The best compact digital mixing consoles for live sound in 2026
Yamaha DM5, Behringer WING, Allen & Heath SQ5+ and Avantis Solo, DM3, CQ-20B: eleven compact digital consoles compared for live sound, with…
Buying guides
Consoles, mixers and plugins compared, with public prices, a quick verdict and a changelog. I update each guide every quarter, and whenever a release changes the picture.
The best digital mixers with a built-in USB audio interface in 2026
Allen & Heath CQ-18T, Behringer WING, Zoom LiveTrak L-20, StudioLive 32, DLZ Creator: ten digital mixers with a USB interface compared, real…
The best saturation plugins in 2026, free and paid
Decapitator, SDRR2, Saturation Knob, IVGI, Density, Saturn 2, Satin, Softube Tape: eight saturation plugins compared, free and paid, with prices and real…
The best tape echo plugins in 2026: Space Echo and alternatives
Dusk Audio Tape Echo 2, Outer Space 2, Galaxy Tape Echo, EchoBoy, Echo Cat: eight tape echo plugins compared, from RE-201 emulations…
The best reverb plugins in 2026
Valhalla VintageVerb, Supermassive, FabFilter Pro-R 2, Seventh Heaven, Altiverb 8, Dragonfly: ten reverb plugins compared, free and paid, by use case.