Our cover star this month is Leslie Gaston-Bird, President Elect of the Audio Engineering society (AES). Leslie talks about the challenges of increasing diversity in the audio industry.

We look at the success of Martin Audio’s Wavefront Precision line array, hear from AMS Neve about the story of the recording console and wrap up ISE 2023. We speak to Flare Audio about their headphone technology and interview musician Charlie Cunningham. Our “Out Of The Box” feature looks at the benefits of computer free music making. Finally, our gear reviews inc a look at the SSL 12 and a deep dive on the new Apple HomePod.