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This dual‑distortion box is equally at home with guitars,synths and drum machines, on a dusted‑daily desktop or a filthy stage pedalboard...
With a built‑in analogue compressor, Apogee’s Jam X is designed to get your guitar sound right from the start.
AIR Music’s Sprite is a multi‑effects plug‑in with a few extra tricks up its sleeves, such as the ability to control certain effect parameters using an envelope follower.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. The Lost Reveries library offers ambient drone sounds and were created by Hilyard, an artist well known in the genre and with some 25 album releases to his name.
Embody’s mission to make immersive mixing on headphones a practical proposition moves forward with the addition of a second virtual studio.
The Triple Cross is a three‑channel stereo crossfader and panner with some rather powerful tricks up its sleeve.
In this Sound On Sound exclusive preview, we lift the lid on SEPIA by Karno: a radical new outboard format for the digital age.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Spitfire’s flagship ARO series now features a third percussion collection around the theme of metals, with essentials such as piatti cymbals and tam‑tams making a welcome appearance.
Intended for both speech and music, Audix’s latest microphone demands to be seen as well as heard!
Plamen is a five‑band saturator, in which each band can be processed using one of five different saturation algorithms.
This software adaptation of Erica’s desktop delay unit boasts plenty of substance, flexibility and attitude.
Polyend’s hardware tracker has got smaller — and at the same time bigger...
Underpinned by rapid developments in AI technology, SpectraLayers Pro 10 promises some remarkable advances in performance.
Ever wished you could control the level of room sound that’s baked into a dialogue or vocal recording?
Are the motorised knobs of Melbourne Instruments’ debut synth a gimmick, or should all synths have them?
With the fourth generation of their Scarlett range, Focusrite continue to bring features that were once exclusively ‘professional’ to everyone.
A&H’s newest live sound consoles combine powerful processing with user‑friendly features.
Still searching for an ‘always on’ overdrive that works with your guitar’s volume control turned up or backed off? Your search might be over...
Hot on the heels of EZkeys 2 comes its first sound expansion, Soul Roads EKX.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Currently retailing at a cool £156k, the nine‑foot Steinway Model D‑274 grand is the star in this Spitfire Audio piano sample library.