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McDSP's Project Studio Bundle provides an affordable way for Pro Tools users to get their hands on versions of all the company's acclaimed effects and processors.
Digital technology opens up a world of possibilities when applied to Neumann's classic KM-series microphones.
SOS were invited to take an exclusive first look at Korg's powerful new 1-bit high-resolution master recorders. It wasn't an invitation we could resist!
• Digitech RP250 Amp Modeller, Multi FX and Audio Interface • Tips: DIY Guitar Lube... plus news of TC Electronic's Classic Pedals.
Well, it looks and feels as solid as a brick, hence the name. But there's more to this tube-based preamp than the gimmick. Let's find out...
Auto-Tune has been the industry standard pitch-correction tool for many years, and version 5 introduces many new features, but it faces its strongest competition yet from the new plug-in version of Celemony's Melodyne. So which one should you buy?
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro; introducing Schippmann's über filter box...
If you thought you couldn't hear surround sound on headphones, it's time you thought again.
The first electronic instrument to reach a mass market, the Selmer Clavioline pioneered many of the basic concepts of synthesis, along with a few features that are still remarkable today.
This complete orchestral library is the jewel in its maker's crown, but are we talking Tiffanys or Ratners?
A useful studio workhorse offering eight channels of mic pres plus ADAT I/O, that does just what it says on the tin.
TL Audio's latest additions to their popular Fat Man range are more versatile than their names suggest.
If your needs tend more towards looping and video editing than MIDI, Sony's distinctive multitrack recording package could be just what you're looking for.
We discuss the merits of mics featuring a USB port and compare recent arrivals from Rode, MXL and SE.
Digidesign have shrunk the M Box to give us the most compact and affordable Pro Tools interface ever. How good is it?
Giga Virtual Instrument gives you Tascam's Giga sampling engine as a plug-in for the first time.
Korg's tactile effects processor benefits from a major overhaul - so is the third generation the Kaoss Pad you always wanted?
Is Native Instrument's new stand-alone soft synth as big as they say it is?