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Could this natty iPhone app help you structure your songs and make better demos?

Hifiman’s mission to democratise premium headphone technology continues.

Here we have the book versions published in 1998 and 2003, reissued to meet a demand that has never evaporated...

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Given the ‘cinematic sound engine’ tag line, there are no prizes for guessing that media composers are the primary target for this instrument.

Amazingly, Audeze have shrunk their proven planar magnetic driver technology to fit into a conventional earbud format. How do they sound in practice?

The second plug‑in in KIT’s Blackbird range aims to bring a little Motown magic to your DAW.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Delta Blues comes in 10 loop‑based construction kits (nearly 6GB of sample data), combining acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, electric bass and drum loops.

Focusrite’s Vocaster Two puts everything you need to podcast in one very well designed box.

Looking for a powered sub to go with your monitors? KRK’s S10.4 160W Class‑D powered unit might fit the bill...

PSI’s two‑way monitors are more expensive than many three‑way models. Do they justify their cost?

With granular processing, pitch manipulation, reverb, modulation and a looper, this isn’t just a tool for guitarists.

MiniMod makers AJH Synth have developed and realised two new modules, Tap Tempo VC‑LFO and Dual RVG Random Voltage Event Generator.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Spitfire's inexpensive instrument is described as “Explosive Afro‑percussion meets dub and free jazz”.

Blackstar aim to take the weight out of valve amplification, without compromising on tone.

Fosfat makes it easy to reinforce your drums with sculpted noise or sine waves.

Rating: ***** 4.5/5 Stars. The Cuatro is a South American derivation of the Spanish guitar, but rather smaller in size and with only four strings. It’s not a million miles away from the ukulele or mandolin.

Golden Age’s new Premier series of Neve‑inspired devices get even closer to the real thing.

Modo Bass 2 builds on the success of the original, adding more and better basses.

Quasar is the first Eurorack module to tackle 3D audio by using a combination of panning, level, frequency content, phase‑shifting and reverberation to fool the listener into thinking sounds are moving around your head in a three‑dimensional space.