SOUND ON SOUND
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Sampleson describe their latest release, Alienize, as a cinematic sci‑fi instrument with mouse gesture‑based modulation.
Tonex lets you capture and share the sound of your guitar amps, pedals and miking setups.
Warmdrive replicates the sound of the original, ‘classic’ version of the pedal design that helped create the whole ‘Dumble‑in‑a‑box’ concept.
This quality analogue processor offers precise and intuitive control over your compression.
Removing ‘baked in’ room sound is no longer the stuff of dreams, and this clever plug‑in does it better than most.
Compatible with both the 500‑series and the 51X modular formats, these classy Allan Bradford‑designed modules offer up analogue magic in spades.
Rating: 4.5 Stars. Fledgling company Vegas Audio’s new drum plug-in tempts you to take a chance on a roll of the fruit machine...
Strokes brings unconventional Eurorack‑style sequencing to your DAW.
Ambience Enhancer is a clever plug‑in for Mac OS 11.0 or above that allows you to control ambience in a mix.
The latest model in Neumann’s celebrated KH series sets a new standard for nearfield monitoring.
Dawesome’s Novum is a granular synthesizer with a multi‑layered approach to sound design.
Tech 21’s renowned Character pedals get a new lease of life in the form of the compact, channel‑switchable Character Plus series.
Every year modular developers are faced with the challenge of outdoing themselves with ever more inventive and useful modules...
Rides In The Storm have released a lot of modules, and were kind enough to send SOS an entire box to check out!
Swap your analogue pineapple for some digital jalapeño and grab a slice from the Bastl Instruments Pizza.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. With Smack II, Big Fish Audio are clearly attempting to deliver the complete one‑stop shop for your body percussion needs.
UST’s latest mic gives you two Neumann‑inspired classic flavours.
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Teletone Audio’s Ondine features treated and processed samples from popular analogue synths.
A good real‑time analyser can draw attention to what our ears miss, and with multi‑channel formats that second opinion can be invaluable.