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

SOS FOR ARTISTS • As well as giving you access to a vast range of loops and one-shot samples, SOS For Artists offers some cool tools for finding, auditioning and manipulating them.

Acon Digital Drum Production Suite Drum Isolation & Extraction Plug-ins • Need to rebalance a stereo drum loop? Too much bleed on your close mics? This pair of plug-ins could be just the ticket...

SSL 4K G Channel Strip Plug-in • The latest addition to SSL’s Plug-in Mixer brings some ’80s goodness to your mixes.

UDO Audio RBN-1 Ribbon Controller • UDO’s ribbon controller puts Super Gemini-style expression at your fingertips.

PSP DRC Dynamics Plug-in • It might give off dbx vibes, but this plug-in offers even more control than the hardware that inspired it.

Sampleson Tronic Virtual Percussion Instrument • Generate synthesized drum patterns with a single click.

Meris Enzo X Guitar Synth & Effects Pedal • With four different modes, onboard effects and MIDI sync capability, there’s plenty of creative potential packed into this stompbox.

CEDAR ScreenVox Dialogue Noise Reduction Plug-in • The pioneers of pristine sound have released a plug-in de-noiser priced within reach of mere mortals — and with near-zero latency, you can even use it live on air!

How I Got THAT SOUND • Bill Schnee • Colin Blunstone ‘Never Even Thought’

Sonuscore The Pulse Virtual Instrument • Sonuscore orchestrate modern electronic music production.

Moog Messenger Analogue Synthesizer • There are few brands so widely loved as Moog, and as the company changes hands many will be asking what the future holds. Well, we’re about to find out...

ECHOES OF THE PAST The Golden Age Of Reverb Chambers • Before plates and springs, the great studios of the ’50s and ’60s created magical ambiences through a mix of science and inspired guesswork.

500-series Preamp & Processors Hazelrigg Industries D Series • Is the Hazelrigg brothers’ first foray into the 500-series format as impressive as their rack gear?

AIAIAI TMA-2 Studio Wireless Closed-back Headphones • AIAIAI’s latest wireless cans make cable‑free headphone monitoring a reality.

The Last Five Percent What Mastering Can & Can’t Do • Mastering is not an extension of mixing. It requires its own skill set — and, above all, a philosophy of “first do no harm”.

Groove Synthesis 3rd Wave 8M Wavetable Synthesizer • The third wave of the 3rd Wave reduces both size and price, but retains the sound that made us love it in the first place.

Sample Library Spitfire Audio BBC Radiophonic Workshop • Spitfire travel through time to uncover the secrets of the BBC’s mysterious ‘special sounds’ department.

Alpaca Mic Microphone Filter • Made using real alpaca wool, this quirky microphone filter aims to solve a number of recording problems.

GS Music Bree6 Polyphonic Analogue Synthesizer • GS Music have packed seven voices of analogue polyphony into a box that’s as well made as it is small and blue.

Equaliser Plug-in Waves Curves AQ • With personalised spectral target curves, static and dynamic options, and a handy side-chain function, Curves AQ’s tonal shaping tools are intended for engineers of all skill levels.

INSIDE TRACK Aviram Barath • Loyle Carner • Aviram Barath’s musical direction...