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• VSL Saxophones, Elements & Vienna Konzerthaus Organ • Scarbee Imperial Drums XL • BFD Platinum Samples: Andy Johns Classic Drums

Surely you can't get a good bass response from small monitors... or can you?

Can an 8 Megabyte plug-in really compete with the new generation of multi-Gigabyte sampled grand pianos?

If you are looking for an authentic tube-amp guitar sound from a DI recording system, then maybe the Dark Blue's all-tube preamp and speaker simulation is just what you need.

Emu's first USB 2.0 interface, and their first to offer Mac OS X compatibility, dispenses with DSP effects and complex software front-ends, majoring instead on hands-on controls and practical studio features. Have they hit on a winning formula?

This modular monitor controller system offers an easy upgrade path from stereo to surround capability, and transparent audio quality to boot.

In the latest addition to their successful ASB range, Creamware take on ARP's legendary Odyssey.

SOS puts LD's new tube and capacitor mics to the test.

Over the last few years, Magix's Sequoia and Samplitude have quietly been establishing a name for themselves in the mastering and recording communities, and the new version 9 of Samplitude looks set to win plenty more friends.

Akai have updated the classic sampling sequencer concept last embodied in the MPC2000XL, but have they managed to preserve the magic formula that made the series a success?

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Another batch of hot plug-ins get installed and tested.

The latest dynamics processor from Aphex combines a sophisticated gate with an easy-to-use compressor and forces them to work as a team.

Part 2: We continue our exploration of Wowa Cwjeman's new range of exclusive analogue synth modules.

If you're after convincing analogue-style sounds but you don't want to delve into complex programming, Arturia's Analog Factory may be just the thing.

Monitor controllers can offer a handy solution to monitor level control in the mixer-less studio. SM Pro Audio's M-Patch 2 offers a whole lot more...

Can this mic preamp really deliver 'expensive' sound quality at a mid-market price?

DPA's innovative modular design, combined with diminutive parts, means that the 3521 gets to the parts other mics can't reach...

Focusrite take their Firewire interface range to a new level with the competitively priced Saffire Pro 26 I/O.

We've seen affordable field recorders from Edirol and M-Audio. How does Zoom's H4 compare?