Gear of the Year 2025

It's time for Gear of the Year, and Sound on Sound are here to talk through their top picks - with Paul White and Hugh Robjohns at the helm. Find the full article on their website. A full list of their choices are listed below with the timestamps - do you agree? What has been your top choices for 2025? 

Paul White and Hugh Robjohns pick their software and hardware highlights from the gear they've reviewed in the last 12 months. Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

00:14 - Cranborne Audio Brick Lane Compressor

03:56 - Soundtoys SpaceBlender

05:40 - Braingasm Ocula

08:18 - Sub51 And Soundtrax Drop Pad

09:16 - Red Panda Radius Ring Modulator

10:40 - Source Audio Encounter Delay+Reverb

11:45 - Electro-Harmonix Oceans Abyss

13:05 - Sound Devices Astral ARX16 Receiver

15:23 - Sound Devices Astral HH Transmitter

16:31 - Sound Devices Astral TX Transmitter

17:17 - RME ADI-2/4 Pro Converter

18:34 - Newfangled Audio Articulate Audio ADSR

19:54 - Overloud THU v2 Guitar Amp Simulator

20:37 - Grace Design m701 Audio Interface

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