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Despite being small enough to fit in your pocket, this no-frills five-channel mixer provides all the most important features required for those building their first home studio around a computer.

With their new VST Instrument, Linplug are aiming to combine the flexibility of a software synth and sampler with the simplicity of a hardware drum machine.

Sampletank was a hit: a sample-based virtual instrument with great sounds and, at the time, not much competition. Two years on, there are plenty of fully-featured software samplers and non-sampling virtual instruments too. Can Sampletank 2 keep up?

This ribbon microphone design uses an exceptionally large transducer for high-quality performance in the modern studio.

Line 6 give their PodXT the Pro treatment, adding comprehensive I/O and flexible output configurations to their successful modelling processor.

A range of affordable third-rack units designed to cover a variety of studio tasks without compromising on quality.

Version 2 of Celemony's revolutionary pitch- and tempo-shifting software includes new features, better sequencer integration and an improved interface.

The excellent sound quality and rugged build of these drum mics belies their highly affordable price tag.

Back in 1986, Sequential's Prophet 2000 represented a genuine breakthrough in sampling technology, and became a 'secret weapon' for up-and-coming programmers. We take you back to the dawning days of SOS, when 12-bit was king.

Focusrite update their successful high-end Producer Pack to keep it ahead of the game.

More and more musicians are turning to systems based around a laptop PC, and Intel's new Pentium-M processor — as found in this model from Maxdata and SME Solutions — seems to perform well with music applications.

Toft Audio have updated some pedigree vintage designs for their first product, which offers two channels of mic preamplification, compression, and EQ.

Yamaha pack most of an 02R96 into a unit little bigger than the 01V96. Could this be the ideal console for the quality home studio?

The budget MIDI controller market is pretty crowded these days, but Evolution are giving you the most for your money with the UC33, eschewing expensive rotary encoders and large displays for affordable non-moving faders and wipe-clean overlays.

This surprisingly compact large-diaphragm condenser mic shakes up the established competition.

Auditioned this month: Xtreme House **** • World Winds **** • Scott Rockenfield Queensryche Drums ****

Few products have been hyped as much as Apple's new G5 range of 64-bit personal computers — but how good are they for making and recording music in the real world? We test the 2GHz Dual Processor model...

These two affordable problem-solvers facilitate digital interfacing and mixing in the home/project studio.

As well as a bundle of 50-plus effects plug-ins, Quantum FX provides all the tools you need to design your own.

Sound Toys claim that their new plug-in captures the sound of an analogue filter in digital form. We put it to the test...