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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Brackish Pads is an unusual instrument inasmuch as it takes the concept of lo‑fi pads to a subterranean level by exploring microtonality, stammering playback and dark‑sounding tones.
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 Stars. Handcrafted Audio take the marimba and the vibraphone to the max in their new release, Handcrafted Mallets.
Reaper might not have a dedicated dynamic EQ, but it can turn any EQ into one that’s more powerful than most third‑party tools!
Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5/5 Stars. A library featuring strings played with industrial‑grade garden twine, offering a sustain that would be equivalent to a bow five metres in length!
Steinberg’s spectral editor opens up yet more powerful processing options.
The TimeLine has proved enduringly popular, on stage and in the studio. But as technology has evolved over the last 15 years, Strymon decided that the time was ripe for a significant redesign...
Integrate your modular into Studio Pro using the newly updated CV Instrument.
Starting a music production course this autumn? Read our essential guide to setting up your first home studio.
Comprising Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath, quirky pop band Sylvan Esso have a new album Ow ∞ set for release.
Much more than just a fuzz pedal, this unique distortion device offers literally billions of possibilities...
Not just for synthesis, Eurorack can be a versatile addition to the traditional recording setup. We look at what modular can offer and how to use it in the studio.
When I first moved to a DAW, I tended to treat it much like a tape machine on steroids.
As well as updating their excellent reactive load box, Two notes have upped the ante on the software side considerably...
These three short audio examples demonstrate various points discussed in the Cubase workshop published in SOS September 2026.
The legendary British console makers have a new flagship model for pro studios. Highly configurable. Mightily impressive. Is this the future of analogue?
Dangerous Music’s BAX EQ earned an enviable reputation. Now there’s both a 500‑series version and, in a partnership with dynamic‑convolution pioneers Acustica, a new, official plug‑in emulation.
With the Flex 10, Harrison’s designers have delivered features not usually found in a desktop interface, including transformer saturation and real VU meters.
Some of the most fun recording sessions I’ve been involved with have happened outside the studio. However, recording on location is not only fun, but a great learning experience too.
If you want to run a mic through your amp or pedals, the MP‑10 makes it easy to do that.
We track the analogue renaissance back to its source: Europe’s last remaining factory manufacturing magnetic tape.