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Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Bold is a sound library with a colourful user interface that features sampled drums, effects/Foley, keys and bass sounds.

FAC Drumkit is a flexible drum synth and sample player.

With user-adjustable crossover points, Spread splits the audio signal into four bands, each of which can be adjusted for stereo width and ‘tilt’.

Do Arturia’s MiniFuses go off with a bang or fizzle out with a whimper?

It may be super-compact, but the MX5 punches well above its price tag. What’s not to like?

A four‑band side‑chain EQ is just one of many nice touches in this new take on an analogue classic.

Spitfire’s blockbuster percussion library makes a big impact.

Austrian Audio deliver a 21st Century take on a famous ‘pencil’ mic design.

M‑Audio go Pro with a new Oxygen controller keyboard.

Reunited with the much‑loved Alice brand after many years, has Ted Fletcher managed to breathe new life into this classic compact mixer?

This keenly priced device offers a bit more control than most valve compressors.

Have Slate Digital perfected real‑time pitch‑correction?

British bass‑amp brand Ashdown’s debut monitor is inspired by the classic BBC LS3/5a. How does it compare with the real deal?

IK go pro with desktop and keyboard versions of their expanded UNO Synth.

Universal Audio target newcomers to recording with a range of affordable USB interfaces.

Cherry Audio recreate Moog’s classic polysynth at a fraction of a fraction of the price of an original.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. This loop‑based instrument uses threerhythmic layers plus processing to create rhythm loops, sequencer‑like riffs, pulses, grooves and even shifting textures.

This impressive setup combines point‑source technology, advanced loudspeaker management DSP and a powerful new bass extension system. Is this the state of the art in studio monitoring?

Polyend breathe new life into an old technology with an instrument that’s as forward‑looking as it is retro.