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Welcome to another joyfully peculiar Error Instruments protrusion into normal space. It arrives in the form of a porridge‑inspired granular sampler that’s as brilliant as it is baffling.
These audio examples accompany the Universal Audio OX Stomp full review in SOS February 2024.
This clever plug‑in could breathe new life into your old loops and projects.
This all‑analogue feed‑forward limiter has the sort of look‑ahead function normally found only in digital devices.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Deep Conjuring is made up of 92 ‘instruments’, some multisampled, others loops, that can be loaded into Mirage’s three layers and then adjusted before being further processed via the 10 built‑in master effects.
This year’s SOS Awards once again place the emphasis on innovation and contemporary design, with the nominations being limited...
We get hands‑on with a unique percussive instrument from Lumen.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Sampled from a Kawai GX grand piano using quality condenser mics, Saturn Hybrid Piano is the debut plug‑in from Sample Factory.
Just when you thought it had all been done with distortion and overdrive pedals, Old Blood Noise Endeavours have put a new spin on the concept...
This latest iteration leaves the character of Basimilus unaltered, but throws in an envelope output and a range of extra modules for free.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. The double bass is at the heart of Signature Strings, which features over 270 designed and source sound effects.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Synchron Smart Orchestra takes the donkey work out of MIDI programming by providing pre‑orchestrated tutti ensembles, percussion, choir, harp and a suite of lead instruments.
ADAM’s A Series speakers continue to impress!
Contrary to popular reports, preamps don’t all sound the same — and this clever modular system makes it easy to hear the ‘magic’.
Liquid is a live granular effect, and we’re informed that some of the equations used are based on fluid dynamics, resulting in the creation of liquid‑like movement.
The Score offers a one stop, all‑you‑can‑eat, scoring buffet for composers in a hurry.
Could Intech Studio’s ingenious modular system help you build your perfect MIDI controller?
By the time you have enough separate outputs in your system to warrant one, you need no telling how valuable mixers are to your modular workflow...
This unique combination of mixer and effects machine can be used standalone or as part of a modular setup.
Arturia’s latest effects plug‑in is designed to help you keep things moving...