Sound On Sound USA

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 USA

Sennheiser HD 400 Pro Open-backed Headphones • Sennheiser’s new studio headphones offer some serious bang for your buck.

Toontrack Upright EBX EZbass Expansion • Toontrack add a fine and upstanding acoustic expansion for EZbass.

PreSonus R80 V2 Active Nearfield Monitors • PreSonus have updated their ribbon-tweetered R series with a set of tonal adjustment options.

Bundled Software

Sound Particles Space Controller Smartphone-activated Surround Pan Control Plug-in • Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a simple, intuitive way to place sources in your immersive, surround or binaural soundstage? Well, now there is!

Sound Particles Space Controller From $99

Goodhertz Tupe Saturation Plug-in • As the name implies, Tupe emulates both tape and tubes — but it goes a bit further than most other saturators.

Royer Labs dBooster2 Inline Microphone & Instrument Preamplifier • Not content with having created arguably the world’s best preamp booster, Royer’s boffins decided to make it better.

Royer Labs dBooster2 $299

ALTERNATIVES

Korg Collection 3 Software Synthesizers • Korg add more instruments to their growing stable of software classics.

Korg Collection 3 $399

Boss Eurus GS-1 Guitar With SY Synth Engine • Pedal legends Boss have now built their clever synth engine into a regular guitar — no hex pickups required!

Boss Eurus GS-1 $2199

Milab VIP-60 Multi-pattern Capacitor Microphone • Swedish mic manufacturers Pearl and Milab have been doing things differently for 80 years — with outstanding results.

Milab VIP-60 $3282

Expressive E Imagine Software Instrument • Imagine uses physical modelling to let you create any acoustic instrument you can, er, imagine.

Expressive E Imagine €139

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ALTERNATIVES

Macro Managing

IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Space Digital Reverb Pedal • With both a hardware pedal and a plug-in version included, this classy-sounding reverb offers more options than most.

IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Space $300

Librarian Software & AmpliTube Plug-in

Earthworks ETHOS Capacitor Vocal Mic • Earthworks continue their mission to bring small-diaphragm capacitor mics to new markets.

Earthworks ETHOS $699

Blackstar Dept. 10 Overdrive & Distortion Pedals • These valve-based pedals offer DSP speaker emulation, USB audio interfacing and comprehensive EQ.

Blackstar Dept. 10 $300

Sonnect Sound Bullet Portable Audio Test Device • Every engineer needs portable problem solvers, and this one could become a constant companion.

Sonnect Sound Bullet $250

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ALTERNATIVES

Zaor Miza Z Flex & Griprack MkII Studio Furniture • Zaor’s Miza range promises smart, affordable self-assembly furniture to suit every studio.

Zaor Miza Z Flex & Griprack 4 MkII $1399/$349

Eventide SplitEQ Transient-shaping Equaliser • An EQ that gives you separate control over the transient and sustain portions could be more useful than you think!

Eventide SplitEQ $199

Analyser

Steinberg WaveLab Pro 11 Audio Editing Software • The WaveLab department at Steinberg have been very busy indeed...

Steinberg WaveLab...