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Audio Examples to accompany the Cubase bass workshop in SOS September 2025.
AIAIAI’s latest wireless cans make cable‑free headphone monitoring a reality.
GS Music have packed seven voices of analogue polyphony into a box that’s as well made as it is small and blue.
The third wave of the 3rd Wave reduces both size and price, but retains the sound that made us love it in the first place.
Based on the full version of Desolate Guitars, the new Fragments variant centres around the Chime Guitar preset found in its fully featured sibling.
ALM/Busy Circuits's latest Eurorack module allows users to record eight-channel multitracks directly from their modular rig without the need for any external equipment.
The latest Vaults release delivers a selection of string sounds that are described as “unrefined, and fully adulterated through a knackered cassette tape with just a pinch of wobble”.
Erica Synths' latest DIY system offers ambitious builders the chance to recreate the Elektor Formant modular synth that was originally released by Elektor Magazine during the late 1970s.
AEA have just announced the launch of a new 500-series module based on the third-generation circuitry of their renowned RPQ3 preamp, and a two-slot 500-series chassis.
There are just two days left to purchase Early Bird tickets for Music Expo 25. The show, which will take place on 14–15 November 2025 at The Midway SF, San Francisco offers two days packed with expert-led workshops, inspiring conversations, hands-on gear demos and opportunities for networking and mentoring.
The latest addition to Native Instruments Session Guitarist series captures the warm, resonant sound of a popular hollowbody electric guitar.
Feeling lucky? Enter for your chance to win a pair of Type 05 A-Core monitors from HEDD Audio, a prize worth £1150$1404!
Neural DSP's latest CorOS update brings three of the company’s most popular plug-ins to the Quad Cortex, as well as introducing a number of user-requested features and addressing some known bugs.
This month we are giving away a superb Allen & Heath Qu-6 mixer, a prize worth £2280$2995!
The latest addition to Acustica's plug-in range has just arrived, and draws its inspiration from Rupert Neve Designs’ MBT, or Master Bus Transformer.
The latest expansion packs for SoundID VoiceAI introduce a total of 20 new voices: 10 designed for rock vocals and 10 that deliver authentic-sounding children's voices.
Audified's new ToneKnob Ultimate Bundle includes saturation, compression, modulation, ambient reverb, guitar-amp modelling and de‑essing tools, all of which can be controlled using a single knob.
Understanding and mastering stereo techniques remains a core skill for everyone involved in recording and mixing audio. In this article series Hugh Robjohns explores stereo recording techniques, delving into psychoacoustics, microphone position, perspectives and design for the ultimate SOS guide to stereo!
The new Z&H VCA Compressor combines the sought-after sound of the ever-popular SSL Bus Compressor with the forward, transient-focused response attributed to American VCA designs.