SOUND ON SOUND
Samsons new low-cost nearfields can produce a big sound, but do they measure up for serious mixing? We find out.
The hugely popular Microkorg — the worlds best-selling synth for the past few years, according to its makers — has gained what Korg describe as a big brother. Will it repeat the success of its sibling?
Big Fish Audio have already established a reputation for South American music sample libraries with their two 'Roots of South...
Izotopes comprehensive suite of mastering tools continues to develop and mature, yet still offers excellent value for money.
Audixs acclaimed range of microphones is designed and built entirely at home in the USA — and its an approach that seems to be paying off...
When youre on a budget, youll need one mic to perform a range of duties — and this one seems to punch above its weight.
There are lots of strange noises you can make with acoustic instruments beyond playing them normally, and Ultimate Sound Bank...
Some say that nothing does analogue tape like analogue tape does, but AnaMod think theyre wrong — and are doing a pretty good job of proving it!
This budget recording strip is certainly a jack of all trades, delivering a huge feature set for the price — but does it offer quality as well as quantity?
Even Harmonic's GTAK is a low-cost utility that uses Kontakt's KSP scripts to allow Kontakt 3 (it won't work with earlier...
Complete Classical Collection is quite a claim. Can orchestral sampling pioneer Peter Siedlaczeks latest library make good on it?
Regular readers will be pretty familiar with IK Multimedia's Amplitube family of guitar‑amp and cabinet emulation programs,...
Line 6 follow their Pod X3 and X3 Live processors with this rackmount professional version, the X3 Pro, offering enhanced I/O and dual processing...
No‑one can accuse Sample Magic of scrimping on the sub-bass in their Minimal Techno loop and one-shot library: it lumbers...
Need to use samples to rescue a dodgy drum recording? Toontracks neat utility will generate MIDI hits and map them to the virtual instrument of your choice.
The updated SL range rejoices in touch-sensitive knobs and sliders, and in Novations ingenious Automap technology.
Waves have made a rare foray into the world of hardware with the GTR Ground, designed to give hands-free control over their Guitar Tool Rack software amp simulator.