SOUND ON SOUND
A Gameboy cartridge‑based Eurorack effects module? Robin Vincent puts the Befaco FX Boy to the test.
The dynamic speaker and mic modelling of UA’s popular OX amp‑top box is now available in a compact pedal format.
EastWest have taken the part of the map marked ‘here be dragons’ and made it very much their own.
Why clog up your stage with effects you only use briefly? Line 6’s new stompbox can be any pedal you want it to be, and will fit neatly into any pedalboard setup.
ADAM’s A Series speakers continue to impress!
Contrary to popular reports, preamps don’t all sound the same — and this clever modular system makes it easy to hear the ‘magic’.
Liquid is a live granular effect, and we’re informed that some of the equations used are based on fluid dynamics, resulting in the creation of liquid‑like movement.
The Score offers a one stop, all‑you‑can‑eat, scoring buffet for composers in a hurry.
Could Intech Studio’s ingenious modular system help you build your perfect MIDI controller?
By the time you have enough separate outputs in your system to warrant one, you need no telling how valuable mixers are to your modular workflow...
Paul White and Hugh Robjohns pick their software and hardware highlights from the last 12 months.
These audio examples accompany our review in SOS January 2024 of the Universal Audio UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp stompbox.
The audio examples available on this page accompany my review of the LANG PEQ-2 equaliser by Heritage Audio. This recreation...
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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. For dramatic male vocals that would grace any fantasy‑style music cue, Ethera Gold Prometheus is absolutely epic.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. The tonal characteristics of orchestral brass instruments are notoriously difficult to capture and reproduce in sampled form. Does this library succeed?
In terms of pure bang for your buck, it doesn’t get much better than Yamaha’s CK keyboards.
We try one of the keenest‑priced 1073 clones currently available.
Have RME made the perfect USB audio interface?
Just why would you make the humble noise gate ‘smart’? Sonible asked that question, and this plug‑in answers it!