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Galaxy's new star expands the sampled piano universe.

The resurrection of Moogs stellar bass synth has caused a considerable stir. Can the Taurus 3 live up to the venerable reputation of its ancestor?

This collection from Zero‑G contains 560MB of unique samples, packaged into the usual collections of 'Acidised' WAV files and Apple Loops...

Tribal Tech House presents around 850MB of unique content in WAV, Apple Loops, REX and Stylus RMX formats, with patches for EXS24...

Yamahas new flagship stage piano is unashamedly specialist and expensive. How does it rank alongside the best sampled and modelled alternatives, or indeed the original instruments it strives to emulate?

Zooms H4N audio recorder has been very well received. Can the new Q3 repeat that success by throwing in video as well?

When it comes to convincing simulation of guitar amps, cabinets, speakers and microphones, a few hardware manufacturers seem to be pushing the boundaries. Will the Torpedo blast the competition out of the water?

Can a ribbon mic really offer professional polish at such a bargain price?

Isolating your guitar cabinet allows you to crank up your amp on recording sessions — but without deafening the neighbours!

Better known for their high-end modular outboard processors, Tonelux have scaled their EQ up to full rack size. Does more space mean a better feature set?

For the latest addition to the Real range, Music Lab have turned their expert attention to the classic Les Paul Custom.

We get hands-on with Korgs touchy-feely new synth.

Avantone have added on-board amplification to their contemporary take on the classic Horrortone secondary monitor, and the result is something quite special...

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This compressor offers automatic time constants to help to keep things sounding natural, even with plenty of gain reduction. Is it a weapon worth adding to your arsenal of mix tools?

Apogee enter the software guitar-amp controller fray promising tight integration with all things Apple...

From sports to computer programming, it seems that theres an extreme version of everything these days. So what is extreme sample conversion, and how is it better than the ordinary kind?

The Receptor lets you use VST plug-ins without a computer. How does V2 improve on the original?

There are few pieces of soundtrack furniture better guaranteed to get that adrenalin surging than a team of perspiring percussionists giving their instruments a good drubbing. 

Wouldnt it be nice if there was a pro-quality D-A converter on the market that was truly portable? Centrance aim to give us exactly that...