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Sound On SoundGearWaldorf announce the Crema waldorf_crema.jpeg Another compact instrument has just been added to the ...

Sound On SoundGearNeve unveil the Elements range & 8424E console neve_elements_8424e.jpg Company launch new digitally controlled analogue hardware Neve's first foray into digtially controlled analogue comes in the form of three eight-channel rackmount processors…

Sound On SoundGearRapid Flow launch drumGRID rapid_flow_drumgrid.jpg Combines powerful sequencer with classic drum machine samples Built around a library of over 1000 classic drum machine samples, drumGRID supports patterns up to 128 steps…

Sound On SoundGearAudioscenic: Binaural technology update audioscenic_0.jpg Reproducing spatial binaural audio over speakers We recently caught up with Audioscenic to see how their technology has developed over the last year or so, and get an idea of where…

Sound On SoundGearAES Show 2026: Nashville aes_nashville.jpg 30 October – 1 November 2026 The new and re-energised AES Show brings together audio professionals from a wide range of fields, as well as welcoming musicians, songwriters, students…

Sound On SoundGearBangZilla release Wave Theory bangzilla_wave_theory.jpg Creates melodies from wavetables BangZilla's debut plug-in release comes in the form of Wave Theory, a MIDI plug-in that generates melodic lines based on the shape of an…

Sound On SoundGearHEDD Audio unveil the Type 40 System hedd_audio_type_40.jpg New modular full-range monitoring system arrives HEDD Audio's new Type 40 System has been designed for studio users who are in search of more power and low-frequency extension…

Sound On SoundGearMusik Hack introduce Master Plan 2 musik_hack_master_plan_2.jpg Mastering plug-in treated to ground-up rebuild Master Plan 2 represents a complete overhaul of the company’s popular all-in-one mastering processor, and is said to refine…

Sound On SoundGearAudio Developer Conference 2026: Tickets now available adc_header_image.jpg Annual event returns for 12th year in Bristol, UK Returning for its 12th year, the annual Audio Developer Conference is set to take place between 9–11 November 2026.

Sound On SoundGearMoog launch the Model 112 & Model 210 amps moog_model_112_210.jpg Two full-range, flat-response amps for electronic instruments revealed Moog's two new FRFR amps have been optimised for use with synths, keyboards, drum machines and other…

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Three pins, and nearly every signal in this business passes through them.

The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

Around a hundred and sixty sources, in English, Japanese, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and Italian: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

For each story: a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link out. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the maker or the photographer. A German review appears in German and a Japanese one in Japanese, as the writer published it; the link goes to the original.

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