Music Gear and Equipment Reviews

Round three for Billy Sheehan’s wondrous signature Yamaha

Can a plugin give you a better experience when mixing on headphones, and emulate a classic studio space, too?

The latest synth in the Jupiter-line packs a plethora of Roland sounds into a very compact package

"A neck heel that disappears, hum-free pickups and well-voiced control circuits means that there’s very little to get in the way of creating the music you want to"

With its aftertouch-enabled keyboard, juicy new features and twin Peaks, the new flagship from Novation sounds like a dream

"This feels like that old familiar friend from Leo Fender’s brilliant mind, given a very well considered modern overhaul"

The long-awaited return of Roland's high-spec synth workstation

Does this third-generation channel strip plugin really take us one step closer to the dream of the fully-automated mix engineer?

There’s more to this Sega Mega Drive soundchip emulation than meets the eye and ear