SOUND ON SOUND
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?
Korg's tactile effects processor benefits from a major overhaul - so is the third generation the Kaoss Pad you always wanted?
Giga Virtual Instrument gives you Tascam's Giga sampling engine as a plug-in for the first time.
Is Native Instrument's new stand-alone soft synth as big as they say it is?
Big or small, Roger Quested's monitor designs always deliver the goods. His VS2108 actives are no exception.
• Kahler 2300 Series Locking Tremolos • IK Multimedia Stealthplug USB guitar interface
We conclude our three-part exploration of Wowa Cwjeman's new range of exclusive analogue synth modules.
If you're sceptical about manufacturers claiming their mic is suitable for both stage and studio applications, maybe this one can change your mind...
As Boss introduce their tiniest ever portable studio, we discover just how much can be packed into such a small box...
Which effects and processing plug-ins do the Sound On Sound staff and product reviewers love the best? We asked, they answered...
As more people leave behind their mixing desks, many find they still need a good monitor controller.
• Loopmasters Disco House Sessions • Synthogy Ivory Italian Grand • Ueberschall Hip Hop Underground • Bela D Media Anthology Volume 1: Celtic Wind
This controller comes from a range that, unusually, takes the concept of a quality weighted action into the realm of the shorter keyboard — and offers hands-on knobs and sliders for software control to boot.
Synthesizer, USB audio interface, MIDI controller — Novation's Xiosynth does it all, and at a very reasonable price...
Worried that your digital recordings sound a bit sterile? Maybe the Tubetracker can warm things up a bit...
McDSP's compression and EQ designs offer a huge amount of control with the potential for accurate emulation of vintage devices. Throw in a tape-modelling suite and a powerful multi-band compressor, and you have the Classic Pack.
• 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?