SOUND ON SOUND
Achieving the perfect balance of analogue mixer and control surface in one product used to mean getting a mortgage on a high‑end SSL or reducing your analogue channel count. Not any more...
Adobe’s audio editing package has been fully rewritten, ported to Mac OS and integrated into their Creative Suite. Does it have everything you need for audio post‑production?
These audio files accompany the Violet Designs Garnet review that featured in SOS July 2011.
Violet bid for a place at the higher end of the mic market with this vintage-styled valve model. Will it turn out to be a real gem?
This hands‑free take on the long‑established E-bow concept offers a promising new palette of sounds for the recording guitarist.
This hybrid mic preamp can go from solid‑state clean to valve warmth — and for a surprisingly low price, too. Is there a catch?
The Ondes Martenot is as rare as it is hard to sample, leaving its distinctive sounds beyond the reach of most of us — until Soniccouture decided to step in, that is...
R2D2 meets podcasting! Matt Houghton investigates...
Rycote's resilient plastic lyre suspension system quickly established itself as a 'better mousetrap' microphone...
Can a 30‑year old algorithm in a tiny blue box really be at the cutting edge of room simulation? The answer to that question would appear to be “yes”.
These compact monitors from Swiss company PSI incorporate some very clever technology, including ‘Class‑G’ amplification, that helps put them in a class of their own!
Paul White checks out three VST plug-ins for this month's folder.
Lexicon are synonymous with high‑end reverb, but also make versatile multi‑effects units. Now they’ve spun off the delays, pitch‑shift algorithms and special effects from their PCM boxes into a new plug‑in bundle.
Korg’s analogue renaissance continues with the Monotribe groovebox. If last year’s Monotron knocked your socks off, this should leave you completely trouserless...
Some synths sound great, but lack hands‑on control. That’s where the Patch Editor comes in...
Test plots to accompany the article.
Detroit and Motown: two names that both evoke a rich musical heritage and still continue to provide a major...
This novel preamp design features a variable impedance and slew rate — which opens up a whole new world of possibilities from your mic locker...
What can you do with a mixer plug‑in that operates on a single track? With Blue Cat Audio’s innovative MIDI side‑chaining system, the sky’s the limit.