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

Steinberg Cubasis 3.6 DAW Software For iOS & Android • Steinberg’s mobile DAW just keeps getting better.

sE Electronics BL8 Boundary Microphone • We follow sE Electronics on the highway to the pressure zone.

Accentize dxRevive Pro Dialogue Restoration Plug-in • Can cleaning and enhancing dialogue really be this easy?

Harrison MPC Channel Strip Channel Strip Plug-in • Harrison’s console-derived channel strip plug-in majors on speed and immediacy.

Soniccouture AC-DR Software Instrument • Soniccouture have combined acoustic and electronic percussion to create something truly original.

Moog Mariana Software Synthesizer • Moog’s new bass soft synth goes deep. Really deep...

Native Instruments Kontrol S88 Controller Keyboard • NI’s latest 88-note controller introduces a keyboard with hammer-action polyphonic aftertouch and a lot more besides.

AEA TRP3 & RPQ3 Dual-channel Microphone Preamplifiers • Designed to get the very best out of passive ribbon mics, AEA’s preamps offer way more gain than most. But they’re not just for ribbons...

Teenage Engineering EP-133 KO II Sampler & Sequencer • Teenage Engineering’s portable workstation offers retro styling and an equally old-school approach to sampling.

How I Got THAT SOUND Doug Showalter • Harry Styles ‘As It Was’

Steven Slate Audio VSX Virtual Monitoring System • Can headphones and modelling software really replace a professional mix room?

INSIDE TRACK Sean Momberger & Nickie Jon Pabón: Jack Harlow ‘Lovin On Me’ • Jack Harlow’s smash hit ‘Lovin On Me’ is the perfect marriage of old-school sample manipulation and 21st Century laptop production.

UDO Audio Super Gemini Polyphonic Synthesizer • If you thought the age of hugely ambitious polysynths was over, think again...

MIX RESCUE Robin Phillips • We help transport listeners from a small studio to the Big Easy!

Abacus C‑Box Series Active Monitors • Can these small two-way monitors really deliver accurate sub-bass information at the mix?

TalkBack Noema Te Hau III

Native Instruments Guitar Rig Pro 7 Amp, Cab & Effects Modelling Plug-in • With new models, new effects, an IR loader and the return of the looper, this latest version of Guitar Rig has plenty to offer guitarists and producers alike.

Heavyocity Gravity 2 Sample Library • Heavyocity’s supercharged sequel rockets into orbit.

Rode Rodecaster Duo Audio Production Workstation • Does this new compact Rodecaster achieve the same balance of flexibility, power and ease of use as the larger Pro II?

XCORE VALUES Mark Lippett & XMOS • Most audio interface designs are based around technology from British innovators XMOS. What makes the xcore platform so ubiquitous, and what does it mean for musicians?

CEntrance The English Channel Modular Recording Channel • This compact, versatile channel strip boasts SD card recording, USB audio interfacing and mix-minus phone integration.

On Specs Part 3: Distortion • Low distortion is often a marker of quality in audio equipment. We explain how to make sense of standard distortion specifications.

Anatal Electronics XBay 256 Digitally Controlled Analogue Routing Matrix • Software-controlled ‘patchbays’ are invaluable for recall and routing in hybrid studios. Is this the...