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.

SECOND FIDDLE

Sound On Sound

Alder Audio H44 Ribbon Microphone • Alder Audio’s debut mic is at once innovative, classy and highly affordable.

UJAM Symphonic Elements Drums Virtual Instrument • Hans Zimmer’s drum collection doesn’t disappoint.

Tascam TM-82 Dynamic Microphone • Tascam’s new stage mic offers remarkable bang for your buck!

OWC miniStack STX Thunderbolt/USB Hub & Storage Expansion • This clever storage and expansion solution is intended as the perfect companion to a Mac Mini.

Sampleson Reed106 Virtual Instrument • Sampleson’s modelled Wurlitzer ticks all the right electric piano boxes.

Sample Logic Empyreal Atmosphere Designer

HH Electronics Tensor-GO Compact Line Array • With its built-in mixer and the option of battery operation, the HH Tensor-GO offers a versatile solution for reproducing high-quality live sound both on and off the grid.

Antelope Zen Q Synergy Core USB Desktop Audio Interface • The Zen Q completes Antelope Audio’s impressive trio of desktop interfaces.

Steinberg Cubase Pro 12 Music Production Software • Cubase gains new features and dispenses with the dongle.

Steinberg Cubase Pro 12 £497

Feel The Felt

Apogee Symphony Desktop USB Audio Interface • Apogee introduce their own take on the DSP-powered audio interface.

Apogee Symphony Desktop £1399

Plug-ins

STUDIO DESIGN PIFALLS Jochen Veith: Things People Don’t Think About When Planning A Studio • One of the most in-demand studio designers in the world explains why there’s more to building a studio than getting the acoustics right. Much, much more...

DynaMount X2-R Remote Controlled Mic Positioner • Tired of running back and forth between the control room and live room? Meet your new robotic assistant..

DynaMount X2-R From £929

ALTERNATIVES

Heavyocity Symphonic Destruction Sample Library • Heavyocity take a creative wrecking ball to the orchestra.

Heavyocity Symphonic Destruction $449

Favourites

Destruction Creation

Solid State Logic The Bus+ Dual-channel VCA Compressor & Dynamic EQ • Other manufacturers: “Hey SSL! We made your bus compressor even better.” SSL: “Hold my beer...”

SSL The Bus+ £2038

ALTERNATIVES

Morgan Geist • Enigmatic New York producer Morgan Geist began making techno in his ’90s college dorm before a remix turned his life upside down.

The Reluctant DJ

Dreadbox Nymphes Analogue Synthesizer • Dreadbox are on form with an instrument that packs a lot of synth into a very small box.

Dreadbox Nymphes £449

Maestro Original Collection Guitar Pedals • Gibson breathe new life into a fondly remembered vintage pedal marque.

Maestro Original Collection

Pope Audio Dirty C £475

Pope Audio Dirty C 500-series Chorus Module • Based on the chorus section of Roland’s classic RE-501, this isn’t your average 500-series module!

Rode NTH-100 £149

Rode NTH-100 Closed-back Headphones • Rode’s innovative new cans bring fresh thinking to the world of headphone design.

How I Got THAT SOUND • Justin Bieber ‘Habitual’

OPEN MIC PA Small Venue Sound Systems: A Buyer’s Guide • Looking to start a new live music night? We tell you what you’ll need and how to use it.

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