With seventeen gold and platinum records to his credit, Adam Fuest's eclectic discography reads like some sort of schizoid iPod run amok. The London- born-and-raised Fuest has worked with a variety...
I have been privileged twice now, while interviewing studio owners for this magazine, to have encountered true mavericks. People whose views on the current state of "The Music Industry" have been...
When Canadian rock band Sloan hit American college radio in 1992, even they might have been surprised to know that they would still be going stronger than ever in 2008. Since their debut album,...
To anyone who didn't experience the early '90s alternative rock boom firsthand it must seem hard to believe there was a time when major labels gluttonously sought out and signed as much of the rock...
Billy Barnett has been making records for 35 years. His studio, Gung-Ho, opened in 1985 and is known for a hundred miles in any direction from Eugene, Oregon, as the best place to make a record....
The Tone Factory is one of the few commercial recording studios in Las Vegas. Initially started by musician Vinnie Castaldo to serve his own needs, the studio soon became busy with local and...
David Strackany, a.k.a. Paleo, is a wandering musician/poet currently calling Brooklyn his home. However over the last couple of years you'd be more likely to find him across the US traveling...
In my own stubborn world of recording, sample libraries are slowly making inroads. Almost everything I work with involves real instruments recorded in a room, yet sampled strings, Mellotron and...
Let's talk about what's going on these days. There are a million ways to come at it, but I'll just leave it wide open. Well, things have changed so dramatically and we all know they've changed. The...
I love listening to music. Sometimes I'd rather listen to a good album than record a good album. Less stress, more fun and you can pause it any time. The problem I've been having lately is...
A dynamic mic and a condenser mic packaged together into a single body? Kinda gimicky, no? I've seen the trick that inspired the design of this mic many times-tape together a condenser and a dynamic...
Most large-diaphragm condenser mics are too big to use in tight situations. The AE3000, on the other hand, is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. I originally bought this mic because I...
As some of you know, I've got quite a collection of tools from Radial (Tape Op #36, 38, 45, 49, 50)-from various DIs to re-amping devices to signal distributors. Why am I such a huge fan? Because...
The Gomez results from a collaboration between Cascade microphones, headed by CEO Michael Chiriac, and Michael Joly (Tape Op #59) of OktavaMod. Its single-ribbon motor is enclosed in a single-layer,...
One of the hardest parts of writing these reviews is coming up with a good opening sentence. It's easy to get caught up in excess hyperbole when geeking out over pro audio gear, especially when you...
One of the hardest parts of writing these reviews is coming up with a good opening sentence. It's easy to get caught up in excess hyperbole when geeking out over pro audio gear, especially when you...
Check out these little lo-fi gems. The Bing Carbon Mic is made from retired telephones, but transformer-coupled to provide a balanced XLR connection for studio use. It comes in a compact housing...
By day, Chris Johnson is a mastering engineer. By night, he's an audio plug-in designer. Or maybe it's the other way around. In any case, I was first drawn to his Airwindows plug-ins because they...
I have to be honest with myself sometimes and assume that I will never own a Fairchild 660. Or a matched pair of vintage U 67s. My consoles will never sound like a TG 12345, nor will my room sound...
I have to be honest with myself sometimes and assume that I will never own a Fairchild 660. Or a matched pair of vintage U 67s. My consoles will never sound like a TG 12345, nor will my room sound...
Parasound is a California company that is well known by audiophiles and consumers of high-end audio gear. One of their lines, Zcustom, is a set of half-rack components for situations where space is...
EASTWEST has grown into quite a juggernaut within the sample library and software instrument market. Originally formed in 1988, the company found success in 1989 when it teamed with Bob Clearmountain...
SM Pro Audio are an intriguing company. Half German, half Australian. They sell unusual devices and problem solvers for little money. I discovered them while searching for a pro-quality volume control...
When my colleague Neil Mclellan informed me that he'd be flying out to L.A. to mix the new Adam Freeland album, which features Tommy Lee on drums and members of The Distillers, Devo, Pixies, NIN,...
