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It may be small, but the RME Fireface UC is very powerful and boasts astonishingly low latency.
An electric guitar's tone is complex, but something that contributes to it is the electrical loading on the pickups. Guitars...
These audio files accompany the SOS September 2010 review of the MXL Revelation microphone.
Rolands Octapad range has been with us in one form or another for an amazing 25 years. What does the latest addition to the family have to offer?
Theres a risk of over-hyping anything that has a link to the heyday of Abbey Road, and theres plenty of buzz about this EMI-inspired EQ — but it seems that in this case it isnt hype.
Given the title, there are no prizes for guessing that the recordings for this sample library were made in Nashville (well,...
Sometimes, a dose of old-fashioned good engineering delivers something well worth listening to...
Acoustica's affordable DAW has acquired some significant new features, including video support, score editing and a fully fledged mixer. But has it retained its trademark ease of use?
Avid are looking to stay on top of the NLE game as they add a whole host of new features and brand-new editing tools to the latest version of their flagship editing software.
Just how much does this compact mixer with a built-in audio interface and effects offer the home recordist?
Take your front-row seat, sit back and enjoy the show — Hollywood Strings is here.
In SOS mag's 25th anniversary year, it's nice to see a manufacturer naming their product in our honour. Seriously, though... Korg aim to break the mould with this pocket-sized stereo recorder, which offers overdubbing with no specified track-count limitation.
JoeMeek's GBQ pedal combines distortion with their three-band sweep Meequalizer EQ, and runs from an included external power...
Like Wile E. Coyotes spectacular mail-order Acme contraptions, the Opticom has few controls and plenty of attitude — but its rather more successful!
To create their piano samples for the Eighty Eight, Sonivox recorded a Steinway CD327 using an unspecified, high‑quality...
Its their first analogue synth in 25 years, but is Korgs Monotron a toy or a tool?
Writing down every nuance of a guitarists performance is a challenge that can tax even the best notation software. Is Arobass Guitar Pro 6 the answer?
A good mic stand isnt the most glamorous addition to a studio, but its certainly a worthwhile investment.
Clavia have directed all their keyboard-making know-how into a single, lightweight stage piano — so it ought to be good...
For 50 years, the RS124 compressor has been a secret weapon at Abbey Road Studios. Now its targeting our plug-in folders...