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New to the world of video production and unsure what gear to buy? Our guide to the five best options in three categories will get you started.
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A hand-wired valve guitar amp at this price seems too good to be true for the recording guitarist — so can VHT make it all stack up?
Supreme Styles, based around Ueberschall's Elastik loop player, covers a range of modern urban styles, with a fair amount of...
Izotope have teamed up with electronic composer BT to bring us an effects processor that can be 'played' in real time.
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from a sample library entitled Soulful Pop as, while it is a musical genre that can include...
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Want your loops to sound like they've been badly mastered, pressed to cheap vinyl and fed into a budget sampler? Tone Projects' plug-in does it all.
James Dunkley gets a shiver down his spine whilst testing the Radial Tonebone 'Bones' London Distortion Pedal.
New Sonic Arts Granite * DDMF Metaplugin * Cableguys Curve * Voxengo LF Max Punch
Spectrasonics bring yet more goodies to the Omnisphere party, aiming to make their highly acclaimed synth even better.
The sequel to Quantum Leap's heavy rock library ramps up the decibel levels.
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Nashville-based Miktek shouldn't be short of chances to test their mics — but how did they fare in their first ever SOS review?
Have live-sound legends Midas brought their golden touch to bear on the hybrid analogue live/recording console?
Can Sicilian manufacturers MC AudioLab bring a touch of Mediterranean magic to your recordings with their new boutique preamp?
Korg really know what they're doing when it comes to workstations, and their new one has been eagerly anticipated. Meet the Kronos in our world exclusive review...
The idea of a 'native' Pro Tools HD might sound like an contradiction, but it offers the most affordable way of obtaining key HD features that are still not available elsewhere.