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This diminutive module combines an envelope with a VCA to accept audio signals and render them, well, percussive.
While it’s often most natural in a patch to assign one control signal per destination, there is enormous creative scope in sending a single voltage source to several destinations simultaneously!
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Soniccouture continually push the extremes of sound design, and Polarity Tension marks the first in a series of collaborations utilising their impressive new Polarity dual‑granular engine.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. A versatile package that caters equally to players chasing classic Rhodes warmth or the grit and bite of a Wurlitzer.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. OBSO seems to be designed to satisfy those who want instant gratification and want it now! OBSO uses samples as its sound source, the focus of the instrument being obsolete media.
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.
I challenge anyone to show me a magazine that evokes such passion from its readership as Sound On Sound...
These three audio files provide examples based on the techniques described in the Cubase workshop article in SOS November 2025.
These audio files accompany the Pop Vocal Mixing article in SOS November 2025. The song featured in these examples is 'April Blues', by the artist Moni Blue.
These examples accompany my review of the T-Rex TwinBlaze pedal, published in SOS November 2025.
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.
Producer, sound designer and composer Jonathan Snipes talks about his work with experimental hip-hop group Clipping, sharing an inside look at their unique production process, before showcasing five modules in an exclusive live performance.
Producer, songwriter and multi‑instrumentalist Dimitri Tikovoï joins Kevin Paul to discuss his creative approach to recording and production, delving into his work with bands like Placebo.
Remember the nu‑disco tune we wrote last month, using the loops and instruments in SOS For Artists? Now it’s time to flesh it out, mix it and master it...
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.
Audient’s black box demonstrates that speaker calibration can be just as valuable in a stereo context as it is for immersive audio.
Podcasting and vlogging have given high‑quality dynamic microphones a fresh lease of life, so how does the Audix PDX520 fit into that landscape?
KRK’s affordable Kreate speakers offer plenty of bang for your buck!
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?