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Tascam's mid-range pocket-sized digital recorder, the DR2D, supersedes the earlier DR1 — but does it have enough tricks to compete in an ever-evolving market?
The latest version of Vegas offers plenty of professional features at a competitive price. So can you expect compromises in performance, or is Vegas Pro a spectacular deal?
Stacked humbucker pickups designed to replace standard single-coil pickups are nothing new, but most simply strive to deliver a single-coil tone while offering the noise-suppression ability of a humbucker.
Roland are hardly new to the digital piano game, and with years of experience to draw on, their new stage piano should be something rather special. Let's find out...
Virtual bassists are not short of options for looking after their low end. How does this new one fare?
Symphobia's sequel probes deeper into the psyche of the sampled orchestra.
• Toontrack EZ Mix • 2C Audio Aether 1.5 • Universal Audio EP34 • Native Instruments Traktor 12 • Overloud SpringAge
Thought you'd seen the death of the large-format console? Think again, as you read our exclusive preview of this modern take on classic Neve designs.
Mackie's Blackjack is the smallest interface yet to feature their acclaimed Onyx mic preamps.
The KRP1 Krautrock Phaser is a modern recreation of a German classic.
This set of 40 hip‑hop backing‑track construction kits is the work of producer Soul‑G and includes Apple Loops, Acidised WAV and REX formats.
Electric guitar is one of the most difficult instruments to recreate in sample-based form. Sugar Bytes are the latest developers to brave the challenge.
The Flip Ultra HD promises high-definition video recording in the palm of your hand — but does it live up to the claim?
Paul White investigates a new effects pedal from Electro Harmonix... everybody Freeze!
With its independently configurable outputs, this A/D converter is a little different from most of its competitors...
Dance Drum Samples is a bargain‑priced sample pack available to download from Original Music. It's a healthy 658MB in size and contains 116 WAV loops, of which 103 are presented in REX 2 format with accompanying MIDI files.
The duo behind Cinematique Instruments have been composing music for films and documentaries for 10 years and have more recently extended their talents to the sampling of rare and strange instruments.
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Hugh Robjohns checks out another offering from Black Lion: the new passive summing mixer, PM8.
Does a 'boutique' approach to building outboard have to mean inflated prices? Not according to this manufacturer...