SOUND ON SOUND
The Eurorack version of 1010music's Bluebox mixer and recorder offers up to 12 tracks of audio, each with their own gain, volume, pan, four‑band EQ, on‑board reverb and delay.
Sennheiser prove there’s still room for fresh thinking in headphone design!
Gainlab’s channel strip delivers high‑quality valvetube preamplification and optical compression, along with some interesting tone‑shaping options.
DropKick is a comprehensive set of tools for reshaping kick drum sounds, but it manages this with just a handful of rotary controls.
Can a direct sales model and high‑tech components make top‑level monitoring affordable? Present Day Productions believe so.
Three‑way studio monitors usually come at a premium price. We round up the models that won’t break the bank!
Steinberg’s mobile DAW just keeps getting better.
These audio examples accompany our review of the BL8 Boundary Mic from sE Electronics.
Can headphones and modelling software really replace a professional mix room?
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Guitar Odyssey isn’t about creating conventional guitar sounds, but rather about creating entirely new sounds that use guitar recordings as the initial sound source.
As this vocal production powerhouse evolves, it’s not only growing more powerful — it’s also becoming quicker and easier to use.
We follow sE Electronics on the highway to the pressure zone.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. With its bizarre appearance and endearing‑but‑creepy sound, the acoustic instrument known as a waterphone has become a firm staple of the horror and soundtrack worlds.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. For his latest release, Auddict CEO Dorian Marko dusts off his concert pianist chops and invites us to get our hands on his Steinway Model D concert grand.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. The majority of the sounds in DRIFT003 were created from AI vocal generators, though we’re told there is a small amount of actual mouth‑generated sound in there too.
Can cleaning and enhancing dialogue really be this easy?
Are Icon’s latest range of control surfaces the perfect interface between human and DAW?
NI’s latest 88‑note controller introduces a keyboard with hammer‑action polyphonic aftertouch and a lot more besides.
This compact, versatile channel strip boasts SD card recording, USB audio interfacing and mix‑minus phone integration.
Waves' mastering service uses modelling and machine learning to draw on the gear, ears and decision making of award‑winning mastering engineer Piper Payne.