
GearExpo UK: Microphone Update
GearExpo UK is fast approaching, and if you’ve been looking for a chance to check out some of the best mics around, then you’re in luck!
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GearExpo UK is fast approaching, and if you’ve been looking for a chance to check out some of the best mics around, then you’re in luck!

Celemony’s innovative virtual session musician plug-in has just received an update that brings ARA support to Steinberg’s Cubase and Nuendo DAWs.

From now until 1 October 2026, or while stocks last, Aim Audio's Essence mic will be reduced from its usual cost of $699£549 / €629 to just $499£349 / €399.

Built on the same processing architecture as Eventide's H90 Harmonizer, the new arrival combines the company’s flagship algorithm library with a compact, performance-ready format designed for modern stage and studio applications.

Sound Particles' latest release combines panning with step sequencing, making quick work of creating all manner of tempo-sync’ed stereo and immersive effects.

The latest arrival to the Universal Audio range delivers a new native pitch-correction plug-in that’s capable of delivering everything from subtle correction to the hard-tuned effects that dominate modern pop, hip hop and R&B tracks.

The Extensions Software Development Kit (SDK) is available in the beta version of Live 12.4.5, and is described by the company as the starting point for a collaborative development process that will be shaped by community feedback, experimentation and real-world use.

The new arrival to the APB range includes a pair of independent compressors that can be arranged in series or parallel, and offer a choice of FET, VCA and Optical modes.

Described as a “vocal performance station”, Klevgrand’s latest plug-in combines pitch-correction with harmony generation and a MIDI-playable voice module, and includes an array of onboard modulation functions.

Carbon Electra 2 is a four-oscillator instrument that offers wavetable and wave terrain synthesis, but its standout feature is the inclusion of a whole host of “musical intelligence” features.

The newest addition to IK Multimedia’s ever-growing TONEX line-up introduces a set of three incredibly rare British-made amps that helped to shape the sound of classic rock.

Combining foley, nature and field recordings with analogue synthesis, the new sample-based instrument delivers what the company have coined a “modern botanica sound palette”.


Need to clean up a dialogue recording without too much hassle? Then Acon’s latest tool might be worth checking out...


Would your mic techniques change if you knew your location recordings were destined for a Dolby Atmos release? That’s a question our technical editor recently had to ponder...

Audeze say that the no‑compromise LCD‑5s is the best headphone they’ve ever made. Does its quality justify its cost?

Bitwig 6 brings a host of updates, but the big news is how automation has been reconfigured into a creative tool.

Cloud have teamed up with Neutrik to make their acclaimed Cloudlifter technology smaller than ever.

We take the Italian manufacturer’s first dedicated effects box out for a spin...