SOUND ON SOUND
Miditech's new 49-key take on the simple MIDI keyboard controller adds a panel of assignable knobs for even more control potential - and all for well under £200.
This large paperback book by Bobby Owsinski aims to explain the mastering process for anyone taking their project to a...
Electromechanical keyboards - electric organs, electric pianos, and so on - are popular at the moment, and there's no shortage of software plug-ins modelling them. Clavia's Nord Electro attempts exactly the same thing in hardware - but how successfully?
TC Works' neat Mac utility allows you to turn VST plug-ins into sophisticated multi-effects combinations.
Can these unconventional plastic-bodied speakers possibly be suitable for studio work?
Joemeek's new dual recording channel provides an innovative current-sensing preamp, optical compression and three-band equalisation, as well as the option to fit an onboard stereo A-D converter.
A Russian ribbon mic brings this classic technology to a new low price point.
EXS24 and EVP88, two of Emagic's dedicated plug-ins for Logic, are now available in scaled-down form for VST-compatible sequencers. But what has been lost in order to make the instruments work as VST plug-ins?
The keyboard instruments created by American manufacturer RMI may be deeply obscure now, but without them, '70s progressive rock could have a very different sonic signature.
Novation's new A-Station seeks to combine the compact styling of their BassStation Rack synths with some of the spec of the prestigious Supernova and Nova - and all for £399! Is it an inspired bit of cross-breeding, or a misbegotten mongrel?
TC-Helicon claim that their flagship vocal processor can make you sound like a totally different person. But how well does it work?
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...
