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Dana Gumbiner

Big Time Analog/Digital Echo

Gear Review | No. 175

Big Time Analog/Digital Echo

Sep 10, 2026

Made in collaboration with John Snyder at Electronic Audio Experiments, Big Time is a new stereo hybrid delay unit that blends the best of those...

Volt 876 audio interface

Gear Review | No. 171

Volt 876 audio interface

Jan 9, 2026

The 1U rack-mount Universal Audio Volt 876 audio interface is on the bench! The larger cousin to the rest of the affordable Volt interface range, the...

LUNA 2.0 DAW

Gear Review | No. 171

LUNA 2.0 DAW

Jan 9, 2026

Universal Audio’s free DAW, LUNA, has a major update that just cleared the launchpad – LUNA 2.0 for both macOS and PC. It includes ARA 2 support...

Dual Lock fastener strips

Gear Review | No. 171

Dual Lock fastener strips

Jan 9, 2026

The quick, five-word review: think Velcro, but not shitty. Okay, a few more words for the modern miracle of Dual Lock: I found this super-strong...

Motor Synth MkII

Gear Review | No. 168

Motor Synth MkII

Jul 14, 2025

The Motor Synth MkII from Gamechanger Audio is, by some margin, the most original synthesizer design I've seen (and heard!) in some time....

Connect 4/12

Gear Review | No. 168

Connect 4/12

Jul 6, 2025

The Bitwig Connect 4/12 is a versatile desktop audio USB-C interface that provides four inputs and twelve outputs, along with CV (control voltage)...

Apollo x8p Gen 2

Gear Review | No. 165

Apollo x8p Gen 2

Jan 15, 2025

Universal Audio recently released an update to all five of their flagship Apollo audio interfaces, so we got our hands on the new Apollo x8p Gen 2...

Clean Stereo Compressor Pedal

Gear Review | No. 165

Clean Stereo Compressor Pedal

Jan 15, 2025

Chase Bliss’ latest original pedal design, Clean, delivers an all-analog, two-stage stereo "creative compressor." I've been obsessing...

Move

Gear Review | No. 164

Move

Nov 15, 2024

Like a lot of Tape Op-ers, I started my recording expedition with a cassette 4-track. For a young songwriter, the 4-track was nothing less than a joy...

Verve Analog Machines Plug-In

Gear Review | No. 162

Verve Analog Machines Plug-In

Jul 15, 2024

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

Atoms Virtual Instrument

Gear Review | No. 162

Atoms Virtual Instrument

Jul 15, 2024

The Baby Audio AtomsPhysical Modeling Synthesizer plug-in is a wild virtual instrument created in collaboration between Baby Audio (plug-in...

Live 12 Suite

Gear Review | No. 160

Live 12 Suite

Mar 15, 2024

The importance of organization, functionality, and preparedness is central to the work we do when making music with/for others. From my perspective...

Push 3

Gear Review | No. 157

Push 3

Sep 15, 2023

The new Push 3 is finally here! I've been an Ableton Live DAW user since version 1, and was an early adopter of both of the first...

Syntrx II Analog Synthesizer

Gear Review | No. 157

Syntrx II Analog Synthesizer

Sep 15, 2023

The first-generation Syntrx from Latvian synthesis maestros Erica Synths was a fantastic "reimagining" of the 1972 EMS Synthi AKS. The...

Studio One 6 Professional DAW

Gear Review | No. 154

Studio One 6 Professional DAW

Mar 15, 2023

Folks, let's chat about PreSonus Studio One Professional, now leveled up to version six. I tend to “DAW-jump” these days between Ableton Live...

Control Knobs, Switches, & Parts

Gear Review | No. 153

Control Knobs, Switches, & Parts

Jan 15, 2023

I found this Love My Switches’ web store while searching for aluminum replacements for the sticky, degraded soft-touch rubber vulcanized knobs on my...

Volt 476P Interface

Gear Review | No. 152

Volt 476P Interface

Nov 15, 2022

The Volt 476P, Universal Audio’s latest in their line of low-cost-yet-high-quality USB-C audio interfaces, is the flagship of the Volt fleet. It has...

Hitsville EQ Collection Plug-Ins

Gear Review | No. 151

Hitsville EQ Collection Plug-Ins

Sep 15, 2022

With the introduction of UAD Spark, Universal Audio’s new subscription-based native plug-in collection, longtime UAD users (like myself) now have...