SOUND ON SOUND
Hifiman’s assault on the studio market continues with no fewer than four new headphone models: the Edition XV, Audivina LE, Ananda Unveiled and HE600.
Elegantly combining analogue and digital, and balancing programming with performance, the TR‑1000 is the best drum machine Roland have ever made.
Designed specifically for immersive formats, the BP3600 is a novel alternative to more familiar Ambisonic microphones.
These audio examples accompany the review in SOS November 2025 of the AudioScape ASA-6A, a lovely hardware valve compressor based on the classic RCA BA-6A design.
This month, Sound On Sound celebrates an amazing 40 years in continuous publication. To mark this momentous occasion, we’ve teamed up with some of our favourite brands to offer you a complete music production and recording studio, containing some of the world’s greatest gear, worth over £20,000$25,000!
These examples accompany my review of the T-Rex TwinBlaze pedal, published in SOS November 2025.
The problem of dialogue intelligibility has proven a stubborn nut to crack — but this new meter promises to make consistently clear voices easier to achieve...
Sequential’s latest is a miniaturised, analogue, four‑voice polysynth inspired by the Pro‑One and Prophet lines. But does it still feel like a Sequential?
Even the very best gear will only ever perform as well as its surroundings allow. Getting the best sound out of your setup means paying some attention to the room itself.
If you’ve always wanted an overdrive or distortion pedal featuring two fully independent channels with exactly the same facilities, here it is!
This clever dual‑engine effects pedal offers ambience for days!
Compact and stylish, this console aims to cater for those working across the DJ, stage and studio worlds — and includes some novel performance features.
We visited AIR Lyndhurst Studios to put the newly revamped M2 monitor through its paces.
The humble kick drum has come a long way and perhaps we’ve reached the peak with the Ohmforce Bohm “frontier of kick synthesis” system.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. If you ever daydreamed about getting Mr Phillips’ drum sounds on your productions, your wish has been granted: our man has created three drum expansions for Steinberg’s Groove Agent.
Toontrack keep it real with reel‑to‑reels at Real World Studios.
Instruo’s first foray into standalone synthesizers is both ambitious and original.
Lovingly restored, and then lovingly sampled, Spitfire’s Château Piano recreates a pop icon.
Audiomodern’s Soundbox is a virtual instrument engine that combines depth with ease of use — and it’s free!
Old Blood Noise Endeavours describe the Bathing as a ‘liminal’ delay — a word I had to look up before writing this review! Not quite a delay, reverb, or phaser — rather, the Bathing straddles the boundaries between them.