Empress Effects Zoia Euroburo review By Bruce Aisher published 21 November 22 £649 upwards Empress Effects has adapted its Zoia pedal for use with modular gear. Let's get patching
Oberheim OB-X8 review By Bruce Aisher published 14 November 22 £4799 It’s arrived! Could the new Oberheim OB-X8 be a modern classic? We take a look
Roland Aira Compact Series review By Bruce Aisher published 12 August 22 £175 each Can Roland’s Aira Compact range pack the same punch as their larger siblings?
Roland JX-08 Sound Module review By Bruce Aisher last updated 4 July 22 £333 Roland continues resurrecting its analogue history in digital form. We plug in the new JX-08
Best vocal plugins 2023: our pick of vocal processing software to make your voice shine By Andy Jones last updated 19 October 22 If you want that Auto-Tune effect, or need to make a bad vocal great, then these vocal processing plugins will help turn bad singing into perfect vocals, whatever music you make
Slate Digital VMS ML-1 review By Bruce Aisher last updated 3 June 22 £1,099 €1,299 $999 A microphone with multiple personalities
ASM Hydrasynth Explorer review By Bruce Aisher published 24 May 22 £519 ASM Hydrasynth goes portable. Is the Chinese brand’s latest outing likely to make a splash?
ASM Hydrasynth Deluxe review By Bruce Aisher published 24 May 22 £1529 The original Hydrasynth made an impressive debut for ASM. Does the new model add extra magic?
VCV Rack 2 Pro review By Bruce Aisher published 11 April 22 $149 After a few years of development, VCV Rack 2 is here. We grab some (virtual) cables and get plugging
Steinberg Cubase Pro 12 review By Bruce Aisher published 5 April 22 £497 Will Cubase 12 make all your DAW dreams come true? We take it for a spin to see what magic it can bestow
Korg ARP 2600 M review By Bruce Aisher last updated 10 January 22 £1699 Korg is back with a smaller take on the ARP 2600. Has any magic been lost in the process?
Waldorf M review By Bruce Aisher last updated 7 January 22 £1649 We check out Waldorf’s newly unveiled hybrid synth to see if it can conjure up some of that classic wavetable magic
Modal SKULPTsynth SE review By Bruce Aisher published 25 September 21 £169 Modal is back with an update to its SKULPT synth. We take a listen to see if it can rustle up a big sound
Celemony Melodyne 5.1 review By Bruce Aisher last updated 3 May 22 €699 Can Celemony remain top of the note-based audio editing tree?
Dreadbox Erebus v3 review By Bruce Aisher published 3 April 20 £459 €499 $599 Meet the latest incarnation of Dreadbox’s popular patchable desktop analogue synth
Steinberg Cubase 10.5 review By Bruce Aisher published 27 February 20 Steinberg’s leading DAW is now in its 30th year – is it worth the update?
Steinberg Nuendo 10 review By Bruce Aisher published 27 February 20 £860 €999 $1069 The latest version of Steinberg’s well-established alternative to Cubase is here
Sonicware ELZ_1 Synthesizer review By Bruce Aisher published 13 October 19 £499 Get the lab jacket and get testing
Steinberg Cubase Pro 10 review By Bruce Aisher last updated 7 July 20 £480 €537 $552 Taking Cubase's big annual update for a road test
Reon Driftbox R review By Bruce Aisher published 10 December 18 £429 Reon’s little-known synth boxes are coming to the UK
Analogue Solutions Generator review By Bruce Aisher published 2 November 18 £629 $749 Analogue Solutions’ sequencing portfolio gets an update
Roland System 500 Series Modules review By Bruce Aisher published 1 November 18 £309 Can Roland capture that ’70s magic?
Sonicsmith Squaver P1+ & Convertor+ review By Bruce Aisher published 19 September 18 €360 Something new from Sonicsmith
