SOUND ON SOUND
The Song Builder series of MIDI files currently comprises at least seven volumes of patterns, riffs and phrases in...
Have Fostex really stolen Roland's thunder with their digital multitrack? Mystic Paul White thinks Roland might have a trick up their sleeve.
Paul White experiences the delights of this all-digital, automated mixing environment where unwieldy cable harnesses and tiered patchbays are the thing of the past.
Paul White puts Mackie's new 1202 VLZ next to his original 1202 and discovers more changes than you might expect.
Digitech have trimmed back both price and features for the latest addition to the TSR effects family. But does the newcomer offer enough bang per buck?
There have been Leslie simulators before, but none to exploit the sympathetic warmth of valves.
Paul White tries to pigeonhole Digitech's new effects unit — but quickly discovers that it can mean different things to different users.
We try out Akai's first synth in absolutely ages — and discover a monster in sheep's clothing.
Paul White checks out the successor to his beloved D4 and ends up casting sidelong glances at his cheque book.
Michael Anthony takes us back to the mid-eighties, when MIDI was in pre-school playgroup, and manufacturers built synths that couldn't decide if they were analogue, digital, or both...
A monosynth that doesn't cost monopoly money? Paul Nagle thinks Waldorf's new Pulse offers the most fun you can have with your presets off...
How does Audio Technica's AT4050 multi-pattern studio mic compare with their hugely popular AT4033 cardioid mic?
Drawing on their experience of home keyboard and MIDI data filer manufacture, Italian company Viscount have created the MF01, a combined data filer and GM module. Andy Davies gives it a spin...
When Paul White heard that Rogers had built the LS1 low-cost monitors for home studio use, he was keen to try them out. But could they deliver Rogers' quality at such a low price?
Can these two low-cost back-electret mics really deliver studio-quality performance? Paul White finds out.
Part 2: Gordon Reid concludes his review of Korg's new family of workstations.
Some synth manufacturers seem to be hedging their bets lately, building home keyboard auto-accompaniment features into seemingly serious synths, to appeal to both types of keyboard buyer. Will the strategy pay off for Yamaha's QS300? Derek Johnson finds out in style...
Having led the way in the '80s sampling revolution, Emu have turned their attention to the '90s discipline of hard disk recording with the Darwin digital recorder. Paul Ward checks out the new species on the block...
There's more to building a serious mic front end than putting a standard circuit in a flashy box. Fortunately, SPL's circuit design is even more impressive than their custom anodised front panels, as Paul White discovers.
This unconventional sequencer program aims to let musicians work like musicians rather than computer programmers, and has already met with an enthusiastic response in its original Mac version. Paul Nagle hand-picks his virtual musicians and gets jamming.