Avantone Pro: Planar Headphones
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Avantone Pro has dropped a new pair of headphones that use planar magnetic technology. Unlike the standard cone technology used in dynamic headphones, a planar is a thin electrically charged...
Gear Reviews
by Adam Kagan
Daking: Comp IIT Compressor
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Geoff Daking began his career as a drummer in a signed band, then became a recording engineer, and almost three decades ago began building his own brand of recording gear in California. This is to say...
NUGEN Audio: Modern Mastering Bundle Plug-Ins
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Mastering audio today involves more than just creating loud and exciting stereo music masters. The mastering engineer takes on the roles of quality control, metadata oversight, and of course,...
Focusrite Pro: RedNet X2P Interface
reviewed by Adam Kagan
If you've been to Focusrite's website lately, you may have noticed that under the "Products" navigation menu, there is a "Focusrite Pro" tab. This tab brings you to into the realm of their RedNet...
sE Electronics: V PACK ARENA Mic Kit
reviewed by Adam Kagan
sE Electronics, at just under two decades old, has become well known in the microphone field, with over 25 models in production. The attention to detail and build quality of the microphones they...
Audified: Synergy R1 500 Series Reverb
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Audified is a hardware and software company from the Czech Republic that may be somewhat unfamiliar as a brand name in the US, but for more than 20 years they have been creating audio products under...
Antares: Auto-Tune Access & Auto-Key Plug-Ins
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Antares has just upped its game by releasing a lower-priced version of its Auto-Tune [Tape Op #126] line of pitch correction plug-ins called Auto-Tune Access. I have been a user of Auto-Tune since the...
Sony: C-100 Microphone
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Sony, widely known for their consumer entertainment products, takes pro audio very seriously. In the professional microphone market, Sony previously produced three remarkable microphones: the C37A...
Audio-Technica: AT5047 Cardioid Microphone
reviewed by Adam Kagan
In 2012 Audio-Technica released the AT5040 [Tape Op #95] microphone, which was a special mic in several ways. The hand-built mic uses four 2-micron rectangular capsules, positioned next to each other...
Solid State Logic: Fusion Master Processor
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Solid State Logic has dominated the analog mixing console world for rock, pop, and R&B records for over three decades, and while DAWs have mostly taken over as production and mixing environments,...
Sonarworks: Reference 4 Plug-In
reviewed by Adam Kagan
When producing, mixing, or mastering, how frequently do you go out to your car and check your mix? Do you listen on three different headphones and a few different Bluetooth speakers? My answer to this...
Elysia: Skulpter 500
reviewed by Adam Kagan
Elysia, just over a decade old at this point, boasts over a dozen hardware products and more than a half-dozen plug-ins in its catalog. Their flagship Alpha Compressor and its plug-in version are...