
2026 SOS Awards: THE RESULTS
The SOS Awards celebrate innovation and contemporary design. Congratulations to all the Winners, as well as the very worthy close contenders in each category who have been awarded our Highly Commended accolade.
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The SOS Awards celebrate innovation and contemporary design. Congratulations to all the Winners, as well as the very worthy close contenders in each category who have been awarded our Highly Commended accolade.

Another batch of hot plug-ins get installed and tested.

Another batch of hot plug-ins get installed and tested.

Brief appraisals of another selection of software Plug-ins from Disco DSP, Cutter Music, Kjaerhus Audio and PSP.


This Swedish‑made valve mic offers all the character of vintage designs, but without the noise!

It’s billed as a ‘mastering’ compressor, but VCME 3 is way more versatile than that.

AEA aim for the middle ground with an intriguing new stereo ribbon mic.

With Flashback Capture, you need never lose a magical take again!

British‑South African artist and producer Galina Juritz has worked with groups liks ShhArt Ensemble and Inclementine, and composed numerous film and animation soundtracks.

Songwriter, producer and musician Carter Lang has built a stellar career on collaboration and a love of obscure hardware.

The latest version of Steinberg’s award-winning mobile recording application is now available, and has been released alongside the all-new Verve and Etude piano AUv3 instruments for iPhone and iPad.

PSP InfiniStrip Earth (v1.4.0) has been designed from the ground up for tracking, mixing, live monitoring and broadcast applications, and draws on over two decades of PSP’s audio-processing expertise.

UJAM’s new plug-ins pair their core effects engines with Filter and Finisher sections that come equipped with 40 and 50 presets respectively, providing users with a quick and simple way of creating a whole host of intricate creative effects.

The SOS team pick their highlights from hardware and software launches from 2025.

We’re decades into the age of the DAW, but outboard channel strips remain popular for good reasons — and there are plenty to choose from.

With their precision engineering and distinctive white waveguides, the One series put Amphion on the studio map. And now they’ve got even better.

To perfect Olivia Dean’s intimate, personal sound world, the artist and producer/songwriter Zach Nahome decided to step outside the studio.

Music Expo 25 is just around the corner, and it’s not too late to register for attendance and purchase your tickets!

This month, Sound On Sound celebrates an amazing 40 years in continuous publication. To mark this momentous occasion, we’ve teamed up with some of our favourite brands to offer you a complete music production and recording studio, containing some of the world’s greatest gear, worth over £20,000$25,000!