SOUND ON SOUND
These active monitors can automatically EQ their frequency response to compensate for your room acoustics. But how effective is this technology in practice?
Eight channels of clean and transparent preamplification, complete with input impedance switching and flexible digital output options.
Combining pitch-correction, multi-part harmony generation, the ability to change vocal character, and multi-effects processing, TC-Helicon's Voice Pro is a complete vocal production suite inside a single box. But does it sound any good?
Like the idea of having all your hardware synth sounds in a software sampler, but can't be bothered to do the necessary programming? Fear not, Sample Robot will do it for you...
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This premium German-made PA aims to offer a genuine hi-fi approach to live sound reproduction. But is it worth the investment?
The Evolver began as a mono desktop unit, then became polyphonic, and now there's a polyphonic keyboard version. It's almost as if Dave Smith's latest synth is steadily evolving back into his earlier Prophet 5... We check it out.
Amplifying an acoustic bass on stage is far from straightforward — indeed, the difficulties involved have been known to make players swap to an electric. Could this AMT mic/preamp system be what upright bassists have been waiting for?
It's not difficult to find a cheap wireless mic system these days, but not all have a prestigious name tag — unlike this Sennheiser true-diversity setup, their most cost-effective to date.
Free-standing studio racks are very useful and can hold a lot of heavy equipment, but sometimes it can be advantageous to...
Miroslav Vitous's orchestral library was the first of its kind, and more than 10 years after its launch, has been reinvented as a self-contained virtual instrument. Is the original still the best?
The new Microtrack packs a high-quality 24-bit/96kHz two-track recorder, complete with USB connectivity, into a box not much larger than a mobile phone. Is it the ideal field recorder? We check it out...
This unit from Coleman Audio makes a mark with its sonic integrity, despite its apparent lack of operational frills.
The new version of Steinberg's virtual sound module brings more and better instruments, without sacrificing convenience or ease of use.
We test this affordable complete vocal PA you can carry from the car to the stage in one trip!
If you're looking to record high-quality audio to your portable Minidisc or MP3 recorder, then this small battery-powered stereo mic could be just what you are looking for.
Dual-core processors hold the key to unprecedented performance with music applications. But how do systems based around Intel's Pentium D, like this one from Millennium Music, compare with their AMD-based rivals?
Several unusual new technologies have been combined in this new product from Fostex to create an accurate mixing tool.
Apogee's new converter builds on the reputation of the original PSX100 and Rosetta units, upgrading the sonics and adding a pile of new facilities, including sophisticated jitter-reduction processing and sample-rate conversion.