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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Extinct Audio BM9A Active Ribbon Microphone • Extinct Audio bring some fresh activity to their popular ribbon design!

Black Lion Audio Auteur DT Microphone Preamplifier & DI • There’s more to this desktop preamp than turning up your mic!

Custom Studio Desks CSD202 Studio Furniture • Could a CSD desk form the heart of your studio?

Audio-Technica ATS99 Dynamic Microphone • If you want to add a little weight to your live vocal sound, A-T’s new handheld mic could be just the ticket.

Orchestral Tools Salu Sample Library • Orchestral Tools get up close and personal with some intimate soundscapes.

Malcolm Toft Punishr 500-series Distortion & EQ • Controllable carnage is the name of the game, but the Punishr can do warmth and subtlety too!

Sony MDR-MV1 Open-backed Headphones • Sony’s first open-backed headphones offer an intriguing alternative to the established classics in the field.

Apple MacBook Pro & Mac mini Personal Computers: Part 1 • We begin an in-depth, two-part examination of Apple’s M2 Pro and Max chips, and the new MacBook Pro and Mac mini computers that house them.

Euro Voices Vocal Mixing: Lessons From Eurovision • A broadcaster’s personal guide to getting a great vocal sound at Eurovision. Or in a pub.

Neumann KH120 II Active Monitors • Neumann continue to set new standards in compact nearfield monitoring.

Tascam Portacapture X6 Portable Multitrack Recorder • The Portacapture X6 makes Tascam’s touchscreen approach to mobile recording more portable and affordable than ever.

A Creative Business Running A Commercial Studio • Many of us dream of setting up a recording studio. But where do you start — and what’s it really like to run one as a commercial business today?

Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 Drum Machine • Perkons is the Latvian name for the Baltic god of thunder, a fitting name for a thunderous drum machine.

Voyage Audio Spatial Mic Dante Ambisonic Microphone • Has the addition of Dante allowed Voyage Audio’s Ambisonic mic to realise its full potential?

INSIDE TRACK SECRETS OF THE MIX ENGINEERS Marta Salogni • Analogue tape played a key role in the production of Depeche Mode’s album Memento Mori — even though it was recorded to Pro Tools.

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Universal Audio Galaxy ’74, Del-Verb & Max Tape Echo, Reverb/Delay & Preamp/Compressor Pedals • The latest additions to Universal Audio’s UAFX digital stompbox range offer faithful recreations of classic studio tape delays, reverbs, compressors — and even a vintage microphone preamp.

FLIPPING PATCHBAYS! • Many affordable patchbays come half-normalled by default, and to change that you must flip the cards inside. It’s easy enough, but there’s a knack...

How I Got THAT SOUND Tom Lord-Alge • Live ‘Lightning Crashes’

Dying To Work In Music Staying Healthy In The Studio Part 3: Nutrition • If music be the food of love, shouldn’t we eat better while we’re making it?

Sonicware SmplTrek Sampling Groovebox • Sonicware’s SmplTrek packs an ambitious sampler, sequencer and recorder into a single portable box.

Chandler RS660 Valve Compressor • Can’t decide if you’d rather blow your vari‑mu budget on a Fairchild or an RS124?...