SOUND ON SOUND
Much more than just a bigger MicroFreak, Arturia’s MiniFreak is a six‑voice polysynth with a character like nothing else.
The AP1 Compact features the same proprietary preamp circuit as the AP1, and delivers a superb sonic performance that gets very close to that of its larger stablemate.
Toontrack and Hugh Padgham bring the drum sounds that defined the 1980s to Superior Drummer.
Right out of the box, the Atlas compressor offers six types of digitally modelled compression based on revered studio hardware...
The SOS team pick their hardware and software highlights from the last 12 months.
PMC’s new nearfields push the boundaries of what a compact, two‑way speaker can achieve.
The ASP4816 offered big‑console features in a project‑studio footprint, but its new souped‑up sibling offers that bit more...
It’s obvious to anyone working in any aspect of pro audio that it’s still a very male‑dominated industry...
We check out the updated version of Eventide’s creative ‘Structural Split’ effect.
Does the latest iteration of NI’s Komplete music production suite provide all the tools you need?
We get hands‑on with Zoom’s new dedicated podcast recorder.
The discovery of a truly new sound — a reality‑shifting sonic experience — is the never‑ending goal of modular. It’s this very drive that constitutes the heart of Qu‑Bit’s Aurora.
The A‑126‑2 is a redesign of their long‑discontinued A‑126. It’s a slender 8HP module in Doepfer’s usual utilitarian design...
UA’s Volt range welcomes two additional members, including a new flagship.
Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. In addition to reverberant clangs and monumental industrial noises, Mercury also excels at quiet, eerie and mysterious textures.
Teenage Engineering’s OP‑1 Field is much more than a sequel.
Rating: 4/5 Stars. Waverunner aims to replicate the sound of classic analogue synths from the ’80s and ’90s...
The Zelzah will take you to places conventional phasers can only dream of...
Rating: 4/5 Stars. With its roots in a medieval Jewish vocal culture, this library comprises long songs arranged by musical key.
The idea of a harmonising plug‑in might not be new — but how about one with multi‑channel support and up to 100 voices?