SOUND ON SOUND
This tasty new system finds simultaneous 16-track recording a piece of cake, and throws CD burning and a host of other features into the pot too. Janet Harniman-Cook pulls up a chair and tucks in...
Multi-channel PC soundcards are arriving in droves, but this one is rather different, and incorporates a potential 128 tracks, using unique hardware technology. Martin Walker channels his efforts.
Paul White takes it to the max with Waves' latest plug-in.
Pro Tools has made a leap to 24-bit, but does the increased theoretical quality really translate to a better sound, and it is worth the extra money? Mike Collins finds out.
It's a small curiously-shaped shiny chrome box with just six buttons and no LCD screen, and it claims to be the future of DJ-ing. Intrigued? Paul Farrer goes on a voyage of discovery...
Paul White lends a critical ear to Xpression's first ever powered monitor, to test the company's claim of accuracy at a budget price.
Korg's new module makes the synthesis technology of their flagship Trinity workstation range more affordable — but at what cost?
There is an element of magic in any audio design, but the Allen & Heath MixWizard series may have more than most.
David Mellor warms to TL Audio's new mid-range valve voice processor.
Neumann's versatile TLM50 omni-pattern mic combines transparency with a subtle high-end lift.
Roland's Jupiter family yielded one or two shining examples of what an analogue polysynth should be.
The original MAQ 16/3 analogue-style step sequencer, developed with the help of Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider, was released almost five years ago, but Doepfer clearly believe in shelf-life and have continued to update this unique instrument. Chris Carter steps ahead.
Does the DPR422 have the right combination of price and performance to break BSS into the project studio market?
If you'd love a modular synth, but couldn't possibly afford a real one, it's possible that virtual salvation is at hand.
We all know there are lots of compact mixers on the market — but then lots of people need a compact mixer, and SoundTech's 16-channel Quantum Mix is priced for mass appeal. Mike Crofts looks before he leaps.
The latest version of this popular audio sequencer sees Emagic's answer to competitor Steinberg's VST built-in effects. But there's rather more to this significant upgrade than that, as Paul White reports.
If you own a VS880, you can already record, edit and produce a stereo mix of your masterworks, all with out leaving the 880's tape-like hard disk recording environment, but now Roland have added the ability to make a CD master in the same way. Paul Nagle goes for the burn.
You might think you can't afford 32 inputs and eight busses — but a look at this cost-effective console might just change your mind. Derek Johnson goes on the busses...
For some years, Sambell Engineering (who manufacture the Atacama range) have provided a 'bespoke' service, making one‑...
Digital devices need synchronisation just as much as analogue ones, and this new offering from Digidesign aims to be a one-box solution for most audio and visual sync requirements. Mike Collins says it's about time...