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Roland’s popular SPDS sampling drum pad gains an ‘X’, and a whole lot more besides, in the SPDSX.
This new library from Big Fish Audio provides 40 loop-based construction kits targeted at mainstream chart rock genres.
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There’s a lot of hype about mic preamps, but there has never been a reliable way to compare them — until we got hold of the world’s cleverest piano...
Ambient Dubstep is part of Loopmasters' rapidly expanding artist series of sample libraries. Put together by Bristol-based producer Phaeleh, this pack is available to download in various formats.
Can you really mix a live show without any physical controls? If you have a DL1608 and an Apple iPad, it seems you can...
The virtual vintage front panels of LSR Audio’s plug-ins conceal processors with plenty of personality.
Speaker stands actually perform multiple functions, only one of which is putting your speaker in the right place.
With the M902 already lauded as one of the best high-end headphone amps, what could Grace do to make it better?
The A16 Ultra MkII can add 16 channels of line-level I/O to any audio interface that features MADI or dual-ADAT ports — all in the space of a 1U box and for a bargain price!
Eve are a very new name in studio monitoring but, as this active nearfield model proves, they’ve got a wealth of experience behind them...
Nvelope 500 can be used either as a full-band or a two-band processor.
Many people place their monitors on a desktop, but they’re not usually designed to be used in this way — until now...
Cornell are well known for their boutique guitar amps, but they've come up with a new twist...
The Nord C2D expands on the success of its predecessor with an improved Hammond emulation and the addition, for the first time, of real drawbars.
Mainstream PC builders Chillblast have made an impressive debut in the music computer market.
What could be better than a Bettermaker? A Bettermaker made better, of course...
This “portable production system” certainly looks the part, but does its performance measure up to its dramatic styling?
Audient’s modern classic is now available in a smaller format — but there’s nothing cut-down about the sound!