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

Becos FX CompIQ Mini VCA Compressor Pedal • Just how much analogue compressor can you fit in a mini pedal? Becos spent several years answering that question...

STL Tones Tonality: Wes Borland Guitar Rig Modelling Plug-in • STL Tones bring the sound of Limp Bizkit’s unique guitarist to your DAW.

Lauten Rim Mount Drum Microphone Mount • Miking drums is a notoriously fiddly affair. Have Lauten Audio cracked it?

MCAudioLab LUNA.5K Stereo Ambience Processor • More than just a Mid-Sides widener, the intriguing, all-analogue LUNA.5K offers you control over front-to-back depth.

Slate Digital VMS Microphone Modelling System • Eight years on from its groundbreaking release, what’s new in Slate Digital’s Virtual Microphone System?

Rhodes V-Rack Effects Plug-in • V-Rack packs the Rhodes MK8 preamp and effects section into a plug-in.

Reason Studios Reason 13 DAW Software • Thirteen is unlucky for some, but not for Reason users, who gain a new synth, a particularly nice delay and all sorts of other improvements to boot!

Elysia xpector Headphone Amp & Monitor Controller • Need high-quality but portable headphone amplification for both engineer and artist? Elysia may have the answer.

beyerdynamic DT 1990 PRO MkII & DT 1770 PRO MkII Headphones • The new MkII editions of beyerdynamic’s flagship headphones are outwardly identical to the previous versions. Internally, however, it’s a very different story!

Native Instruments Komplete 15 Software Instruments & Effects Collection • Can NI make Komplete even more complete?

Tascam Studio Bridge 24-track Recorder & USB Audio Interface • Tascam break their Model range’s recording facilities out into a standalone device that you can hook up to any mixer.

SSL UC1 & 360 Link Plug-in Controller • Solid State Logic complete their controller circle with a clever way of integrating third-party plug-ins into the 360 system.

Steinberg Cubase Pro 14 DAW Software • Cubase 14 introduces a wide selection of new features while refining old ones.

Warm Audio WA76 Series FET Compressors • Warm Audio pay tribute to two different revisions of the classic FET compressor, and throw in some helpful modern features to boot.

Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen USB Audio Interface • Focusrite have completed the overhaul of their ubiquitous Scarlett range, extending the 4th Gen improvements to the three largest models.

EastWest Iconic Sample Library • EastWest take all the famous synth sounds from the hits of the ’80s and put them in one virtual instrument.

Win! Cranborne Audio Carnaby HE2 Worth $2199 • “HarmonicEQ® might look like a normal equaliser, but rather than simply cutting or boosting at different frequencies, it generates musically tuned harmonics for each band...”

United Studio Technologies Vintage Direct & Replay Box DI & Re‑amp Boxes • These high-quality boxes promise to add more to your rig than most DIs and re-ampers.

Audeze Maxwell Planar Magnetic Headphones • It might be marketed as a gaming headset, but Audeze’s Maxwell has serious studio potential, especially for Atmos.

Universal Audio Apollo X Gen 2 Thunderbolt Audio Interfaces • In the latest generation of the Apollo X range, UA have added a range of new features including Sonarworks SoundID...