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One of our engineers aims for a big sound from the smallest of acoustic drum kits, as he sets about creating a drum sample library...
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One of our engineers aims for a big sound from the smallest of acoustic drum kits, as he sets about creating a drum sample library...

Finally, a truly polyphonic guitar synth that you can use with any standard electric guitar — with no need for a hex pickup!

Yamaha’s Reface range recreates four of their classic instruments in miniature form.

Rhythmic Robot, Loopscape, Universal Audio, MXR Flanger/Doubler, Waves NS1

The SOS team head out to singer/songwriter and media composer Olivia Broadfield’s studio, to solve her monitoring issues.


Mixing the benefits of ribbon smoothness and condenser flexibility, Pearl show us that it really is hip to be, erm... rectangular.

Flatpack contains a large selection of patches and sample sets for each of the modules in Reason v2 and, though largely electronic in character, it steers clear of catering for any single, specific style or genre.

Having already given us a virtual studio multitrack tape recorder, the boffins at Universal Audio turn their attention to mastering machines.

Max Farrar: we take on a well–crafted contemporary pop tune with a massive number of tracks, and create two different mixes.

Don’t be scared to trash something you’ve already recorded if it helps you to achieve a better end result...

The XL-Desk is the first Solid State Logic mixer that can host hardware processors in the ubiquitous 500-series format.

Live rooms and headphones can kill the mood for some vocalists — so why not ditch the cans and record in front of your monitors?

Turbosound have upgraded their established Milan range, with the help of some technology borrowed from sister company Klark Teknik.

The jobs done by DACS latest high-quality problem solver are essential, if not glamorous. Could the HeadMaster take charge of your studio?

Schertler’s Unico portable acoustic amplifier is something of a stand-alone PA in disguise.

This novel preamp design features a variable impedance and slew rate — which opens up a whole new world of possibilities from your mic locker...

New album Electronica sees Jean–Michel Jarre making connections with a galaxy of other legendary figures from the world of electronic music.

Roland’s JDXi crams an awful lot of synth into a very small box.