Inverse Room
Gear Review
PR40 large-diaphragm dynamic mic
Nov 15, 2006
While appearing on a couple of radio shows at two different studios, I found myself amazed by the sound of my voice through two well-known broadcast...
Gear Review
Akira effects processor
Jul 15, 2006
A couple years ago, internet retailers were blowing out Alesis's ModFX effects boxes at absurdly low prices. The ModFX were flimsy DSP desktop...
Gear Review
TM-1 Waveshaper & Ring Modulator
Mar 15, 2006
The TM-1 is a tube-based signal-processing device hand-made in California and housed in a heavy, yellow, Hammond-style case. It has five comfortable...
Gear Review
Machinedrum SPS-1
Sep 16, 2005
Drum machines get a bad rap. And why not? Much of what comes out of them is sterile, repetitive, and mechanistic. In some cases, it's the...
Gear Review
?Alice? small-diaphragm condenser mic
Mar 16, 2005
While trolling the ancient "DIY Mics" thread on the Tape Op forum, I came across a post from Scott Helmke (AKA Scodiddly) about a...