Stuart Bruce
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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
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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.
![Lindell Audio's PEX-500 module (right) emulates a Pultec valve EQ with solid-state hardware](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/31c41be3a43542e512de58add0d96b44-320-80.jpg)
Lindell Audio PEX-500 Equaliser
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The Swedish firm storms into the 500 Series arena
![The 7X-500 F.E.T Compressor (centre) is based on the classic 1176 design](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/31c41be3a43542e512de58add0d96b44-320-80.jpg)
Lindell Audio 7X-500 Compressor
By Stuart Bruce last updated
The Swedish firm takes the plunge into the ever-competitive 500 series market
![The 6X-500 Mic Pre/EQ (left) has a pleasing style and the knobs and switches feel classy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/31c41be3a43542e512de58add0d96b44-320-80.jpg)
Lindell Audio 6X-500 Mic Pre/EQ
By Stuart Bruce last updated
A new Swedish take on a classic audio design
![The WA12 will handle any mic you plug in and is also a great DI](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cc2cec116dfac7b20871234fa3317cbe-320-80.jpg)
Warm Audio WA12 Discrete Mic Pre
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Want a classic-looking mic pre that can really capture the warmth of of glorious 1970s? We may have just the thing, ya dig?
![These monitors are beautifully built and solid in the hand](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5d939dce660dbb87a78eea4bf6d19e70-320-80.jpg)
Eve Audio SC207 monitors
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Placed at the most competitive point in the nearfield monitor market, can the SC207's outshine the rest? We make a beeline for the sweet spot
![The Masterbay S solves a lot of the niggles common when building analogue processing chains](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/954443316ba87ae27c777fdffe91ef98-320-80.jpg)
SPL Masterbay S Model 1150
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Designed to be the hub for a chain of analogue mastering processors, the Masterbay S might just have a broader appeal
![The nine push switches on the front panel enable a huge variety of tonal/connectivity options](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/edbc3535c12e6fd627ab8bde6eaacd28-320-80.jpg)
Warm Audio TB12 Tone Beast
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Warm Audio reckons you'll struggle to beat the sound of its TB12 preamp at this price
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EastWest Complete Composers Collection 2 Gold Edition
By Stuart Bruce last updated
With a massive range of instruments and a package you can tailor to your own needs, EastWest has something to suit all
![The unit sports eight analogue inputs which can be switched between line and mic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f53a45d45bdb2ce2056368bf8a92e694-320-80.jpg)
Metric Halo ULN-8
By Stuart Bruce last updated
With its enormous functionality and recent price drop the ULN-8 certainly looks mighty tempting. Stuart Bruce takes a bite of the apple
![The XL saturation process and the peak stop limiter in the XL have been combined in the brainworx_limiter](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/49aebd5551d0d8bc3db5a0f899640c54-320-80.jpg)
Brainworx bx_limiter
By Stuart Bruce last updated
Reached the limit with your old limiter? We may have found one that really 'worx for you…
![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?
![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
![As straightforward in use as it is straightforward looking.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/898da3bc081c80808e0797e046401834-320-80.jpg)
Solid State Logic X-Patch
By Stuart Bruce last updated
A SuperAnalogue routing matrix that's home in the studio or on the stage
![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
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