SOUND ON SOUND
With battery operation and wireless connectivity built in, could the Kombo be the ultimate ‘go anywhere’ PA?
Live 12 introduces a raft of new features, devices and general improvements.
Guitar giants Fender join the modelling pedal party with this powerful and comprehensive floorboard. We put it through its paces...
These new releases, which are available separately, are essentially stripped-back versions of the original Blackstar St James Plugin.
Audeze’s latest headphones make Manny Marroquin’s signature sound more affordable than ever.
IK’s sampled piano instrument aims to be more than just world-beating...
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.
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...
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
Just why would you make the humble noise gate ‘smart’? Sonible asked that question, and this plug‑in answers it!
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?