestral venture features a flexible collection of tempo-sync'ed section phrases.
Taking the idea of 'found sounds' to another level, Soniccouture's Geosonics plunders the natural world for its most unnatural sounds.
New versions of Sony's Sound Forge and, especially, the innovative SpectraLayers make possible new ways of editing recorded audio.
Vocal Lix's samples are designed to be used in dance tracks and lean towards R&B in style.
For some listeners the cool, drifty, slightly detached sound of the vibraphone will forever be associated with great jazz...
Anyone who has used one of Native Instruments' Abbey Road drum instruments will be aware that they are a mixture of old and...
Over the last few years, Kong Audio have built up an impressive collection of sampled traditional Chinese instruments, which covers strings, woodwind, drums and percussion.
This all-valve dynamics processor offers amazing versatility, with uses ranging from sublime transient control to brutal compression.
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FabFilter are on a mission to rethink familiar effects and processors. What does their take on the multi-band compressor have to offer?
Numark's Orbit is aimed at DJs, but it also has plenty of potential as an unusual controller for the studio.
Lush Projects' kit could be the cheapest way into modular synthesis for anyone handy with a soldering iron.
With digital control, discrete electronics and a saturation processor, Looptrotter's latest device is no run-of-the-mill preamp.
Wireless systems are often expensive, tricky to use, or both — but this new set from LD Systems is neither! We put it to the test.
Korg's classic drum synth goes global with a makeover and a major update.