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Rating: 5/5 Stars. There can be few instruments with a simpler interface than Sound Dust’s Drift 001, but then that was the design ethos behind its creation.
Some love a Pultec. Others prefer a Neumann or a Lang. Marshall Terry decided to combine his favourite aspects of these much‑loved equalisers in one box!
Vintage Vibe’s Rhodes recreation just keeps getting better.
With newly designed drivers and Sonarworks integration, ADAM’s new A series promises a lot of monitoring for your money.
Audient’s iD44 was pretty good to start with... and now it’s even better.
Austrian Audio’s new instrument mics are intended to turn heads!
This classy analogue device boasts some impressive specs and has applications that extend way beyond summing.
Californian start‑up Groove Synthesis haven’t just recreated the PPG Wave, they’ve made it even better.
Kali’s new three‑way system brings serious monitoring to your desktop.
Polyend’s Play takes a unique, and very hands‑on, approach to sequencing samples.
Has Rode’s new USB‑capable NT1 made clipping a thing of the past?
These new all‑analogue simulations run a real tube on a high‑voltage supply, and cover a useful range of tonalities.
The idea of digitally controlled VCAs is far from new — but this implementation feels like the future!
Audient’s EVO ecosystem grows further with an unusually intelligent ADAT expander!
Can Dreamtonics really deliver a session singer in software?
Graham Massey talks about his early days with the formation of 808 State and improvising with electronic instruments, through to current collaborations and favourite creative tools.
Paul White explains how to get the best out of Amp Simulation software, from achieving a good guitar input signal, setting up effective monitoring for encouraging the best performance and tips on obtaining the desired end-effect.
American producer, engineer and mixer Ed Stasium nominates the drum sound on Living Colour’s ‘Love Rears Its Ugly Head’ as a particular favourite.
Rating: 4/5 Stars. Built in collaboration with Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers Music collective, Fractured Strings is a compelling library full of personality.
The newly released Minimonsta2 retains the fundamental architecture of its predecessor but builds on it in many ways.