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Luftrum offer some found sounds as a cure for lost inspiration.

This “punchy hybrid compressor” draws its inspiration from both the classic API and SSL hardware designs.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Version 2 ramps up the content with new instruments, new articulations, an enhanced Engine browser and new presets.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Morricone fans will be pleased to hear that his compatriots Fluffy Audio have created a sample collection inspired by the composer’s striking cinematic soundscapes.

RME’s 12Mic packs 12 preamps into a single networked box.

PMI breathe new life into a classic dynamic EQ design.

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. 5Elements utilises almost 6GB of samples sourced from a selection of handmade Indian Instruments, but you won’t find any sitars, tamburas or tablas here...

In-depth Hands-on Test: SSL’s new control surface is very much the SSL of control surfaces — at an affordable price!

Sample Logic have teamed up with Red Room Audio to deliver a highly animated orchestral instrument.

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars.  This Kontakt‑based library comes with the subtitle Boutique Cinematic Guitars, and that captures the essence of what’s provided in the 6GB of sample content.

Drum re‑synthesizer instrument or sound designer’s new best friend?

The concept behind the Soundevice Digital DIFIX is, as the name implies, to ‘fix’ your DI recordings.

The SWN is a fairly big 26HP six‑voice module capable of creating slowly morphing drones, polyphonic melodies, evolving sequences and a vast range of rich textures.

We put Mackie’s diminutive multimedia speakers to the test.

This delicious‑sounding phaser should fill the needs of funk players or those trying to replicate some of the gentler Jimi Hendrix and David Gilmour effects.

We check out IK’s latest refresh of their popular amp and effects modelling suite.

Qu‑Bit’s Surface collects together several percussive‑style physical modelling algorithms in one 10HP module.

For anyone with an interest in recording classical performances of any form — whether they’re an amateur, a professional or an academic — this is absolutely essential reading.

Synth fans of a certain age will remember the Keyfax books by musician and sometime SOS contributor Julian Colbeck. Back in...

Famed for its speed of use, the latest version of FL Studio is a highly sophisticated music production environment.