Spotlight Round-ups

Bring studio sound to the stage with these live‑oriented capacitor microphones.

Many manufacturers now offer dedicated products tailored for the distinctive workflows involved in podcasting and live streaming.

Looking for that smooth ribbon tone with the convenience of a modern mic? Look no further...

Several famous console manufacturers now make their preamps available ‘to go’. Here's a handy round-up...

The follow‑up to Pamela’s Workout sets the gold standard for clock division and rhythmic trigger generation all over again.

As the man behind the phenomenally successful British developer ALM/Busy Circuits, Matthew Allum speaks all things modular.

Slice records audio and plays it back as a loop. Being clockable means that in‑time stutter, ratchet and glitch effects are yours to command.

These four audio examples accompany the text in March 2023's main Steinberg Cubase workshop article to illustrate the musical...

These audio files accompany the Mix Rescue article in SOS March 2023, featuring the song 'Sunshine' by Jeff Hirata.

Paul White explains how to get the best out of Amp Simulation software, from achieving a good guitar input signal, setting up effective monitoring for encouraging the best performance and tips on obtaining the desired end-effect.

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.

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.

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

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

What impact will machine learning and AI have on the arts?

Flux Pro is an affordable, easy‑to‑use, graph‑driven effects plug‑in which can produce some addictive rhythmic effects that completely transform the source material.

The BP1 and BP1 Compact are superb bass guitar preamplifiers in a pedal format.

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

While mixing, I usually monitor with the control room level pot on my analogue console set between about four and five (out of 10)...

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.