Focal Shape 65 review By Joe Rossitter last updated 23 July 21 £600 €699 $899 If these comely monitors sounds as good as they look your ears – not to mention your mixes – are in for a treat
Akai Professional Force review By Joe Rossitter published 12 April 19 £1299 €1490 $1499 Is Akai’s next-gen standalone production system a Force to be reckoned with?
First look video: Serato Studio By Joe Rossitter published 27 March 19 Is this the perfect DAW for DJs and beginners?
NAMM 2019 HANDS-ON: Kilohearts’ Phase Plant is an impressive modular synth that even beginners will be able to use By Joe Rossitter published 30 January 19 Powerful patching potential in a single-screen interface
NAMM 2019 HANDS-ON: Bitwig Studio 3’s Grid is a winner for modular beginners and experts By Joe Rossitter published 25 January 19 Instrument and effect design made straightforward and fun
Superbooth 2018 first look: u-he Colour Copy and Spring Reverb By Joe Rossitter published 8 May 18 Two new effect plugins from Urs Heckmann
Superbooth 2018 first look: Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.5 By Joe Rossitter published 8 May 18 We test the new Hardware Synth integration feature
The beginner’s guide to Ableton Live 9: Session View vs Arrangement View By Joe Rossitter published 10 October 17 Understand the relationship between these two creative environments
The 16 best software samplers in the world today By Joe Rossitter published 21 July 17 Plugin and DAW-specific software samplers for those who want to keep things in the box
5 reasons why the Pioneer Toraiz SP-16 could be a gamechanger for DJs and producers By Joe Rossitter published 20 April 16 Could this be the product that unites the clans?
Decksaver Ableton Push cover review By Joe Rossitter published 30 April 15 £40 €45 $79 Keep your controller covered
NAMM 2015: Hands-on with Rane's MP2015 DJ mixer By Joe Rossitter published 25 January 15 A luxurious mixer that progressive DJs will love
NAMM 2015 VIDEO: Demo and hands-on with Launchpad Pro By Joe Rossitter published 25 January 15 Novation's reinvigorated Live controller gets a good going over
NAMM 2015: Hands-on with Logic Pro X 10.1 By Joe Rossitter published 23 January 15 What do the new features feel like in use?
