Sound On Sound UK

Sound On Sound is the world's best recording technology magazine, packed full of in-depth, independent product tests, including music software, studio hardware, keyboards and live sound (PA) gear. Every issue also includes SOS's unique step-by-step tutorial and technique columns on all the leading DAW programs, as well as insightful interviews with leading producers, engineers and musicians.

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Sound On Sound UK

Apogee Jam X USB Guitar Interface • With a built-in analogue compressor, Apogee’s Jam X is designed to get your guitar sound right from the start.

Audix PDX720 Signature Edition Dynamic Microphone • Intended for both speech and music, Audix’s latest microphone demands to be seen as well as heard!

S-CAT Double Trouble Distortion Pedal • This dual-distortion box is equally at home with guitars, synths and drum machines, on a dusted-daily desktop or a filthy stage pedalboard...

UE Pro UE PREMIER In-ear Monitors • If more is better, then an IEM with no fewer than 21 drivers must be the best ever, right?

Origin Effects Halcyon Gold Adaptive Overdrive Pedal • Still searching for an ‘always on’ overdrive that works with your guitar’s volume control turned up or backed off?

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Embody Immerse Virtual Studio Signature Edition Virtual Control Room Plug-in • Embody’s mission to make immersive mixing on headphones a practical proposition moves forward with the addition of a second virtual studio.

Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 10 Spectral Editing Software • Underpinned by rapid developments in AI technology, SpectraLayers Pro 10 promises some remarkable advances in performance.

Karno SEPIA Preview: Modular Audio Processing System • In our exclusive preview, we lift the lid on SEPIA by Karno: a radical new outboard format for the digital age.

Frap Audio Dynamics 2806 500-series Compressor & Expander • With some neat features to control how the compressor and expander interact, there’s more to this module than meets the eye.

AFROJACK DJ & Producer • If you want to see the state of the art in studio design, there’s no better place to look than EDM star Afrojack’s Wall Recordings.

Erica Synths Zen Delay Virtual Delay Plug-in • This software adaptation of Erica’s desktop delay unit boasts plenty of substance, flexibility and attitude.

Focusrite Scarlett 4th Gen USB Audio Interfaces • With the fourth generation of their Scarlett range, Focusrite continue to bring features that were once exclusively ‘professional’ to everyone.

Polyend Tracker Mini Sequencer & Sampler • Polyend’s hardware tracker has got smaller — and at the same time bigger...

Why The Big Dish? An Introduction To Parabolic Reflectors • The parabolic reflector is the ultimate directional microphone setup for outdoor recording. Here’s how to get the best from it.

Waves Clarity vX DeReverb Pro Reverb Removal Plug-in • Ever wished you could control the level of room sound that’s baked into a dialogue or vocal recording?

Synclavier Regen Synthesizer • Can the Synclavier Regen live up to the near legendary status of its ancestors?

INSIDE TRACK SECRETS OF THE MIX ENGINEERS Koen Heldens • Working on Trippie Redd’s mixtape A Love Letter To You 5 at Miami’s Criteria Studios gave mixer Koen Heldens the rare chance to mix a rap album to half-inch tape.

Melbourne Instruments Nina Polyphonic Synthesizer • Are the motorised knobs of Melbourne Instruments’ debut synth a gimmick, or should all synths have them?

Blackstar St James Plugin Guitar Amp Modelling Plug-in • Blackstar have an enviable track record in building genuine valve amps. Can their first modelling plug-in maintain those lofty standards?

Sequential Trigon-6 Polyphonic Synthesizer •...