Gear Reviews

by Chris Anderson

Consoles/Summing, Interfaces, Monitoring | No. 39

TASCAM:
US-122 USB Audio & MIDI Interface

Reviewed by Chris Anderson

The latest edition to the TASCAM home-recording line makes my heart patter with excitement for its simplicity, elegance, and power. Phantom power, that is. The US-122 is a blue and silver brick which...

Dynamics, Plug-Ins | No. 36

Digitalfishphones: Blockfish, Dominion

reviewed by Chris Anderson

Two members of Digitalfishphones' collection of freeware audio plug-ins, Blockfish and Dominion, have become my first choice for certain dynamics-shaping applications "in-the-box," standing up to both...

Mic Preamps | No. 33

FMR Audio: RNP 8380 Really Nice Preamp

reviewed by Chris Anderson, Larry Crane, Bill Gladfelter

In my opinion there are very few mic preamps under $800 per channel that are any better sounding than an inexpensive console. Many of the "budget" mic pres are based on simple, cheap integrated...