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With a quartet of excellent preamps and 32‑bit floating‑point recording, Tascam’s FR‑AV4 could be a videographer’s dream...

Lots of useful boxes now allow you to send analogue audio signals over Ethernet‑style Cat cables. But sadly there’s little progress towards wiring standards...

MIDI connectivity and more have now been added to UA’s pedal range.

With the right tools, you can capture a good vocal take in most rooms. And if you can’t, AI processors are opening up new possibilities...

Anything to do with studio gear and music production holds an endless fascination for me. So, when I first put pen to paper to begin my debut crime novel (my other passion) I knew the tried and tested police detective trope would be hoofed out in favour of a hip record producer.

ACE Studio 2 begins an ambitious expansion beyond its vocal synthesis roots.

The Stockholm Studio Orchestra have added their magic to countless hits. We tracked down the orchestra’s linchpin, Erik Arvinder.


The latest entry to Slate Digital’s VMS range promises unparalleled flexibility when recording instruments.

There’s lots to catch up on as PreSonus Studio One becomes Fender Studio Pro.
The latest addition to Icon Pro Audio's selection of interfaces boasts a striking design that centres around a 10-inch capacitive multi-touch LCD screen.

SoundFlow 6.1 introduces a rebuilt Session Assistant, a new Learning Assistant feature that offers an intelligent alternative to manuals and online searches, and a selection of new organisation tools.

Said to be unlike any other reverb plug-in, the plug-in version of the Strymon NightSky delivers everything that its hardware sibling has to offer, and comes packed with features that will be welcomed by keen sound designers.

The MPG have announced that KAMILLE (Camille Purcell) and Spike Stent will receive this year's Inspiration and MPG Icon Awards respectively.

The HA-609A plug-in uses component-level modelling to faithfully recreate the sound and performance of the hardware, and is being offered as a free download to those who own the hardware version or one of the company’s i73 PRO audio interfaces.

The latest arrival to The Crow Hill Company's revolving selection of free instruments has been “built around the idea that music doesn’t have to begin with formal training, specialist instruments or expensive tools”.

Recorded during the sessions for the developer's Panorama Acoustic Kontakt library, Pure Nylon delivers the same warm tone and musical detail, but reimagined for Soundbox’s MPE-capable platform.

The Raccoon, Panda and Hippo all employ a passive radiator design, and feature an acoustically transparent protective grill that has been carefully designed to preserve the monitors’ clarity and transient response while offering some physical protection.

Musik Hack's upcoming third release combines EQ and saturation, and as with their previous offerings, comes presented in an intuitive interface that focuses on end results rather than overwhelming users with parameters.

Established in December 2025 with the aim of creating interactive, “vibe-driven” plug-ins, the company already have two products available: Cloud Guitar and Aurora, both of which have been developed with a focus on emotional experience.