SOUND ON SOUND
Plug‑in pack: Mac/PC, all formats; TDM and Mac stand‑alone versions also available
Reviewed: PC...
Terratec's EWS64 XL caused a stir in the world of soundcards last your by offering a built-in 64-note polyphonic sampler. The new XXL now adds the internal organs of Waldorf's classic Microwave XT synth. Martin Walker decides whether these impressive parts make a convincing whole.
Hugh Robjohns tries out a stylish new microphone from US manufacturers Earthworks.
TC Native Bundle 2.0 can now be seen as roughly equivalent in scope to Waves' Native Power Pack, or as a high‑end version of their own Native Essentials bundle...
Specialist high-end equipment manufacturer Millennia Media have produced an innovative dual-channel parametric equaliser with a difference — user-selectable valve or solid-state circuit topologies. Hugh Robjohns investigates.
If you've ever put together a home studio, you'll know that no matter how many wall sockets you get installed, or how many 4...
There are now quite a few MIDI Control surfaces on the market, yet the knob-laden Drehbank, which offers interesting possibilities for interconnection between vintage CV synths and modern MIDI gear, is sure to excite much interest. Paul Nagle turns on and tunes in.
PC DirectX only
Cakewalk's FX3 Soundstage is, in essence, a reverb, but that description...
Emagic's new baby is a bargain cross-platform hardware and software bundle which includes a useful new CD-mastering package for Mac users. Paul White finds out whether they've delivered the goods.
Mac Audiosuite, Premiere, VST, MOTU / PC VST and DirectX; TDM version also available
Reviewed: PC VST...
Derek Johnson looks at a new baby hardware sequencer and GM/XG synth from Yamaha.
Now that more computers are equipped with Universal Serial Buss connections, musicians have started to demand compatible peripherals. Martin Walker tries out one of the first to arrive, a simple interface dedicated to piping digital audio in and out of USB machines.
Nicholas Rowland plumbs in a couple of handy studio tools from the other side of the globe.
dsTEC's eye-catching new analogue mono is bad — but in a good way. Chris Carter reaps the wages of Syn.
In all the fuss about last month's launch of the Triton keyboard, you'd be excused for having overlooked Korg's other new products — the diminutive Electribe EA1 synth and ER1 beatbox. As Chris Carter discovers, you won't be able to ignore them for long...
The first of Roland's eagerly awaited digital mixers, the VM3100 is an obvious spin-off from the mixer section of Roland's VS1680 digital multitracker. But it still packs a lot of functionality into a tiny space — and the basic version is the cheapest digital mixer yet!
We check out Tannoy's contender in the low-cost active studio monitor stakes.
Tascam's CD-RW5000 is one of the more cost-effective CD recorders around that can make use of the cheaper 'pro' blank discs — and the company have also released a useful box that can duplicate both audio CDs and CD-ROMs. Paul White checks them over.
Guillemot's MAXI Studio ISIS PCI soundcard system for the PC seems to offer a lot of bang for the buck. John Walden dives in to find out what all the flap is about.
The JoeMeek ProChannel VC3 has recently undergone a major redesign making it more suitable for professional applications,...