SOUND ON SOUND
Paul White checks out two 19-inch modular rack cases from CP.
Repackaged and re-launched, one of the audio industry's only specialist timing analysis tools is back in the shops. Dominic Hawken takes a closer look.
Almost overlooked in the rush of people desperate to get their hands on a Roland TB303, the MC202 is just beginning to find favour with the all-analogue dance crowd. Tom Carpenter explains why he's never forgotten the diminutive MicroComposer.
David Mellor explores ways to spice up vocal and guitar lines, courtesy of two new Digitech harmony processors.
Wilf Smarties tinkers with some kill switches.
Paul White checks over Mackie's newest mixer and predicts another round of credit card battering amongst SOS readers.
Established mic company Audio Technica have branched out into the world of headphones with their new ATrange. Paul White listens in.
Jonathan Miller investigates the pop-up mixer case designed to house flat-bed rackmounting consoles.
David Mellor goes all gooey about Kenton's new MIDI guitar switcher, designed to put a stop to all the embarrassing onstage effects pedal swapping that goes on in the dark between numbers.
Most home recordists would love to own a stereo digital recorder, but the relatively high price of DAT and MiniDisc has kept this desire a pipe dream — until now. Paul White tries out the very attractively priced Philips DCC730 digital recorder and discovers what could be a new standard in affordable digital mastering.
Paul White tries out Yamaha'a new easy-to-use digital effects unit, and finds it brash rather than bashful.
Novation have squeezed the innards of their successful BassStation analogue bass synth into a 1U rackmount model, throwing in some handy new features along the way. Jonathan Miller gets lost in bass...
Most new software arrives in a blaze of publicity, but Synclavier's incredibly useful Mac utility dropped unannounced onto the SOS desk. Paul White checks it out.
Paul White's on the trail of an ingenious low-cost tool that helps you learn chords.
Vintage synth collector and self-confessed Korg fanatic Alex Clarke waxes extremely lyrical about the early '80s Trident — a hybrid of polysynth and string machine.
Paul White lends a discerning pair of ears to this hauntingly familiar little mixer and discovers a practical blend of quality, usability, and value for money.