Sponsored

Most Recent

Sept. 13, 2023

Gear Reviews

KD1 Kinetic Drive APB Plug-In

by Larry Crane

Built to work only with the McDSP APB ("analog processing box") units (APB-8, APB-16) [Tape Op #134], the KD1 Kinetic Drive is a plug-in that uses this interesting system. The APB essentially is a one...

Sept. 13, 2023

Gear Reviews

Push 3

by Dana Gumbiner

The new Push 3 is finally here! I've been an Ableton Live DAW [Tape Op #143] user since version 1, and was an early adopter of both of the first two generations of Push hardware, so I was eager to...

Sept. 13, 2023

Gear Reviews

4DI Quad Vacuum Tube DI

by Jeremy Wurst

In 2020, I had the pleasure of reviewing the Hazelrigg Industries VDI [Tape Op #48]; Earlier this year, Hazelrigg Industries released their latest creation; the 4DI. In the three years since I demoed...

Sept. 13, 2023

Gear Reviews

Copperphone AV20 Microphone

by Joel Hamilton

It has been more than 20 years since I got my first original Copperphone microphone and wrote a review for Tape Op about it [Tape Op #42]. I fell in love with that microphone the moment I heard it,...

Sept. 13, 2023

Gear Reviews

C-80 Condenser Microphone

by Adam Kagan

Who doesn’t love Sony microphones? Their reputation is built on the C-37A, C-800G, and the C-38B; all of which deliver. I'd previously reviewed the C-100 series of mics [Tape Op #132] and was...

Sept. 13, 2023

Gear Reviews

UF1 Advanced DAW Controller

by Matt Anderson

At some point, we all have heard enough of the never-ending “analog vs. digital” debate. It’s getting harder to argue when the digital side of recording continues to get better...

Sponsored

Let's DIY

Let's DIY

DIY Diffusors

by Brad Williams

While hardly a glamorous concept, room acoustics represent a critical link in the recording or playback chain. While comprehensive room design is a complex cocktail of science, math and chance...

Let's DIY

Build Your Own Spring Reverb

by Scott Hampton

I have been a big fan of spring and plate reverbs for decades, and over the past three years I have spent a significant amount of time diving into the wormhole of designing and building them,...

Let's DIY

DIY Reverb

by Nicolas Collins

In the disembodied world of today's computer-based multitrack mixing, one can spend a lot of time crafting a unifying sense of "space." Despite the dozens of reverb plug-ins and rack devices...

Staff Picks

Sponsored