Issue No. 78

Interfaces

ONE USB mic & audio interface

by Apogee  |  reviewed by Dave Middleton

The existence of the Apogee ONE is hardly surprising. Ever since the Duet interface (Tape Op #65) was released a while back - complete with a rounded-rectangle brushed-aluminum body and the...

Dynamics

Level-Or

by Standard Audio  |  reviewed by Eli Crews

This 500-series device is a line-level JFET limiter, modeled after the Shure Level-Loc PA limiter, which I will tell you all up front that I have never used. I tried to borrow one to test against the...

Microphones

MA-101fet condenser microphone

by Mojave Audio  |  reviewed by Dana Gumbiner

Here’s a relatively new, pencil-style, solid-state condenser microphone with interchangeable cardioid and omnidirectional capsules from the folks at Mojave. Notably, the electronics were...

Mic Preamps

m103 channel strip

by Grace Design  |  reviewed by Scott McChane

The new m103 is anchored by the m101’s (Tape Op #68) transformerless preamp design, which offers an honest and transparent, yet deep character — with loads of headroom and 75 dB of gain. I...

Microphones

C715 condenser mic

by Josephson Engineering  |  reviewed by John Vanderslice

My recording studio in San Francisco, Tiny Telephone, sees a tremendous amount of foot traffic from freelance engineers, and plenty of records are tracked under intense time constraints and budgetary...

Mic Preamps

DRS-Q4M preamp

by Phoenix Audio  |  reviewed by Allen Farmelo

With the number of preamps available on the market today, it’s really easy to get confused, so let’s get some confusion out of the way. UK’s Phoenix Audio does three things that give...

Microphones

K-Micro Silver Bullet mic

by Karma Mics  |  reviewed by Garrett Haines

The Karma K-Micro Silver Bullet is a small-diaphragm condenser mic designed to fit into tight spaces and tight budgets. At just under 2’’ long, the tapered body does resemble a bullet...

Dynamics

P3S Stereo Compressor

by Foote Control Systems  |  reviewed by Allen Farmelo

And I thought my API 2500 stereo compressor was complex and versatile! Welcome to the Foote Control Systems P3S Stereo Compressor, a self-proclaimed “Swiss Army Knife” that actually lives...

Microphones

AT4080 & AT4081 ribbon mics

by Audio-Technica  |  reviewed by Andy Hong

We’ve published many reviews of Audio-Technica microphones in Tape Op — for good reason. Audio-Technica manufacturers gear that’s consistently high in quality and relatively...

EQs

Model One B equalizer

by Square State, Solid State  |  reviewed by Marc Alan Goodman

I first set eyes on the Model One B about three years ago. I was working at Studio G in Brooklyn and a mysterious package arrived. It turned out to be an equalizer designed and built by a member of...

Microphones

Spark Mic & Fiddle Mic

by Bartlett Microphones  |  reviewed by Mike Jasper

Bruce Bartlett and Steve Mills, former mic designers for Crown and Shure, now create their own designs under the Bartlett Microphones banner. Recently, I got a chance to try out two of their miniature...

Microphones

JRS-34 and JRS-34-P ribbon mics

by Cloud Microphones  |  reviewed by Craig Schumacher

One of the benefits of being a Tape Op subscriber is finding and meeting other readers in your home town. That in turn points you towards your resident gear geeks. The original rumor we heard here at...

Consoles/Summing

Fat Bustard

by Thermionic Culture  |  reviewed by Matt Foster

I am sure I’m not alone here in my curiosity of Thermionic Culture products. The literal meaning of the company name, the not-just-free-from-digital but “free from solid-state...