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Can these two low-cost back-electret mics really deliver studio-quality performance? Paul White finds out.

The SOS team purge the unwanted buzzes and hums from reader Jim Fish's new studio.

Drawmer's affordable new combination of master clock and sample rate converters provides an ingenious solution for high-quality digital interfacing in the home studio.

We are used to the idea of using fader boxes and other MIDI controllers to manipulate our music software, but now Serato want to get us using our turntables to scratch digital audio. Can it possibly work?

The flagship of Behringer's newest line of mixers is a four-buss design with 26 inputs, four aux sends and an internal effects processor.

Focusrite update their successful high-end Producer Pack to keep it ahead of the game.

Yamaha pack most of an 02R96 into a unit little bigger than the 01V96. Could this be the ideal console for the quality home studio?

Digital mixers may have become fashionable in recent years, but analogue consoles still have a lot to offer. Hugh Robjohns takes a look at a high-spec, mid-budget in-line console from newcomers Audient.

Power amps may not be as exciting as synths, but they can make a big difference to your sound. Paul White checks out Yamaha's latest power tool.

Vocoders aren't just about tiny robot voices from awful '70s records — some could generate lush choir sounds and opulent strings too.

This unique hybrid eight-bus mixing desk brings a welcome alternative to the established options.

This latest multitracker from Boss boasts powerful effects processing and built-in USB facilities.

Providing six audio inputs and eight outputs for £350, with the bonus of high-quality mic preamps, Presonus's Firebox sounds almost too good to be true. Is it?

Hot on the heels of the ESI32 and EIV samplers comes Emu's latest mid-price unit. We sent Paul Wiffen to find out how the E64 differs from its siblings


TL Audio have updated their popular Ivory-series processors in response to feedback from their user base. We try out two of the updated units to see what's new.

Mike Collins provides some early reflections on TC Electronic's latest reverb unit and effects processor.

Explore life's ups and downs with MIDI arpeggiators and step sequencers for your Atari, expanded your horizons with a multi-port MIDI cable, and find out about TOS's French connection. Derek Johnson presents a readers' digest. Electronic Cow MIDI Arpeggiator; Phonic MIDI Arpeggiator; Petri Sinisalo Real Arp

Paul White takes a SoundField ST250 Stereo Microphone to a live recording session to see if the reality lives up to the legend.

With their latest recording tool, Tascam aim to entice hobbyists away from their cassette multitrackers and onto their computers.