SOUND ON SOUND
Making similar signals play nicely together sometimes requires more than just a polarity switch. Enter Waves’ phase-manipulation tool.
Can one guitar amp really meet all your needs, from night-time recording in your bedroom to rocking out at high volume on stage?
Legendary PA brand HH Electronics is back, with a range of active speakers that employ the latest in sound-system technology.
Making professional‑quality preamps available at project-studio prices has been Focusrite’s forté for many years, and this design doesn’t disappoint.
Instead of cutting corners, Swedish company Ehrlund have added them, by basing their microphone around an unusual triangular diaphragm.
DruMM is a drum module for Native Instruments' Kontakt software sampler that uses its own GUI within...
The burgeoning numbers of boutique pedal builders and the availability of Velcro probably means that, despite the availability...
Paradoxically, adding distortion in mastering can make tracks sound clearer. That’s the idea of Brainworx's clever multi-band plug-in.
Innovative 'remote control' adds new creative dimensions to a leading orchestral strings library.
Tom Oberheim’s classic two-voice synth gets the Arturia treatment in the form of the SEM V.
We check out the Tascam iU2 audio interface, and sneak a peak at Reactable's Mobile tactile synth for iOS and Android.
Yamaha have added USB interfacing to their established digital mixer. Is this enough to ensure it keeps pace with more recent competition?
Tutti is a Kontakt-based library that Sonokinetic describe as an 'orchestral cinematic FX and textures' collection.
Universal Audio have combined their considerable audio expertise and renowned DSP platform to create their first audio interface: the Apollo.
While modelling preamps and plug‑ins have come a long way, there are still many guitar players who are only ever happy when...
Steinberg’s new CMC Series gives you the building blocks for creating your own custom Cubase control surface.
Analogue summing is proving a popular route for ‘warming up’ digital mixes, and there are many models on the market that are dedicated to the task. Here’s a selection of current options, with links to the SOS reviews where available.
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Controlling harsh 'ess' and 'tee' sounds in a vocal can be surprisingly challenging, but SPL's technology aims to make it easy.
Samson hope to prove that affordable speakers needn’t compromise on sound, with their new Auro range of active PA speakers.