SOUND ON SOUND
What’s better, a DAW or real analogue tape? Both, of course! We take a look at an ingenious system that seamlessly integrates the two.
CME go minimal with their new controller range. But is less really more?
Rhythmic Robot are a small outfit dedicated to breathing life into the strange and the obscure via the medium of Kontakt.
Well known in their native Poland, IGS Audio are now making their products available in the UK. How do they fare against the competition?
Analogue Solutions make a bid for your cash with a retro-styled synth offering big, fat Moog-style sounds and a built-in sequencer. Could this be their best synth yet?
Thinking of going wireless? If you value audio quality and ease of use, this digital system from AKG might be just what you’re looking for.
Akai’s latest audio interface boasts a formidable feature set and an emphasis on robust hardware and simple operation.
Test plots to accompany the article.
Wharfedale’s latest portable mixer-amp offers a compact solution for smaller venues.
Vermona have beefed up their four-voice synth and the result is an analogue monster with the emphasis firmly on performance.
According to its liner notes, the purpose of Urban Ballads is to provide R&B producers with "authentic” sounds.
At the heart of most modern studios is a computer running a Digital Audio Workstation, or DAW. The choice of DAWs available has increased significantly over the last few years...
Hugh Robjohns tests out this redesigned version of the MP73 module from the 1U rack system.
Employing a whopping three Lunchbox modules per channel, this EQ system may not come cheap — but it boasts some impressive features.
QSC’s K-Series speakers look serious enough, but can their sound wow the crowd?
Can its new look and feel, 64-bit code base and killer feature-set help Magix's heavyweight DAW muscle its way to a bigger market share?
Big Fish Audio's Pop Rocks! (their exclamation mark, not mine) is the company's latest addition to their massive genre-based...
Mic veterans Neumann turn their attention to the other end of the signal chain, with a miniature speaker that packs a big punch.