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Decent shockmounts can actually improve the sound you get from your mics, but they can be expensive and not always durable. Rycote aim to solve both problems with their new designs.
The CI2 combines an audio interface with hands-on Cubase control — and at a very attractive price.
With upgraded mic amps and A-D conversion in their MkII versions, do Focusrites latest eight-channel preamps still lead the way at this price point?
If youre in the market for a high-quality restoration package, there is no shortage of contenders. Sonnoxs trio of plug-ins offers some new and unusual features and a friendly interface.
Royer Labs have created the worlds only stereo ribbon microphone that has active, valve-powered electronics. So what does it have to offer that conventional ribbon mics dont?
Ueberschall's libraries tend to target specific markets, with titles like ''80s Punk...
With digital and analogue inputs, these small speakers from newcomers Infrasonic promise a lot for the money. Can they outperform their budget price tag?
The latest Notion scoring package offers upgraded orchestral samples, VST compatibility and a host of new features. Will it score highly with the musical community?
Until now, the biggest name in reverb came attached only to rackmount hardware. Finally, however, Lexicon have made their celebrated rooms, halls and plates available in plug-in format.
With four voices of genuine analogue polyphony, Dave Smiths Tetra is a big synth in a small box.
Sherman have teamed up with Rodec to bring us more of their own special brand of filter mayhem.
Are Akai's mini MIDI controllers the perfect partners for your laptop?
Direct Resolutions Ultimate LE range is all about power — cold, hard (and very quiet) power.
This mic is certainly styled to look like the classic Neumann U47, but does it sound like it?
As you'll have gathered from the name, the instruments in Soniccouture's latest offering derive their sound from the resonant...
Sonys heavyweight audio production package celebrates reaching double figures with the addition of DAW-style event editing and CD compilation.
SE aim to deliver a complete vocal recording package for the project studio on a budget — do they deliver?
The Nord C2 takes the Hammond, Farfisa and Vox emulations of its C1 predecessor and plunges headlong into the Baroque with a very impressive pipe organ.
Pianoteq tackles the virtual piano problem in megabytes rather than gigabytes, and offers flexibility that its multisampling competitors cant match.