Accessories / Gadgets

Low frequencies are the weak point of nearly every home and project studio — could this unique tactile subwoofer give you the edge?

Quite a few audio companies build separate Bluetooth receivers, but this Alto offering is a little unusual...

Mission Engineering’s 529 is designed to convert the 5V of direct current available from any USB power source into the 9V DC used by most of the world’s guitar effects pedals.

Rycote's innovative Cyclone wind shielding device has been joined by a range of Stereo Cyclones. We test the MS4 kit with a Mid‑Sides stereo array of Sennheiser MKH30/40 microphones.

For anyone regularly needing to mic a grand piano, the Mirizio Microphone Mount is a very elegant and cost-effective solution.

The QH4 is a simple, four-output headphone amplifier and each output has its own volume control...

This neat gadget opens up a host of possibilities for electric and acoustic guitar.

The Towner system fits many guitars that have a separate bridge and stop tailpiece. It mainly works with Bigsby B3 and Bigsby B6 vibrato units, enabling them to be secured using a single two-inch strap-button screw.

Designed for stage hands, road crew and those of us who have to lug our own gear to gigs, Gig Gloves aim to provide hand protection combined with flexibility and the ability to grip well.

All loudspeakers, whether active monitors or guitar/bass amps, tend to exhibit cabinet vibrations. We test this new stand-alone isolating ‘puck’, designed to minimise unwanted colorations from structure-borne vibrations.

Powered by Apple’s latest A11, so-called ‘Bionic’ SoC (System on a Chip) that includes (for the first time) a custom Apple-designed GPU, this is the snappiest iPhone performance you will have ever experienced...

Lawing Musical Products have been building their own take on noiseless replacement pickups for Stratocasters for some years...

We’ve reviewed a number of ‘blue box’ Cloudlifter ‘mic activators’ before, and we’ve...

Ever dreamed of having a robotic studio assistant? Polish company ShroomTech have made that dream a reality...

The StompLight takes the leg-work out of stage lighting — by putting the controls at your feet!

Almost four years ago I reviewed a drum-tuning app for iOS from RTSixty Ltd. Essentially a ‘guitar tuner’ for...

This neat little unit can serve either as a four-into-one passive stereo line mixer, or as a one-into-four stereo line splitter, just by using the appropriate input and output connectors. However, it goes rather further than that...

DI boxes are a mainstay of both studio and live sound, acting as ‘go betweens’ when matching various signal...

Levels from Mastering The Mix is a refreshing alternative, presenting the metering tools that are needed in today’s loudness-normalised world in an affordable, easy-to-use package.

What matters in today’s music business is not how loud your mixes are, but how dynamic. This clever new plug-in helps you get them into the zone.

Can Polyend’s MIDI-powered mechanical drummer replace the real thing?