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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Bones is a ‘super sample pack’ containing over 400 loops, 800+ one‑shot samples and more than 100 drum stems.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Actual angels who do vocal session work are hard to come by but Ethera Gold Odyssey can get you wonderfully close.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. This all‑in‑one library from Spitfire Audio brings together a broad range of orchestral textures in one easy‑to‑use package.
Transform your samples into soundscapes with Soniccouture’s new software instrument.
There’s a huge array of dedicated stereo mics on the market. We round up some of the best current options.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. With the Iremia series, Bunker Samples get quiet, intimate, and very close to a solo viola and cello.
Ever wished you could process each of your six strings differently? With the SubSix, you can...
Already movers and shakers in Melbourne/Naarm’s musical underground, producer Kuya Neil and rapper Teether began collaborating in late 2020.
Dumble amps are both revered and rare as hens’ teeth — so it was only a matter of time before UA focused their considerable modelling talents on a stompbox emulation.
If you like things to be as uncomplicated as possible, Logic Pro’s Sampler fits the bill nicely.
With its many‑band approach, Punch is smarter than your average transient shaper.
Maono's flagship studio model is the PM500, a fixed‑cardioid capacitor mic.
Sound On Sound May 2025
Cubase Workshop: Audio Examples
John Walden
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SSL have chosen not to build mic preamps into their new Alpha 8 ADAT expander — but they have included a whole heap of other features.
Jeff Albert, Associate Professor at Georgia Tech, and Paul McCabe, Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at Roland, discuss the 2025 Guthman Musical Instrument Competition.
Oli Freke talks us through the history of samplers, from the introduction of the Mellotron in 1963, through to current day sampling software, while highlighting the golden era of sampling from the late 80s to early 90s.
Pascal Gabriel, aka Stubbleman, joins Kevin Paul for his latest MixBus Interview and gives an insight into his working methods, favourite studio equipment and shares some valuable advice to artists and producers.
David Mellor continues his exploration of microphone polar patterns by discussing techniques for capturing stereo recordings.
Apple’s M‑series Macs continue to power ahead. We benchmark the latest Mac mini, MacBook Pro and Mac Studio models for audio performance.