SOUND ON SOUND
The new CDR770 from Marantz is one of the cheapest CD recorders on the UK market, and features a new writing technology known...
Emagic's stylish blue interface reliably squeezes two inputs and six outputs out of the limited bandwidth of USB.
Focusrite expand their affordable Platinum range with a channel strip, featuring an optical compressor and EQ that can be optimised for vocal or instrument usage.
Sound Forge is a very popular PC audio editor, but users have waited a long time for 24-bit support. Now it's here in version 5, along with a bundle of new features and plug-ins.
Akai introduced AKsys some months ago, providing a USB-driven, computer-based control interface for recent S-series samplers. Now at v1.7, it is becoming indispensible for anyone fed up with managing their samplers via an LCD...
The ultimate soundcard for high-end musicians? Creative Labs' Soundblaster products may have dominated the consumer soundcard market, but can they take the next step up with its successor?
Boasting one of the most intuitive methods of sound creation ever devised, 1986's Prophet VS was meant to be US synth giant Sequential's commercial saviour. Sadly, it didn't succeed - but it did earn itself the status of American Classic...
For anyone involved in the sound recording industry, good hearing is essential. Yet typical medical tests only check for...
Can a compact system offer true reference monitor performance?
The latest and greatest incarnation of MOTU's flagship Mac sequencer adds full surround mixing support among many other new features.
Do these low-cost condenser microphones from Marshall Electronics' MXL range have what it takes to stand out from an ever-increasing number of competitors?
Terrasonde have given their audio test set even more test functions and a rugged new casing.
Rather than rack up their recent flagship Virus Indigo, Access have made the Virus Rack a lower-spec version at a keen price. Gordon Reid considers whether this Virus is still infectious...
• Classical * Score = 4 • Modern * Score = 4 • Cinematic * Score = 4 • Rock & Pop * Score = 3
EMES have developed the first studio monitor to use a patented new single-point stereo speaker technology. Hugh Robjohns tests the Owl System and compares it with the conventional Violett HR on which it is based.
If you constantly find yourself playing the same old chord shapes, then the rather nifty Australian Chordwizard...
The Blue Tube preamp accepts both mic and instrument inputs, and lets you add as much tube warmth as you like using real valve circuitry.