
Naroth Audio Bloom
Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Given the ‘cinematic sound engine’ tag line, there are no prizes for guessing that media composers are the primary target for this instrument.
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Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Given the ‘cinematic sound engine’ tag line, there are no prizes for guessing that media composers are the primary target for this instrument.

Quasar is the first Eurorack module to tackle 3D audio by using a combination of panning, level, frequency content, phase‑shifting and reverberation to fool the listener into thinking sounds are moving around your head in a three‑dimensional space.


Designed with Cubase users in mind, the Mobi One promises a boutique MIDI controller experience at a reasonable price.

Softube take on Roland’s classic SH-101.

Sit/stand desks are becoming the norm in many work environments, and with these motorised speaker stands, your monitors needn’t be left behind!

Rating: **** 4/5 Stars. Spitfire's inexpensive instrument is described as “Explosive Afro‑percussion meets dub and free jazz”.

Techivation have quietly been building an impressive range of plug‑ins which tend to tackle everyday mixing techniques...

Rating: ***** 5/5 Stars. Delta Blues comes in 10 loop‑based construction kits (nearly 6GB of sample data), combining acoustic guitar, resonator guitar, electric bass and drum loops.

The glory days of the stereo microphone are long gone — or are they?

Wave Alchemy’s TRIAZ could be all the percussion software you’ll ever need.

Blackstar aim to take the weight out of valve amplification, without compromising on tone.


Focusrite’s Vocaster Two puts everything you need to podcast in one very well designed box.

Golden Age’s new Premier series of Neve‑inspired devices get even closer to the real thing.



Novation’s first attempt at an 88‑note controller keyboard seems to get everything right.

PreSonus’ new desktop mic gives you a broadcast‑ready sound out of the box.

The keyboard version of the desktop version of the Quantum, is the Iridium Keyboard even better than the original synth?