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Sometimes you want something that is both quick and easy to use while still being versatile, and in that case Klevgrand’s Walls might well appeal.
The recent NanOS v2.0 and v2.1 firmware releases massively expand the range of effects and add flexibility to the Nano Cortex's seven‑slot signal chain.
UA’s A Type plug‑in models the old Dolby tape‑noise reduction system, and specifically caters for the various ways in which that system was modified and abused for creative effect.
At its most basic level, with nothing patched into its input, the MultiMod is a flexible and highly useful multi‑LFO...
ADDAC511 is a four‑channel distributor of all manner of unpredictability, no matter the scope of your stochastic ambitions.
EuroBuss is a Eurorack version of AudioScape's VCA Bus Compressor, modelled after the G‑Series bus compressor found in classic SSL consoles.
It might give off dbx vibes, but this plug‑in offers even more control than the hardware that inspired it.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. The latest instalment in VSL’s symphonic odyssey adds six new solo woodwinds to the company’s hall‑recorded Synchron series.
Rating: 4.5 Stars. Westwood Instruments’ Alt Choir provides a collection of sounds perfect for human, intimate and tense vocal writing.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Glow Worm's sample packs are all based on analogue synths.
Generate synthesized drum patterns with a single click.
UDO’s ribbon controller puts Super Gemini‑style expression at your fingertips.
My early introductions to electric guitar came via the big‑box VHS cassettes we rented from the video store for our family movie nights.
These audio files accompany my article titled The Drum Squash Mic Trick, published in SOS September 2025, and demonstrate the potential benefits of adding a fifth ‘squash’ mic to a basic four-mic setup on acoustic drum kits.
Audio Examples to accompany the Cubase bass workshop in SOS September 2025.
Bethia Beadman has toured with Courtney Love and worked on Nigel Godrich’s ‘From The Basement’ sessions with guests including Radiohead, PJ Harvey, and The Stooges. She's also a formidable artist in her own right, with the excellent Tchad Blake‑mixed track ‘Kitten Feel’ just released as we go to press.
The third wave of the 3rd Wave reduces both size and price, but retains the sound that made us love it in the first place.
Made using real alpaca wool, this quirky microphone filter aims to solve a number of recording problems.
Eddie Bazil explores advanced vocal processing techniques to achieve a clean, professional vocal track.