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.

Sound On Sound UK

Pope Audio PRE-BX 500-series Microphone Preamplifier • There’s a lot of competition in the 500-series preamp market, but this one offers something a little different.

PreSonus Eris 3.5 BT Active Monitors With Bluetooth • These remarkably affordable speakers raise the bar for ultra‑compact monitoring.

Toontrack Stories Superior Drummer Expansion • Toontrack and Frank Filipetti span a vast array of musical genres with the latest Superior Drummer expansion.

LANDR Mastering Plugin AI-assisted Mastering Plug-in • LANDR’s automated mastering service just got better... and it no longer requires a connection to the cloud.

Zoom UAC-232 USB Audio & MIDI Interface • Can Zoom’s new 32-bit floating-point interface banish clipping forever?

Sonible pure:EQ Automated EQ plug-in • Sonible’s AI-based EQ processing just got easier to use and more affordable.

Warm AudioWA-1B Valve Optical Compressor • The war of the clones shows little sign of ending — and Warm Audio have now trained their sights on a very classy optical compressor.

Two notes OPUS Amp & Cabinet Modelling Pedal • The cab-modelling pioneers take on the rest of the chain, right from the preamp input to the mics.

How I Got THAT SOUND • Davey Badiuk • Harrison Brome ‘In The Dark’

Akai APC64 Performance Controller • Akai’s APC64 is much more than just a successor to the APC40 — in fact it’s much more than just an Ableton controller...

OVER WATCH When Should You Use Oversampling? • We explain why aliasing in plug-ins isn’t always a problem — and oversampling isn’t always the solution.

Antelope Audio Atlas i8 Active Monitors • The green front panel of Antelope’s first monitor speaker conceals an unusual design approach.

Avid Pro Tools 2023.9 Music Production Software • Pro Tools users can now join the clip-launching party without leaving the comfort of their favourite DAW.

INSIDE TRACK SECRETS OF THE MISX ENGINEERS Riccardo Damian • Ricky Damian is that rarest of things: a young engineer trained in all-analogue recording. His experience stood him in good stead with Jorja Smith.

Steinberg Cubase Pro 13 Digital Audio Workstation • Cubase 13 may be light on headline features, but its raft of small improvements makes it a worthwhile upgrade.

ASI Audio 3DME In-ear Monitor System • Thanks to its built-in microphones, this unique IEM system lets you bring the outside world into your monitor mix.

GEAR OF THE YEAR! 2023 • The SOS team pick their hardware and software highlights from the last 12 months.

Yamaha DM3 Digital Mixer • Yamaha’s new compact console packs a lot of power into a portable package.

beyerdynamic M Series Studio Microphones • There’s something for everyone in beyerdynamic’s classic M Series microphone range.

Modartt Organteq 2 Modelled Virtual Pipe Organ • Modartt revisit the richly complex world of the pipe organ, reducing one of the world’s largest instruments to a mere 30MB.

TALK BACK Andrea Rocha

Harrison 32Classic Analogue Mixing Console • Music production has changed a good deal since Harrison’s most famous in-line console enjoyed its heyday — so they decided to bring it up to date.

Arturia AudioFuse 16Rig USB Audio & MIDI Interface • Arturia have designed the AudioFuse 16Rig specifically to cater for electronic...