Spotlight Round-ups

If you’re looking for a mic to lend weight to lean sources, the characterful Martian could be just the thing.

It may not be esoteric, but sometimes a good‑quality mic at a very reasonable price is all you need!

MusicLab’s virtual guitars get a major overhaul.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars. Play a chord and Pathfinder Violin will react to the notes that you play, corresponding to selected patterns or shapes.

Pope Audio have now developed a dual‑channel 19‑inch rackmount version, the BAX 2020R.

S‑CAT’s bespoke Bass‑Synth does exactly what it says on the tin...

Rating: 5/5 Stars. There can be few instruments with a simpler interface than Sound Dust’s Drift 001, but then that was the design ethos behind its creation.

Some love a Pultec. Others prefer a Neumann or a Lang. Marshall Terry decided to combine his favourite aspects of these much‑loved equalisers in one box!

Vintage Vibe’s Rhodes recreation just keeps getting better.

With newly designed drivers and Sonarworks integration, ADAM’s new A series promises a lot of monitoring for your money.

Audient’s iD44 was pretty good to start with... and now it’s even better.

Austrian Audio’s new instrument mics are intended to turn heads!

This classy analogue device boasts some impressive specs and has applications that extend way beyond summing.

Californian start‑up Groove Synthesis haven’t just recreated the PPG Wave, they’ve made it even better.

Kali’s new three‑way system brings serious monitoring to your desktop.

Polyend’s Play takes a unique, and very hands‑on, approach to sequencing samples.

These new all‑analogue simulations run a real tube on a high‑voltage supply, and cover a useful range of tonalities.

The idea of digitally controlled VCAs is far from new — but this implementation feels like the future!

Audient’s EVO ecosystem grows further with an unusually intelligent ADAT expander!

Can Dreamtonics really deliver a session singer in software?

Graham Massey talks about his early days with the formation of 808 State and improvising with electronic instruments, through to current collaborations and favourite creative tools.