One of the gigs just before Christmas gave me the excuse to talk about a bit of kit I’ve used quite a bit over the last year or so. I already said that I took a PA rig over to Lowestoft and didn’t have to use it, as they had one in the venue. Who’d be a soundman? I did end up using our own...

Another free plugin – but this time it’s for anyone who listens to music on their PC. The SRS Sandbox reckons it can make your music sound better by expanding the audio image and ‘creating a deep rich bass response’. Could be cool for your...

For a limited time, customers who have purchased hardware products such as Steinberg’s Cubase LE or select Yamaha hardware products that include Cubase AI4 can get a fully-functioning crossgrade version of Cubase 4 or Cubase Studio 4 and save up to 50%. Cubase AI4 supports the DAW extensions for...

This would bore anyone who isn’t a geek Yamaha’s new T5n Amplifiers have been put head to head with an another, unnamed brand and came out on top. All you need to know is, they are good. On the other hand, if you’re deprived of sleep, read this, from Yamaha “Present at the test was...

All you touring engineers can feel more at home when you stop by in Edinburgh in future without carting your M7′s all the way up there. New venue ‘GRV’ is not only due to open by November 16th, but the 1200 capacity venue will be home to a Yamaha M7CL. It’s a step in the right...