
Focusrite Liquid 4 Pre
Billed as “the most flexible four-channel preamp in history”, Focusrite’s new Liquid 4 Pre might at first seem more at home in the studio, but it does have potential for live use...
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Billed as “the most flexible four-channel preamp in history”, Focusrite’s new Liquid 4 Pre might at first seem more at home in the studio, but it does have potential for live use...

Just over a year ago, Vigier announced that he was ceasing production of his much-loved Arpege and Passion Series III basses, but the announcement caused such a stir among Vigier fans (and there are plenty) that he has agreed to produce a special limited-edition run of these thru-neck lovelies...

Veteran German audio manufacturers, Dynacord, have two new offerings in their D-Lite series — the D8 two-way, full-range box and the SUB 112 subwoofer.

Notwithstanding the news that Hamer (part of the Kaman empire) have been bought by Fender, the show very much goes on, according to UK distributor Go To Guitars who, as if to prove the point, have announced a clutch of new models...

The FF206D provides three-way stereo or six-way mono processing, while the FF204D gives two-way stereo or four-way mono...

Drum sales in the UK, which have doubled since 2000, soared to £41 million this year, whilst other instrument sales remain stable.

The first two newcomers are the DA10CL and DA20CL, both based on the popular DA5 Digital Amp, but offering higher power. Despite that, and in common with the DA5, they will still run on C-size battery power, making them highly portable...

DigiTech have two new ‘hot-rodded’ modelling guitar processors on the way...

Our Editor In Chief ponders why monitors sound different from each other and what you can do to compensate...

Leopard is finally with us — but while it promises improvements for general Mac users, will it offer anything to musicians and audio engineers other than incompatibility?

This unassuming device has a price that makes it look like a bargain alongside competitors of similar quality.

Behringer offer highly affordable excitement in the shape of two new sub-£100 rack processors.

In 1973, a band from Florida and California went to a studio in Georgia to record a song, provoked by a Canadian, about Alabama - and managed to define the sound of Southern rock while they were at it.

It's so easy to reach for the same audio plug-ins time after time - but MIDI plug-ins such as Arpache can bring something different and shouldn't be overlooked.

With so many exciting features on offer in modern DAWs, it's easy to overlook less glamorous things that you need every day. A prime example is proper monitoring — not sexy, but a crucial factor in successful multitrack recording.

This high-definition omni mic has been designed specifically to work in high-SPL environments, but it is surprisingly good on quieter sound sources too.

Can you expect decent project-studio performance from monitors costing under £300? Let's find out...

• Vox AmPlug modelling headphone amp • Soundtech LightSnake audio interface cable

The newest version of Logic features powerful new effects, alongside improvements to existing ones. We explore what they have to offer.

This month we tame a vocal that varies in dynamic range, and look at ways to create 'bigness' in the mix without overcooking levels.