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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Arturia Acid V Software Synthesizer • Arturia have another classic on their long list of software synths: a special little squelchy box.

Digit Music CMPSR MIDI Controller • Tired of keyboards? The Digit Music CMPSR might be the MIDI controller for you...

Origin Effects Bass Rigs Amp Simulation Pedals • OE’s all-analogue bass pedals pack the sound of a stack into a stompbox.

Lightning Boy Dark Storm Microphone Preamplifier • Mic preamps and DIs all sound the same, right? Nope!

Sonuscore Fragments: Modern Percussion Sample Library • Sonuscore combine organic percussion sounds with a creative sequencing engine.

Acon Digital Remix Source Separation Plug-in • There are now some impressive offline source separation tools — but this one works in real time!

Musik Hack Master Plan Mastering Processor • This great-sounding processor does more than make your music loud — but does it do enough?

PolyChrome DSP McRocklin Suite Guitar Rig Modelling Plug-in • Thomas McRocklin’s first foray into the world of guitar rig emulations treads a slightly different path from the competition.

HEDD Audio HEDDphone TWO Air Motion Transformer Headphones • Three years ago, HEDD Audio developed the world’s first AMT-based headphones — and before anyone else has had time to catch up, they’ve now replaced them with the second generation.

How I Got THAT SOUND Luke Smith • Foals ‘Spanish Sahara’

In Memory of Paul DaCruz SOS North America Sales Manager R.I.P. 25 August 1964 - 18 August 2023 • It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our longtime colleague, good friend and Sound On Sound North America Sales Manager, Paul DaCruz. Paul (Paulo Cesar) DaCruz died suddenly at his home in Santa Rosa, California on August 18, just shy of his 59th birthday.

Zoom MicTraks Handheld 32-bit Recorders • Once again, Zoom raise the bar for high-quality, affordable handheld recorders.

Shure SM7dB Active Dynamic Microphone • Shure’s classic mic celebrates a milestone birthday with the addition of a built-in preamp. We test the new SM7dB and explore its fascinating history.

Rupert Neve Designs MBT Stereo Bus Processor • For the first time, the Red and Blue bands of RND’s popular Silk circuit can be used together in the same device — but there’s more to the MBT than purple Silk!

THE WINDT HUMMER TEST Testing For Equipment Grounding Problems • If you want to identify studio equipment that’s susceptible to grounding problems, a simple DIY project based on a wall-wart PSU can help.

INSIDE TRACK SECRETS OF THE MIX ENGINEERS David Wrench • David Wrench’s goal as mix engineer was to make Blur sound like themselves!

Alice 538R Stereo Optical Compressor • If you’re a fan of Ted Fletcher’s classic optical compressor designs, this one shouldn’t disappoint.

KMI K-Board-C & QuNexus RED Controller Keyboards • KMI’s latest keyboards offer MPE control in compact and colourful packages.

The M People How beyerdynamic’s M Series Microphones Are Made • We visit the German factory where beyerdynamic’s classic microphones are still handmade in exactly the way they always have been.

Cherry Audio Novachord & Solovox Software Synthesizers • Cherry Audio delve into the distant past to bring us two new virtual instruments.

Boss GM-800 Guitar Synth •...