SOUND ON SOUND
The Portacapture X6 makes Tascam’s touchscreen approach to mobile recording more portable and affordable than ever.
Has the addition of Dante allowed Voyage Audio’s Ambisonic mic to realise its full potential?
This handmade mic offers vibe in abundance.
Orchestral Tools get up close and personal with some intimate soundscapes.
Originally developed for a German broadcaster, the Digiface AES is now available to everyone.
Perkons is the Latvian name for the Baltic god of thunder, a fitting name for a thunderous drum machine.
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. The second instalment in Spitfire’s new modular series is a direct continuation of the first.
We begin an in‑depth, two‑part examination of Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, and the new MacBook Pro and Mac mini computers that house them.
Controllable carnage is the name of the game, but the Punishr can do warmth and subtlety too!
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. If you have a passion for composing for film/TV contexts, or for more experimental song‑based production, then Void & Vista Strands may be worth auditioning.
Can’t decide if you’d rather blow your vari‑mu budget on a Fairchild or an RS124? Chandler’s RS660 puts a little of both in one box...
Extinct Audio bring some fresh activity to their popular ribbon design!
Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Sandstorm provides an easy‑to‑use platform for creating evolving soundscapes and sonic textures.
If you want to add a little weight to your live vocal sound, A‑T’s new handheld dynamic mic could be just the ticket.
Sofia is an oscillator that synthesizes vocal‑like formants without filtering, achieved by superimposing decaying sinusoidal tones onto each individual cycle of a fundamental base waveform.
Sonicware’s SmplTrek packs an ambitious sampler, sequencer and recorder into a single portable box.
Could a CSD desk form the heart of your studio?
The Tonex Pedal makes IK’s powerful amp‑capture technology available in a standalone hardware unit.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. The instrument allows users to pick any two clarinet textures from a library of 15 available textures, blending and shaping them with onboard tools.
There’s more to this desktop preamp than turning up your mic!