Founded in Sun Valley, California in 1984, SWR's main product lines have traditionally been aimed at the professional or working musician market. SWR amplifiers built their reputation on providing a clean, precise sound, ideally suited to bass players who like to cut through and maybe even solo. ...more

Fast cars and loud guitars: who could deny the connection? Road songs have always needed guitars. The pleasure of swooshing through the countryside in your gleaming auto is improved out of sight by a great soundtrack, so step carefully away from the Enya, the Dark Forest and the Moby, and cut to the opening credits of 'That '70s Show'. ...more

Part of the third generation of Clavia's Nord Lead series, the Nord Lead 3 synthesiser is hailed by its makers as extending beyond the original definition of 'virtual analogue', taking on the impressive title of "advanced subtractive performance synthesiser". ...more

It seems that no matter how much recording gear the project studio owner has acquired, a cry can still be heard, "If only I had just that device, I would be able to...". ...more

Genuinely affordable studio condenser microphones are a comparatively recent phenomenon. A benchmark Neumann U87 still costs over $6000 and it has only been in the last few years that (mainly) Asian imitation has led to a wide selection of useable studio mics costing little more than a 29" telly. ...more