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TC Electronic have an enviable reputation for their high-quality digital effects processors, and have now launched the first of a new line of budget-conscious units. Hugh Robjohns checks out the M One.

Formats: PC DirectX, VST

Reviewed: Mac version

The SPL De‑Esser user...

If you want to get started with audio recording on your computer, but don't fancy opening up your PC to install an internal soundcard, the new USB Audio Canvas from Roland subsidiary Edirol may provide a welcome alternative. John Walden takes the UA100 for a test Drive.

The technical standards of any professional, semi-pro, or hobbyist recording studio rely on accurate calibration. Hugh Robjohns tries out Terrasonde's funky DSP-based handheld audio test and measurement set.

Format: TDM plug‑in only

The Drawmer Dynamics plug‑in software provides first...

Martin Walker tries out a good-value, British-built studio power amp.

Laptop computers have tended to be difficult to use for music, one of the main problems being their limited or non-existant audio I/O. Vo Fletcher tries out a product which eliminates this shortcoming.

Formats: VST, MAS, RTAS, Premiere, and TDM

Reviewed: TDM version

De‑essers are an...

In Part 1 of a special two-part feature, Gordon Reid tells the amazing story of Yamaha's ultra-rare GX1 analogue megasynth — and how it ended up in his living room!

Hugh Robjohns tries out a new stereo valve compressor hand-built in Britain, which shines both in the studio and the mastering room.

With new 16-track portable digital multitracker, Korg have packed a lot of features into a surprisingly small case.

This unique hybrid eight-bus mixing desk brings a welcome alternative to the established options.

Lexicon's new mid-priced unit strikes a balance between the ease of use of their budget gear and the flexibility and sonic class of their high-end products. Paul White gets an exclusive first look...

The analogue-style hardware sequencer has always suited some ways of working better than its software cousin, and the latest company to try to bring it up to date are MAM.

Developing their TB1 nearfield into a floor-standing loudspeaker, PMC have come up with a full-range monitor which nicely balances studio performance with the cosmetics of quality domestic hi-fi.

The Virus modelled analogue synth has received a hardware upgrade to complement its ever‑evolving software feature set, and is now available in a keyboard version.

Millennia Music and Media Systems manufacture high-end signal processors with the usual feature of dual circuit paths — solid-state FET and valve topologies running separately, side by side. Hugh Robjohns checks out the company's opto-compressor.

STRINGS

Vns, Vas, Vcs: sus int (f...

Rating: **** 4/6 Stars

ACOUSTIC STRINGS

SS#1 (10 Vns...

Colin Owen rediscovers the joys of Atari-tight timing on his blue G3 Mac with Emagic's AMT8 interface, featuring their new Active MIDI Transmission.