Bruce Aisher

Empress Effects has adapted its Zoia pedal for use with modular gear. Let's get patching

It’s arrived! Could the new Oberheim OB-X8 be a modern classic? We take a look

Can Roland’s Aira Compact range pack the same punch as their larger siblings?

Roland continues resurrecting its analogue history in digital form. We plug in the new JX-08

A microphone with multiple personalities

ASM Hydrasynth goes portable. Is the Chinese brand’s latest outing likely to make a splash?

The original Hydrasynth made an impressive debut for ASM. Does the new model add extra magic?

After a few years of development, VCV Rack 2 is here. We grab some (virtual) cables and get plugging

Will Cubase 12 make all your DAW dreams come true? We take it for a spin to see what magic it can bestow

Korg is back with a smaller take on the ARP 2600. Has any magic been lost in the process?

We check out Waldorf’s newly unveiled hybrid synth to see if it can conjure up some of that classic wavetable magic

Modal is back with an update to its SKULPT synth. We take a listen to see if it can rustle up a big sound

Can Celemony remain top of the note-based audio editing tree?

Meet the latest incarnation of Dreadbox’s popular patchable desktop analogue synth

The latest version of Steinberg’s well-established alternative to Cubase is here

Get the lab jacket and get testing

When old meets new

Taking Cubase's big annual update for a road test

Going DAW-free

Reon’s little-known synth boxes are coming to the UK

Analogue Solutions’ sequencing portfolio gets an update

Can Roland capture that ’70s magic?

Something new from Sonicsmith