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We continue our exploration of the new features and functions in Reason 6.

SE Electronics have enlisted the help of renowned acoustician Andy Munro to design these striking studio monitors. Does their unique approach to speaker design pay off in the real world?

Steinberg’s Sequel is one of many simple but intuitive loop‑based music programs. What’s new in version 3 — the sequel to the sequel to Sequel?


Sony’s MDR range of closed‑back cans has been popular in studios for years, and now includes a new flagship model.

Is the customer really always right?

If you’re in the market for a portable recorder, there are plenty to choose from, with a variety of different features and at a wide range of prices...

Optimising vocal recordings and tackling some troublesome mixes are on the agenda this month, as the SOS team travel to Paul Shepherd’s studio in Nottingham.

As off‑putting as I found the name of this drum expansion library (I'm pretty sure that a sample library alone isn't...

The toy‑like exterior of Teenage Engineering’s OP1 belies the versatile synth, sequencer, sampler and recorder hidden within. We retreat to our bedroom and put it though its paces...

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The concept behind TK’s BC1 is simple: take a classic bus-compressor design and improve on it.

The Turbosound Milan Mi0 enters a competitive market. Can this little newcomer stand out from the crowd?

Having already given us a virtual studio multitrack tape recorder, the boffins at Universal Audio turn their attention to mastering machines.

It’s not the cheapest PC around and it’s not the most powerful, but this machine might just help you make better recordings.

Hugh Robjohns checks out this new speaker stand from Zaor.

Yamaha’s MOX range offers unusually tight integration with your DAW. Is this the way forward for synthesizer workstations?

Many musicians spend their lives trying to cram hundreds of tracks into just two speakers — but performing with an NSML system presents exactly the opposite challenge!