the t.bone RB 500 review By Jon Musgrave published 23 August 23 £85 €99 $108 Fancy some retro ribbon sounds? Let's gets miking with this re-issued affordable design
Audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT2 review By Jon Musgrave published 15 August 23 £170 upwards €199 upwards $199 upwards Bluetooth headphones are popular for many reasons. We pair with this updated design from Audio-Technica
How to use distortion to enhance individual elements of your mix By Jon Musgrave published 11 August 23 Distortion can be great for adding energy to your mix, and in this tutorial, we’re focusing on applying it to specific sounds
Arturia KeyLab Essential Mk3 review By Jon Musgrave published 9 August 23 £175 upwards €199 upwards $185 upwards We don a white coat and mull this ‘refreshed’ batch of controllers
Audio-Technica ATS99 review By Jon Musgrave published 8 August 23 £280 €319 $369 Tired of the same old dynamic handheld mics? We plug up this new offering from Audio-Technica
What is gain staging and how can it help you mix? By Jon Musgrave published 12 July 23 Being in control of your levels is a vital aspect of mixing, but how should we approach this when mixing in the box?
Audio-Technica ATH-M60x review By Jon Musgrave published 30 June 23 £169 €170 $169 The ATH-M60x headphones promise the popular ATH-M50x’s sound in lightweight form. We size them up
How to use snap compression to add punch to your mixes By Jon Musgrave published 19 June 23 Compression can be used in many wonderful ways. Today we’re looking at a technique that adds impact to sounds
Adam Audio A8H review By Jon Musgrave published 12 June 23 £1360 each €1549 each $1399 each If you like slightly bigger monitors, a 3-way design may be for you. We check out Adam Audio’s latest offering
How to use visual metering tools to help you mix By Jon Musgrave published 19 May 23 Mixing might be mostly about using our ears, but there are other senses we can bring in too, specifically our eyes
Røde Microphones NT1 5th gen review By Jon Musgrave published 15 May 23 £249 €279 $249 This long established mic has had a significant upgrade
Excite Audio Vision 4X review By Jon Musgrave published 30 April 23 £89 Decent audio analysis tools can help improve your productions and this new all-in-one plugin aims to provide just that. Let’s look at what’s on offer
Apple Mac mini M2 review By Jon Musgrave published 25 April 23 £649 upward Apple’s compact desktop has received an M2 upgrade. We get plugged up
Eve Audio SC2070 monitor review By Jon Musgrave published 17 April 23 £1,058 each Looking for some pro monitors? We plug up the new two-way design from Eve Audio
Audient EVO SP8 review By Jon Musgrave published 17 April 23 £399 Need more analogue inputs or outputs for an ADAT-equipped interface? This unit could be ideal
Audient iD24 review By Jon Musgrave published 12 April 23 £299 If input audio fidelity is important to you, Audient’s latest analogue-inspired desktop interface could be exactly what you need...
How to use the '3 reverb approach' to nail reverb in almost any mixing scenario By Jon Musgrave published 29 March 23 Choosing and adding reverbs can seem daunting, but this simple technique should get you up and running in no time at all
KRK GoAux 3 and 4 review By Jon Musgrave published 17 March 23 £349 upward Need to take your monitors with you? We check out a new solution from KRK
Apple MacBook Pro M2 Pro review By Jon Musgrave published 10 March 23 £1349 upward Apple Silicon continues to raise the performance bar. We size up the latest M2 Pro-equipped MacBook Pro
Elk Live review By Jon Musgrave published 9 March 23 £300 With online collaboration becoming increasingly a norm, we try out an all-in-one turnkey solution
15 essential synth patches every producer should know By Si Truss, Jon Musgrave published 28 February 23 From classic bass sounds to evolving pads, quick drums and FX, we’ll show you how to rustle up these go-to patches from scratch
How to make synth sweep FX for EDM drops By Jon Musgrave published 27 February 23 We’ve all heard white noise sweeps with their cutoff frequencies steadily climbing. In this tutorial, we look at a more original take
How to make an ambient pad like Jean-Michel Jarre's Oxygene By Jon Musgrave published 22 February 23 Create evolving sonic atmospheres using Logic's Alchemy soft synth
How to make a Minimoog-style bass patch By Si Truss published 21 February 23 A classic analogue bass patch makes a great jumping-off point for pretty much any monosynth
How to synthesize an analogue-style kick from scratch By Jon Musgrave, Si Truss published 20 February 23 Making your own kick has many benefits, and is simpler than you’d think