Gear Of The Year 2021

A rundown of some of the most intriguing product releases reviewed in Sound On Sound in 2021, as chosen by Paul White and Hugh Robjohns. Includes software and hardware from budget to pro audio.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:18 - Zoom F601:27 - Logic 10.701:59 - IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-Space 03:03 - Trinnov D-mon  05:06 - IK Multimedia AmpliTube 505:26 - Cherry Audio Stardust 201 Tape Echo05:41 - Waves Retro Fi06:14 - Rob Papen DelSane06:37 - SSL Native X-Echo06:49 - Classical Recording: A Practical Guide in the Decca Tradition08:21 - Boss IR-20008:41 - Blackstar Dept.10 Dual Drive 09:47 - RME Audio HDSPe AIO Pro11:19 - SSL BiG SiX12:42 - Aum Guitars Vibraslide13:52 - Gamechanger Audio LIGHT Pedal15:06 - Grace Design m900Paul White BiogPaul White initially trained in electronics at The Royal Radar Establishment in Malvern then went on to work with Malvern Instruments, a company specialising in laser analysis equipment, before moving into technical writing. He joined the Sound On Sound team in 1991 where he became Editor In Chief, a position he held for many years before recently becoming Executive Editor. Paul has written more than 20 recording and music technology textbooks, the latest being The Producer’s Manual.Having established his own multitrack home studio in the 1980s he’s worked with many notable names including Bert Jansch and Gordon Giltrap. He’s played in various bands over the years and currently collaborates with Malvern musician Mark Soden, under the name of Cydonia Collective. Paul still performs live claiming that as he has suffered for his music he doesn’t see why everyone else shouldn’t too!http://www.cydoniacollective.co.uk/Hugh Robjohns BiogHugh Robjohns has been Sound On Sound´s Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBC´s technical training centre. He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too!