Dynaudio: LYD 48 Active Monitors
reviewed by Don Gunn
Ah, monitors... I’ve gone through more than my fair share of them over the years in my pursuit to find ones that I feel comfortable working on for long days, and that also translate well so I...
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Coil Audio: CA-70 PS2 Mic/Line Preamp
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Coil Audio is a company in Lawrence, Kansas, that manufacturers retro, vintage-styled, industrial-looking mic preamps, audio transformers, and accompanying power supplies and chassis. Coil’s...
Chris Carlson: Borderlands Granular Synthesizer (iOS), GrainSpace Granular Reverb Plug-In
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Granular synthesis has been around for a while, but it feels like its moment in the sun is upon us. In short, it is described as a method by which sounds are broken into tiny grains, which are then...
Marco C. van der Hoeven: Witnesses of Words: How 20th Century Microphones Made History
reviewed by Larry Crane
This book certainly screams, “Place me on the studio coffee table,” with its luxurious hardbound cover featuring photos of rare and/or fascinating looking mics from the author’s...
AMS Neve: 2264ALB Compressor/Limiter
reviewed by Geoff Stanfield
The 2264A diode bridge compressor/limiter has been the stuff of audio drool forever. The original model was released in 1974, and aside from some faster attack times and the smaller form factor, it...
JDS Promotions: TT to XLR Patch Cables, 1/8” TRS to Dual TTY Cable
reviewed by Scott Evans
Every studio needs an easy way to patch audio originating from a stereo 1/8’’ jack. Phones, iPads, laptops, and instruments like the awesome mini synths in Roland’s Boutique series...
Avedis Audio: E27 500-Series EQ
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
When I bought my API 1608 console [Tape Op #81] almost ten years ago, one of the reasons I was attracted to it was the option to put different EQ modules in it. I had two vintage API 550A EQ modules,...
Universal Audio: Apollo Twin MkII Audio Interface
reviewed by Dana Gumbiner
Universal Audio has been refreshing its line-up of Apollo interfaces over the past few years, and now the Apollo Twin compact desktop interface [Tape Op #101] gets what UA is calling a...
Sound Radix: Auto-Align Multi-Mic Phase-Alignment Plug-In
reviewed by Dana Gumbiner
God, this is gonna read like another episode of “Grandpa Reviews the Latest Gizmo.” When I was really getting my act together as an engineer (recording bands through a dilapidated Trident...
Mojave Audio: MA-1000 Large-diaphragm Tube Mic
reviewed by Geoff Stanfield
I have been a Mojave mic owner since the company released the MA-200 back in 2005. It was David Bianco [Tape Op #104 bonus] who turned me onto Mojave’s offerings, saying, “You really...
Wolfgang Palm/PPG: Infinite iOS Synthesizer
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Wolfgang Palm invented wavetable synthesis in the late '70's which he used in the PPG Wave synthesizer that was hugely popular in the '80's with artists like Thomas Dolby and Frankie Goes to...
Artnovion: Komodo W Bass Trap 2.0, Eiger Tunable Bass Trap, Fixart Tube Mounting Rails
reviewed by Andy Hong
When the music-recording market made a shift towards project studios and converted spaces, many of us had to suffer through years of crappy sounding rooms. I have countless memories of working in...