Stuart Bruce
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![The front panel is simple with its two 6.5-inch drivers, central ribbon tweeter and multi-function DSP control](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cfa50aab96df60967e3231da83da6a12-320-80.jpg)
EVE Audio SC307 Active 3-Way Monitors
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Can EVE tempt us from more established names in the mid-sized market?
![As with sister model the Rocks, the cabinets are made from Baltic birch plywood and have a front baffle made of Corian](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5cc4bcba873e08f560933fa13633bce7-320-80.jpg)
Unity Audio Boulders
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The big brothers of the award-winning Rocks dwarf most mid-field monitors
![Unlike many new monitors, the controls and connections on The Rock MK2 are reassuringly simple](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2d24195cc78fe0d9ac936c8011531847-320-80.jpg)
Unity Audio The Rock MK2
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The Rock MK1s were nearly perfect, so can Unity really make them better?
![The 24 channels are arranged as 12 stereo channels bussed to a stereo output and a monitor section that controls two sets of stereo speakers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ee0db0ad976b1866b717d65be408fc2f-320-80.jpg)
SPL Neos 24/2 Mixer
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Eye-wateringly expensive. Ear-soothingly brilliant
![The front panel level knobs have LED surrounds that allow you to accurately level match them](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a2d3d0f985d9460cda377e1f464b6882-320-80.jpg)
EVE Audio SC204 Active Nearfield Monitors
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The good thing that comes in a small package
![sE Munro's egg-shaped cabinets avoid diffraction issues associated with rectangular cabinets.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1331463fcbba87eb9e682e375aff176a-320-80.jpg)
sE Munro Egg 150 Monitors
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Two major players in the world of pro audio join forces to produce a radical new monitor speaker design
![Brainworx bx_saturator can really add character and energy to a dull sound.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/180cdd717abde25261d59ad1b1cf19a8-320-80.jpg)
Brainworx bx_saturator
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The clever folks at Brainworx continue to expand the possibilities
![With MIR, your virtual orchestra has a virtual soundstage.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4f690f6772ae49e7ff5a217d36926df4-320-80.jpg)
Vienna MIR Pro
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Vienna MIR comes of age as a mixing environment with direct integration in Ensemble Pro 5. We enjoy some space exploration…
![SSD4 boasts far greater tonal range than its predecessor.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ebffe2251fa091f81a8b849dde3d68b6-320-80.jpg)
Steven Slate Drums 4 Platinum
By Stuart Bruce last updated
With a new player, 100 preset drum kits and loads of new sounds has Steven Slate kept up with the pack?
![The large central Character knob on the Noveltech's interface adjusts the level of effect being dialled in.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1651f04f102ccf8c8b36aa392808ba8a-320-80.jpg)
Plugin Alliance Noveltech Character
By Stuart Bruce last updated
This may come as a surprise, but Plug Alliance may have come up with an Enhancer that actually works
![The six-band EQ4 offers unbeatable sonic shaping among plug-ins.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1e5758c149708d9011f2b8c843dc8804-320-80.jpg)
Plugin Alliance Mäag EQ4
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Plugin Alliance offers the plug-in version of the legendary tone shaping eq with its unique 'Air' band
![Pro 5 integrates directly into your DAW's surround set-up.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/72669c669384a9a85f4cd0b525c8939e-320-80.jpg)
Vienna Ensemble Pro 5
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Vienna's networking virtual instrument host goes to the next level…
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OTO BAM Space Generator
By Stuart Bruce published
Paris-based OTO Machines is dedicated to making a small range of effects boxes with more than a tip of the hat to the early days of digital.
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Thermionic Culture The Swift
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The Swift is quite an impressive beast.
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Audient ASP800 Multi-Channel Preamp
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The first thing we think of when we hear the name Audient is great quality, clean recordings.
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Tegeler Audio Vari Tube Recording Channel
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Can this stand out from the crowded valve channel strip market?
![Revoice Pro makes working with multiple tracks of sloppy vocals far more manageable](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f92e2ee6aad940c371ef9548d8275ad4-320-80.jpg)
Synchro Arts Revoice Pro 3
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Synchro Arts' Revoice Pro, along with its sister program Voc Align, has a been a popular tool for a while now in the twin worlds of music production and post
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/1c88b5a0cb3d49322cd62c06bfa73ec6-320-80.jpg)
Applied Acoustic Systems Chromaphone 2
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The basic premise of Chromaphone is a synthesizer based around combining acoustic resonators.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e2bfc2dd30acf993f6976815b1b99c42-320-80.jpg)
Antelope Orion Studio
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The idea of the complete digital studio in a box is something of a holy grail for the manufacturers of audio interfaces.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5655c765e1e566d5f846f93a3dbe3a80-320-80.jpg)
Arturia KeyLab 88
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The KeyLab 88 in many ways harks back to the synths of the '70s and '80s with its metal and wood construction.
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Plug-In Alliance Lindell Bundle
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Lindell's first step into the plug-in market
![The Matrix can operate in Analogue and DAW modes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7cf70160b619c3c7ab19b2462e59aac6-320-80.jpg)
SSL Matrix Console
By Stuart Bruce last updated
A hugely powerful product that bridges the gap between the analogue and digital worlds.
![The Retro's pop shield works pretty well.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/91ca9bda4f7ce7bbeb7c55a1b2643b12-320-80.jpg)
Newmann Retro Valve Mic
By Stuart Bruce last updated
An English-built condenser that looks good and sounds pretty fine, too
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