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Elegantly combining analogue and digital, and balancing programming with performance, the TR‑1000 is the best drum machine Roland have ever made.
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.
The user interface has always been a barrier to FM synthesis. Can Fors’ elegant approach make it more accessible?
The SOS team pick their highlights from hardware and software launches from 2025.
The OC‑S10 is a premium vehicle for Austrian Audio’s highly regarded CKR‑12 microphone capsule.
A vintage German console EQ gets a new lease of life in 500‑series format.
With their precision engineering and distinctive white waveguides, the One series put Amphion on the studio map. And now they’ve got even better.
Writing by Joe Matera with a foreword by Carl Magnus Palm, The Making Of ABBA is a new book details the creation of Swedish pop group ABBA’s third, self-titled album.
While it aims to deliver the same tones as the original hardware, Iona also introduces an array of modern functionality including a 128-step pattern sequencer and an intuitive graphical editor.
Universal Audio have just introduced a new plug-in that delivers a powerful new and improved version of their renowned Ocean Way Studios offering.
The world has changed. Pop and rock music is no longer exclusively youth‑focused. In 2025, the average Sound On Sound reader is as likely to be figuring out how to spend their retirement as they are to be entering college.
The Boundary Layer is a module whose design actually harks back to a much more classic synth topology. How will Schlappi fare in the heritage game?
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!
We dive into a new Performance Pack that could change the way you use Live.
Building on the concepts explored in previous parts of this series, it’s time to weigh up some of the pros and cons of coincident and spaced arrays.
KRK’s affordable Kreate speakers offer plenty of bang for your buck!
Instruo’s first foray into standalone synthesizers is both ambitious and original.
Compact and stylish, this console aims to cater for those working across the DJ, stage and studio worlds — and includes some novel performance features.
Solid State Logic once again raid their archive of preamp and EQ designs to put together a high‑powered input channel.
Sequential’s latest is a miniaturised, analogue, four‑voice polysynth inspired by the Pro‑One and Prophet lines. But does it still feel like a Sequential?