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Paul White checks over Mackie's newest mixer and predicts another round of credit card battering amongst SOS readers.

Paul White tests the latest Silver closefield monitoring system, which can be extended to full-range use by the addition of bass enhancement cabinets.

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 takes a look at the smallest of Fostex's 'D' range of pro DAT recorders.

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.

Analogue Systems continue their crusade to bring pre-MIDI devices back in studios everywhere with their new CV-only filter bank. Paul Ward checks it out.

Paul White plays axe hooligan for a day with the Sansamp PSA1.

Following their flagship drumKat MIDI percussion controller, KAT Inc have released the new trapKAT, designed with 'real' drummers in mind as well as rhythmically-minded MIDI musicians. Paul White gets that groovy feline...

Richard Clewes explains his fascination for this hernia-inducing sound machine from days of yore.

Paul White tries out a pair of West Coast hi-fi speakers from the USA, and finds that they are much like Californian wines — a hint of presumption with no breeding, but you'll be amused by their impertinence.

Paul White goes live armed with just an 8-track recorder and Spirit by Soundcraft's new ProTracker.

Hot on the heels of the ESI32 and EIV samplers comes Emu's latest mid-price unit. We sent Paul Wiffen to find out how the E64 differs from its siblings