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

Austrian Audio OC16 Capacitor Microphone • The OC16 makes Austrian Audio’s impressive CKR capsule available at a new low price.

Signum Audio Skye Dynamics Dynamics Processing Plug-in • Could this natty plug-in streamline your approach to compression, limiting and expansion?

PreSonus AudioBox Go USB Audio Interface • PreSonus’s AudioBox Go proffers pocket-sized portability.

Novation FLkey 37 £199

Novation FLkey 37 Controller Keyboard • Novation’s compact keyboard gives you hands-on control of FL Studio.

Warm Audio WA-CX12 Valve Microphone • Warm Audio’s assault on the vintage mic market continues with this impressive take on an Austrian classic.

OneOdio Monitor 60 Closed-back Headphones • Hong Kong brand OneOdio prove that studio headphones needn’t cost a fortune.

Focusrite Clarett+ OctoPre Multichannel Mic Preamp & A-D/D-A Converter • Twenty years on, the OctoPre concept remains as strong as ever.

Moog Mavis Semi-modular Synthesizer • Meet Mavis, Moog’s affordable semi-modular with more than a few tricks up its sleeve.

Moog Mavis £339

Eurorack

Mavis Vs The Moog Sound Studio

How I Got THAT SOUND • Alan Parsons Project ‘The Eagle Will Rise Again’

THE SUSTAINABLE STUDIO Part 2: Focusrite Group • One of the audio industry’s largest manufacturing groups is taking the lead in tackling green issues.

Echo Fix EF-X2 £2280

Echo Fix EF-X2 Analogue Tape Echo Unit • Could this modern tape delay prove to be even better than the real thing?

Roland JX-08 Synthesizer • Roland add another classic polysynth to their Boutique range.

Roland JX-08 £349

Rear Panel & Power

Where’s The Editor?

Which JX-8P Emulation?

BRYAN ADAMS • Like any true rock star, Bryan Adams is most at home in the studio!

A Breath Of Fresh AIR

Universal Audio UAFX Amp Pedals £345

Universal Audio UAFX Amp Pedals Guitar Amp & Speaker Simulators • In a world where makers of digital amp simulators take pride in offering a huge variety of models, Universal Audio have adopted a ‘less is more’ approach.

Can I Use Them With A Real Amp?

THE HARD WAY The Value Of Hardware In The Studio • Mix engineers used to prefer hardware to software because it sounded better. Is that still true? And if not, is there still a reason to use it?

How I Do It Myself

TalkBack Shuta Shinoda

Focal Alpha Twin Evo Active Monitors • Focal’s new MTM speaker offers remarkable bang for your buck!

Focal Alpha Twin Evo £950

ALTERNATIVES

Modal Electronics Cobalt5S Virtual Analogue Synthesizer • A streamlined version of Modal’s Cobalt8, is the Cobalt5S even better than its sibling?

Modal Electronics Cobalt5S £379

MIDI & Portability

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Paul Englishby Composer • Film composer, theatre composer, TV composer, ballet composer... Why be one when you can be them all?

MODULAR • Modular Profile: Moritz Klein & Girts Ozolins

Miso Cornflakes

mki x es.EDU VCO & Dual VCA

FADING Is Console Automation Still Relevant In The DAW Age? • Do the automation features in DAW software make old-school console automation redundant? We canvass opinions from big-name mix...