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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Nine Angles For Forte’s (NAFF) Spat Curve is described as a 3D sample‑based instrument collection.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4/5 Stars. Sonora Cinematic already offer a felt piano instrument and now they’ve applied the same approach to guitar, with a library of guitar samples played with felt picks.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Fracture Sounds’ libraries excel at two things: detailed orchestral sampling and atmospheric textures. Orchestral Atmospheres brings these strengths together in one elegant and extremely expressive Kontakt library.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Native Instruments’ Scene series includes a range of instruments designed to provide media composers with an array of premium cinematic sounds in a simple and intuitive interface.
Once the preserve of large studio facilities, Dante is now becoming common in smaller setups. We talk you through some of the options...
New Delhi producer and artist Sijya chose music over a career in graphic design, but her bold approach in the recording studio is very much informed by the visual realm.
Can this pocket‑sized, pocket‑money guitar rig really deliver the goods? You might be surprised...
When did the idea of being able to operate purely in the digital realm become a reality?
Pesky pops proving problematic? Here’s how to pull them down...
Audio files to accompany our October 2025 Cubase workshop.
Emre Ramazanoglu, acclaimed session drummer, mix engineer and Atmos specialist, joins Kevin Paul to discuss his unique career journey, the rise of his reputation as a mix engineer.
Paul White and Hugh Robjohns address some of the most frequently-asked questions about home studio recording and production.
This month, we set ourselves a real‑world challenge: compose and release a new tune, using the tools provided in an SOS For Artists subscription!
This audio example accompanies the SOS For Artists (SOSFA) workshop in Sound On Sound October...
Cranborne say their Brick Lane is the fastest compressor in the West — but it’s also capable of modelling the characteristics of classic opto, FET and valve units, and much more.
The LANG 312L, made by Heritage Audio, is a transfomer‑balanced mic preamp whose design is broadly rooted in old API one, but which, like all the best ‘homages’, brings something extra to the party.
Solid State Logic dust off the blueprints of their E-series console to create a classy channel strip.
Designed with immersive audio in mind, the Symphony Studio is also a top‑class all‑round audio interface.
Bitwig’s first hardware product takes a characteristically individual approach to audio interfacing.