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Gear of the year 2024

Gear of the year 2024

Tom December 23rd, 2024 1 minute read

Gear

To round off a cracking 2024 in the world of music tech, we asked a few of our staff and some good friends of the store to pick their favourite pieces of gear of the year. Here's what they chose... ...

Roundup 19 December 2024 | Prepare for Ectocore...

Roundup 19 December 2024 | Prepare for Ectocore...

Tom December 19th, 2024 5 minute read

News

Well, that’s another year (almost) in the bag - how did it get to be mid-December already? It’s been a whirlwind few weeks with a Black Friday sale and loads of exciting new products launching...

Roundup 6 December 2024 | New Instruo, RYK, Joranalogue and more

Roundup 6 December 2024 | New Instruo, RYK, Joranalogue and more

Tom December 6th, 2024 4 minute read

News

We’re still catching our breath after our Black Friday sale - hope you managed to pick up a bargain! Just a heads-up that we’ve still got hefty discounts on a few products, with some offers running...

Roundup 22 November 2024 | Black Friday, OP-XY, Tiptop Buchla and more

Roundup 22 November 2024 | Black Friday, OP-XY, Tiptop Buchla and more

Tom November 22nd, 2024 5 minute read

News

If your inbox is anything like ours, it will be getting absolutely battered with emails about Black Friday deals at the moment. So we’ll keep this part short and sweet: we’re launching a...

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The Signal Sounds Festive Gift Guide 2024

Tom November 21st, 2024 4 minute read

Buyer's Guides

’Tis the season for gifting, and if you’re wondering what to get the synth-lover in your life, look no further than our festive gift guide! Below we’ve pulled out some of our favourites in a...

Roundup 8 November 2024 | Scrooge, Turismo, new Make Noise and more

Roundup 8 November 2024 | Scrooge, Turismo, new Make Noise and more

Tom November 8th, 2024 4 minute read

News

A short and sweet intro this week! It’s been an, ahem, eventful week in politics, but we’ve got lots of great new gear to distract you from the impending collapse of Western civilisation....

Roundup 24 October 2024 | Joranalogue x Hainbach, Time Machine, 259t and more

Roundup 24 October 2024 | Joranalogue x Hainbach, Time Machine, 259t and more

Tom October 24th, 2024 5 minute read

News

Phew! We’re just about recovered from Machina Bristronica, which capped off a great run of autumn events for us. Thanks to everyone who dropped by our stand to chat, and huge thanks to Marco, Ben,...

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Field recording 101: Why, how and what you’ll need

Luke October 23rd, 2024 10 minute read

Tips

We musicians spend a lot of time thinking about sounds. Whether it’s considering the weight of an 808 kick, the tone of a certain filter or the buzz of a particular sawtooth, we tend to listen...

Ezra Gray of Oaka Instruments

Out standing in his field: Ezra Gray of Oaka Instruments on his specialist mics

Tom October 23rd, 2024 4 minute read

Interviews

The boutique field recording microphones from Oaka Instruments have been a big hit in the Signal Sounds store this year.Built by hand in Dorset by sound artist and audio engineer Ezra Gray (pictured),...