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There’s more to this stylish‑looking pedal than meets the eye!

Designed in collaboration with the JHS Pedals team, EHX’s Lizard Queen is a slightly unusual distortion pedal...

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Hemisphere is simply gorgeous, with a varied range of carefully curated sound sources, additional effects, and some unique features.

We put the latest M2‑based Macs through their paces with music benchmarks.

If you like your drums heavy, the Hertz Drums Bundle might be just the thing.

Think you know what analogue synthesis sounds like? Pittsburgh’s Taiga might change that...

With their clever audio networking technology, Elk Audio aim to make low‑latency, long‑distance collaboration a reality.

The AIR Music Technology designers have delivered some interesting twists that make this delay plug-in worth a closer look.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. This hybrid/organic strings toolkit is a follow‑up to the company’s excellent Sunset Strings.

DSP‑equipped loudspeakers are only as good as the software that configures the DSP — in Genelec’s case, their GLM package.

Pluralis allows for the creation of effects that are not possible with conventional delays.

BLA have packed their take on the classic ‘blue‑stripe’ 1176 into a 500‑series module.

IK Multimedia’s mini Axe has everything you need for recording solo guitar.

A new Soundtoys plug‑in is always an event, and SuperPlate is their first release in over five years. Just how super is it?

Here you'll find a range of audio files comparing the New Twenties microphone to my AKG C414, that accompany my review in SOS June 2023.

These audio examples accompany the SOS June 2023 review of the Punishr analogue harmonic distortion 500-series module by Malcolm Toft.

SOS June 2023

Chris Timson

These files accompany my...

Cosmix Pro is an eight‑channel Eurorack mixer offering a broad range of routing possibilities, with generous amounts of visual clarity and several functions usually reserved for much larger mixers.

This handmade mic offers vibe in abundance.