Latest reviews
“One of the most alive-feeling synths I’ve tried – even when it’s picking a fight”: Erica Synths Steampipe review
This digital physical modelling synth is designed with wind instruments in mind – but there’s more versatility here than meets the eye
“There is no question that there’s enough quality audio here to cater for every musical taste and presents a massive amount of editing options”: Alesis Strata Club review
Alesis continue to expand its BFD-powered Strata range with this stripped-back, 4-piece e-kit
"Up there as one of the better value for money metal guitars that you can currently buy": Spira S-450 TPP review
From the team behind JET guitars comes new brand Spira. Created to serve the heavier side of music, and applying an impressive spec in a budget-friendly, metal package
“Pigments is becoming so powerful it risks making the V Collection look obsolete”: Arturia Pigments review
With physical modelling and a vocoder among the additions for Pigments 6, we explore why Arturia’s flagship softsynth is very much worth your time in 2025
“A highly flexible yet portable unit that is easy to use but can also be configured to taste”: Zoom H6 Essential review
Compact location recorders with six inputs are a rarity. Let’s see what this latest Zoom design has to offer
“Ribbon tweeters are sometimes criticised for their limited vertical dispersion, here this is not noticeable unless you are sitting very close”: Adam Audio D3V Monitor
If you want quality monitoring but space is limited, Adam Audio’s latest monitors could be the answer
“Will definitely please those who are a fan of the sound already, but standalone price is expensive”: Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus plugin review
The world’s most famous solid-state amp finally gets an official amp model for your DAW
“The big take-home is the overall playability of this wonderful keyboard, we simply got lost for hours in the enjoyment of playing”: Nord Piano 6 review
The Nord Piano reaches its sixth generation, with some sizeable upgrades. We sit on a stool and take notes!
