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Whether it’s sitting on your guitar pedalboard or nestled between your synthesizers, this weird and wonderful effects box oozes vintage character.
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Whether it’s sitting on your guitar pedalboard or nestled between your synthesizers, this weird and wonderful effects box oozes vintage character.

Having previously only been available to those who own Apollo interfaces, UA's LUNA DAW is now supported natively on macOS and free to all.
These audio examples accompany our review in SOS January 2024 of the Universal Audio UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp stompbox.

When Focusrite’s Scarlett interfaces reached their fourth iteration with the launch of the Gen‑4 models in August 2023,...

Galya Bisengalieva is a composer, producer and instrumentalist, whose violin playing features on works by Thom Yorke, Suzanne Ciani and Actress, as well as numerous film soundtracks including The Matrix Resurrections.

The latest Rhodes plug-in models the Vari-Pan section of the flagship Rhodes MK8 piano, making it possible to the utilise the classic stereo panning effect on any other instrument or audio track within a DAW
These audio examples accompany the Universal Audio OX Stomp full review in SOS February 2024.

For the Dune movies, Hans Zimmer and his team of extraordinary musicians didn’t just create a score. They created an entire world.

If you thought the age of hugely ambitious polysynths was over, think again...

NI’s latest 88‑note controller introduces a keyboard with hammer‑action polyphonic aftertouch and a lot more besides.

If we’re not going to embrace new technologies, if we’re not willing to learn and exploit new tools, what are studios going to be for?

Eirik ‘Pytten’ Hundvin’s work with Mayhem continues to inspire producers, 30 years on. Two of the genre’s leading lights explain how they are taking black metal forwards.

Toontrack and Frank Filipetti span a vast array of musical genres with the latest Superior Drummer expansion.

Cubase Pro 13 may be light on headline features, but its raft of small improvements makes it a worthwhile upgrade.

Just when you thought it had all been done with distortion and overdrive pedals, Old Blood Noise Endeavours have put a new spin on the concept...

IK’s sampled piano instrument aims to be more than just world-beating...

Containg a range of sounds recorded and produced by Trevor Horn himself, Spitfire's latest release promises to capture the style and otherworldly sonic character the legendary producer is renowned for.

Pro Tools’ metering options can help you stay on top of your levels.

EastWest have taken the part of the map marked ‘here be dragons’ and made it very much their own.

The latest version of Bitwig Studio introduces ten new modules and a pair of new FX containers, as well as implementing a variety of improvements to the software’s mixer and audio editing functionality.