Adam Kagan

We are all familiar with the square, gold-colored folded tweeters in many popular studio monitors. Klaus Heinz, who founded HEDD Audio, spent decades...

When I reviewed the Portico II Master Buss Processor hardware for Tape Op#89 in 2012, I was fortunate to get my hands on one just as I was mastering...

My professional life includes tuning acoustics and monitoring systems for both commercial and independent studios at every price point. The workflow...

We live in a portable world. With entire studios in our laptops and backpacks, every room – even the back seat of an Uber – has become a workspace....

For the past two decades, Rupert Neve Designs has delivered a steady stream of innovative and powerful analog audio processors, including the Master...

Apogee has long provided a range of audio professionals with tailored interface choices, from the portable Duet and Symphony Desktop...

LEWITT, the respected Austrian manufacturer known for its microphones and audio interfaces, has released its first plug-in: Space Replicator....

Good things come in small packages, and that’s especially true for the iLoud Micro Monitor Pro. IK Multimedia first made waves with their iLoud Micro...

Like many, I’ve grown increasingly comfortable working on headphones ever since the COVID lockdown – to the point that even when mixing and mastering...

I’m frequently asked by friends and clients which audio interface they should upgrade to for their studio. My usual advice is to focus on features...

A new delay plug-in, you say? I already have dozens of delays and have been pretty happy with my options – but sure, I’ll check it out. Mountainroad...

I was extremely excited to see Audient – the British audio manufacturer that makes everything from budget-conscious USB interfaces to large format...

Universal Audio recently released a saturation and coloration UAD Native plug-in named Verve Analog Machines. Verve is a bit of a departure and...

Those of us who have tried mixing music in Dolby Atmos understand the challenges of learning a new skill. Some of those challenges lie in creative...

Baby Audio collaborated with producer Andrew Huang to create the Transit transition designerplug-in. Like most Baby Audio plug-ins...

Remember when hardware reverbs were the sole effects available? I certainly do. In the mid-‘90s, when I began making records in Los Angeles, I would...

I recently expanded my mix studio into a Dolby Atmos surround room. The cost of a multichannel speaker system is substantial, covering speakers...

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...

For those of us who have dived headfirst into immersive mixing (Atmos or Sony 360RA), there comes a vexing moment where we realize that there is no...

Kali Audio has swiftly established a notable reputation in both professional and home studios, and quite a few professional engineers have been...

The MDWDRC2-Native represents a paradigm shift in dynamic processing for plug-ins. Rather than a traditional compressor or limiter, this is a...

The new MBOX Studio demonstrates why Avid remains at the top of the heap for music production professionals. After spending several weeks with this...

Wayne Jones' career as a successful bass player led him to develop a line of well-respected bass amplifiers and cabinets for the stage and...

Solid State Logic, better known as SSL, boasts a four-decade history of producing leading products for commercial studios, broadcast facilities, and...