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The Graphite is Samson’s first foray into the world of keyboards — and it’s an impressive debut.
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The Graphite is Samson’s first foray into the world of keyboards — and it’s an impressive debut.

Chandler's Little Devil preamp takes the warmth and mangling side of things to another level.

Useful affordable testers built into an XLR plug.


The Wurlitzer electric piano has proved a tough nut to crack in software. Can Arturia rise to the challenge?

Looking to improve the sound of your live vocals? One of these premium mics from US company Audix might be just the ticket.

Tired of standard percussion sounds? Chromaphone lets you create your own.

Rather than rely on established designs, Audio-Technica have used some genuinely innovative thinking to come up with this unusual, multi-diaphragm vocal mic. How does it perform?

Izotope have improved the formula of their ‘do everything’ mixing plug-in. Is this new Alloy platinum sterling, or pinchbeck?

David Kosten is one of the UK’s most sonically adventurous producers, but insists that the song is king — no matter how twisted the recording.
Here's a PDF of the correct Chart we published in SOS way back in 2012, showing the fundamental frequency ranges of instruments, plus a translation of subjective audio qualities like 'sizzle', 'boxiness' and 'presence'.

Apogee's MiC offers a quality preamp and converter significantly better than those built-in to iOS devices and Mac sound cards.







