SOUND ON SOUND
A 24‑bit, high‑resolution version of the DAT format allows users of 24‑bit workstations to transfer their mixes using readily available, cheap media.
Can this intriguing little box really emulate the recorded sound of many of the world's greatest guitar amplifiers?
Philip Meehan fondly remembers his first love — a keyboard with the voice of an angel, the mind of a genius, and the body of a heavyweight boxer in a big black coat.
Fancy having 24 assignable faders and 72 buttons to control your MIDI gear? How about an eight-track MIDI step sequencer with CV and gate outputs too? Paul Nagle explores a product that gives you both.
Hugh Robjohns has a close encounter with Panasonic's newly launched budget digital console, and finds it up there with the best of them.
Studio Traps allow you to alter the acoustics of any room in minutes, so you can quickly deal with troublesome rooms or acoustically separate live mics from one another.
Two Dutch designers who were influential in the design of the cult '80s Synton Syrinx synth have recently returned to the field, coming up with the exclusive and highly idiosyncratic Fénix synthesizer.
Sony's new mid-priced multi-effects unit boasts four-channel operation, 200 preset effects algorithms, comprehensive user programming capability, and great sound quality to boot. Hugh Robjohns spins that dial...
Fostex's new portable digital recorder uses virtual tracks to expand its potential and proves that 24 into eight really does go. Bob Dormon does the maths...
It's rather too early to say if the 2Gb Jaz drive will become an 'industry standard' means of interchanging audio files, but in the short‑to‑medium term, it seems to have a lot going for it.
Paul White bypasses his mixer and goes directly to tape with Drawmer's new mic/line/instrument input channel.
The TGX10 is a dynamic/moving‑coil pressure‑gradient microphone with a supercardioid polar pattern and a capsule...
HHB and Harbeth have collaborated to produce a high quality active studio monitor at an attractive price. Paul White listens in.
If the name Yorkville doesn't mean a lot to you, don't worry, you're in good company — I'd never heard of them before...
US software and hardware innovators Opcode have come far since their first MIDI-only sequencer in the late '80s; the latest descendent of that program, Vision DSP, incorporates 24-bit audio recording and compatibility with VST plug-ins. Bob Dormon focuses on the new features in this latest Vision...
Emu's APS system takes the company into soundcard territory, but with a comprehensive spec that even includes studio-quality mic amps. Martin Walker tries out this all-in-one experience.
MIT make a range of 'Audio Interface Networks' that are essentially replacement leads for various applications. They all...
Sophisticated effects and audio processing have become pretty standard on professional synths and keyboard workstations. The Kurzweil K2500's capacities in these respects, however, were looking a little dated until now. Paul Lehrman plugs in the new KDFX expansion board.
Derek Johnson & Debbie Poyser check out a product which offers up to four minutes of sample time, 22 different effects, audio processing and resampling facilities — for £199. If you'd been reading this only a few years ago , you'd have assumed that some digits had been missed off the price...
