Ableton Move [front cover] SSL 2 & 2+ MkII interfaces Lynx Hilo 2 Heritage Audio i73 Pro Edge Kali Audio SM-5 monitors Moog Spectravox Arturia AudioFuse X8 In & X8 Out Elektron Digitakt II Sony MDR-M1 headphones Toontrack EZmix 3 Baby Audio Humanoid vocal plug-in ADAM Audio H200 headphones ACE Studio virtual vocalist Erica Synths Nightverb Austrian Audio Hi-X20 headphones SPL MixDream XP Mk2 summing mixer Tantrum Audio Angry Box monitor Klevgrand Revolv Chambord Audio CA-250 EQ TC Electronic 2290 P hardware delay Teegarden Audio PPC-125 mic SPOTLIGHT: Hardware Drum Machines Eurorack Modules New sample libraries - and much more!
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24-10-2024, 23:23
Suzanne Ciani's long and intense connection with modular synthesis started after meeting Don Buchla in the late 1960s. She soon became obsessed with the Buchla 100 and 200 systems, taking a particular interest in how the voltage-controlled quadrophonic capabilities enabled her to move sounds around a room. More than five decades on, while Ciani has utilised a huge range of synths during her career, the Buchla is still her main instrument of choice. She has produced some truly magical music over the years, earning no less than five Grammy nominations along the way, but it's not enough to describe her work as being in another league. It's also from another dimension.
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12-09-2024, 09:17
Oberheim TEO-5 [front cover] • Audient ORIA • Genelec 8381A • Shure Nexadyne • Spitfire Audio AIR Studios Reverb • Warm Audio WA-19 mic • AIAIAI Unit-4 • Overloud TH-U Premium plug-in • Roland RD-08 stage keyboard • MOTU UltraLite Mk5 • iZotope RX11 Advanced • Eventide Riptide pedal • Sonnect Soundwire • Pearl ELM-T mic • Dynaudio Core 5 monitors • Nektar Panorama CS12 controller • Eurorack Modules Drawmer 1971 Parametric EQ • Black Lion Audio Revolution EXP • Antelope Audio Zen Quadro Synergy Core • EastWest Hollywood Strings 2 • Klevgrand OneShot • Toontrack Session Organ EKX • Spotlight: Virtual Drum Software • New sample libraries — and much more!
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20-06-2024, 18:30
Arturia AstroLab stage keyboard [front cover] Earthworks SR117 mic Oeksound Bloom Neve 1073SPX-D Amphion One25A monitors Audio Modeling SWAM String Sections Lewitt RAY mic Warm Audio RingerBringer Gauge ECM‑87 Virtual Mic Locker Kit Rode NT1 Signature mic Korg MS Series synths IK Multimedia ARC Studio SPL Channel One Mk3 Hit’n’Mix RipX DAW PRO UAFX Brigade Minimal Audio Current softsynth Remic Reshape instrument mics New sample libraries - and plenty more!
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18-04-2024, 12:35
UDO Audio Super Gemini polysynth [front cover] Soniccouture AC-DR drum instrument Spotlight: High-end Mixing Headphones Icon Pro Audio V1-M/V1-X control surfaces sE Electronics BL8 boundary mic AEA TRP3 & RPQ3 ribbon mic preamps Moog Mariana bass softsynth Teenage Engineering EP-133 KO II sampler Rode Rodecaster Duo Synchro Arts Revoice Pro 5 Accentize dxRevive Pro Harrison MPC Channel Strip plug-in Waves Online Mastering CEntrance The English Channel NI Kontrol S88 NI Guitar Rig Pro 7 Heavyocity Gravity 2 library Donner Essential B1 groovebox Sample Libraries - and plenty more!
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22-02-2024, 17:41
SOS Awards 2024: The Results Ableton Live 12 EastWest Fantasy Orchestra library ADAM Audio A8H monitors GIK Acoustics SlatFusor panels Fender Tone Master Pro modeller Universal Audio OX Stomp GC Audio Inherit Series modular mic pre IK Multimedia Pianoverse Audeze MM-100 headphones Intech Studio Grid MIDI controllers Cloud 44 Midnight ribbon mic Arturia Efx Motions HUM Audio LAAL analogue mastering limiter Lumen Handpan Enjoy Electronics The Godfather Mixer/FX Befaco FX Boy Eurorack module Sample Libraries - and many more reviews!
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20-01-2024, 12:57
Take an in-depth look at Ableton Live's hotly anticipated new update, in CM's January issue. Plus get the full version of Tone2's incredible Icarus v1.6 synth absolutely free
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29-11-2023, 14:54
This month's Electronic Sound cover star is Andrew Weatherall – pictured during the early days of his illustrious career – and we have an exclusive white vinyl seven-inch featuring two magnificently wonky tracks from his Woodleigh Research Facility project to accompany the issue.
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9-11-2023, 13:50
We are celebrating 60 years of 'Doctor Who' with the help of The Radiophonic Workshop in the new issue of Electronic Sound. We have a silver vinyl Radiophonic seven-inch to accompany the magazine as well, the material including two Dalek tracks taken from early episodes of the sci-fi TV show.
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12-10-2023, 16:15
Karno SEPIA Preview [front cover] Spotlight: All-in-one Podcasting Devices Focusrite Scarlett 4th Gen interface Allen & Heath CQ-18T digital mixer Sequential Trigon-6 synth Frap Audio Dynamics 2806 Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 10 Synclavier Regen Melbourne Instruments Nina Audix PDX720 Signature Edition mic Embody IVS Gavin Lursson Signature Edition Polyend Tracker Mini AJH Synth/Tone Science Triple Cross Wes Audio ng76 FET compressor Blackstar St James Plugin Ultimate Ears UE PREMIER in-ears Sample Libraries - and lots more!
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29-09-2023, 15:18
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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20-08-2023, 11:55
MONKEY ALERT!! We're marking 50 years of American synthpunk oddballs Devo in this month's Electronic Sound. The band’s co-founders Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale are in superb form for our cover feature, talking about their current tour – they're playing three gigs in the UK next month – and their forthcoming 'Art Devo 1973-1977' triple album.
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13-07-2023, 14:20
34 headphones rewiewed in comparison – plus reasons to mix with them Not everyone has enough space in the studio for large speakers and correct placement. Besides, even the best monitoring system is useless if the acoustics aren‘t right. So why not mix with headphones? We‘ll show you which models are best for you and your sound, what to look for when buying them, and give you all the advantages for headphone mixdowns to give your tracks the final touch. Also included: a market overview with technical data and applications for all important and current headphones.
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7-06-2023, 17:26
Apple M2 MacBook Pro & Mac mini Neumann KH120 II monitors Erica Synths Perkons HD-01 drum machine Tascam Portacapture X6 recorder IK Multimedia Tonex Pedal Black Lion Audio Auteur DT mic pre/DI RME Digiface AES audio interface Voyage Audio Spatial Mic Dante Universal Audio Galaxy ’74, Del-Verb & Max pedals Sonicware SmplTrek sampling groovebox Tierra Audio New Twenties mic Malcolm Toft Punishr distortion/EQ Chandler RS660 valve compressor Audio-Technica ATS99 mic Extinct Audio BM9A active ribbon mic Xaoc Devices Sofia Eurorack Sony MDR-MV1 headphones - and lots more!
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18-05-2023, 16:43
Cranborne Audio Carnaby 500 Harmonic EQ Roland SH-4d synth/sequencer Spitfire Audio Albion Colossus Steinberg HALion 7 Lewitt Connect 6 audio interface Lauten Audio LA-120 capacitor mics ROLI Seaboard Rise 2 keyboard FabFilter Twin 3 soft synth Universal Audio Waterfall Rotary Speaker Roland SPD-SX Pro Electric & Company EC5B comp/lim Lewitt Audio MTP W950 mic Yamaha Stagepas 200 PA MiMU The Jellyfish Rode NT‑USB+ mic Polyverse Supermodal dual filter Radial Reamp Station & Reamp HP Latest sample libraries - and lots more!
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20-04-2023, 11:51