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

Sennheiser MD 435 Dynamic Microphone • Sennheiser’s latest stage mic puts one of the company’s premium wireless capsules into a conventional wired mic format. We put it to the test.

Relab LX480 Essentials Reverb Plug-in For Mac & Windows • Want the classic Lexicon sound without having to dive deep into the parameter pages? You’re in luck...

Toontrack Fretless EBX EZbass Expansion • Toontrack go fretless with a new EZbass expansion.

Baby Audio Smooth Operator Dynamics Plug-in • Baby Audio offer an intriguing take on frequency-conscious dynamics processing.

Boz Digital Labs Claps, Stomps & Snaps Bundle Plug-ins • Sometimes the most familiar sounds are the hardest to get right...

dSONIQ Realphones 1.7 Headphone Correction & Room Simulation Software • Recreating a studio monitoring experience on headphones just got simpler, courtesy of dSONIQ’s improved Realphones.

Wavesequencer Hyperion Software Synthesizer • Hyperion is a hugely capable synthesizer with a complex modular heart.

Wavesequencer Hyperion $129

How I Got THAT SOUND Chris Sheldon • Oceansize ‘One Day All This Could Be Yours’

Sound Particles Energy Panner Dynamic Panning Plug-in • With applications in stereo mixing and immersive surround, this plug-in is not your typical auto-panner!

Rupert Neve Designs MBC £3719

Rupert Neve Designs MBC A-D Converter & Analogue Processor • With selectable analogue drive paths and a fast limiter, this box is designed to add controllable vibe and colour as you capture your analogue mix.

Four Tet Kieran Hebden • Producer Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet, has been prolific during lockdown, not only finding new ways to make music but also to listen to it.

CB Electronics XPatch-32 Analogue Routing Matrix • With software control, silent switching and a choice of input cards, this clever box is way more than a patchbay substitute.

CB Electronics XPatch-32 £2400

Hotone Audio Ampero Amp Modeller & Effects Processor • Hotone believe you shouldn’t have to tweak a million virtual components to find a great guitar tone...

Hotone Audio Ampero £349

The Five Biggest Mixing Mistakes • HOFA-College’s tutors have analysed more than 21,000 student mixes. We draw on this practical experience to identify the five most common mistakes made by beginners.

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Minuendo Earplugs • With their impressive sound quality and adjustable attenuation, these off-the-peg earplugs give even custom-moulded designs a run for their money.

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