Aphex: Headpod 454
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
We have a small B-Room here at The Hangar with a Digi 002 and a Rolls HA43 4-channel headphone amp. So when Aphex asked if we'd be interested in reviewing their HeadPod unit, I said sure, I can do...
Gear Reviews
by John Baccigaluppi
Thermionic Culture: Pullet mini passive EQ
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
This is one of the best sounding EQs I've ever used. I'm a big fan of passive EQs for their smooth sound, especially when boosting. The Pultec is one of the best-known examples of a passive EQ. In...
Rudy VanderLans: Emigre No. 69: The End
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Warning: For those readers who get upset when we deviate a bit from matters strictly audio, you should skip ahead to the next microphone review that fits your budget. These next paragraphs will only...
Chameleon Labs: TS-1 small-diaphragm condenser mic
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
The sonic combination of a small-capsule microphone diaphragm with a tube amplifier can be a thoroughly pleasing one for many applications. The high-frequency definition and quick transient-response...
TASCAM: DV-RA1000HD CD/DVD/HD recorder
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I love my Alesis Masterlink! It's super convenient to be able to record audio to its built-in hard drive and then burn audio CDs or hi-res CD-R archives. I hate my Masterlink! The user interface is...
AudioSkin: AudioSkin Cable organizer
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Our pal Diane Gershuny turned us onto this handy little studio organization tool at the Austin NAMM show and sent us a few to try out. AudioSkin is one of those plastic products that wraps around...
Chandler Limited / Abbey Road: EMI TG EQ Mastering Pack
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Abbey Road Studios along with their stateside partner, Wade Goeke of Chandler Limited, are continuing to make some of the great sounding early audio gear from the EMI empire available to us common...
Drawmer: S3 multiband compressor
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Almost 20 years ago, I was working for a recording studio that was owned by an FM radio station. One day, the Program Manager asked me if I wanted some gear the station was throwing away. They had...
Stedman: SHH Studio Headphone Hanger
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Anyone who's read my reviews in Tape Op has probably seen one of my "dealing with headphones in a busy studio sucks" rants where I complain about how my clients treat all my headphones like crap and...
Paul Morley: Words and Music: A History of Pop in the Shape of a City
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
This is the last book I ever bought at Tower Books on the corner of Broadway and Land Park Dr., before they and the entire Tower Records chain, which was started here in Sacramento, CA, went out of...
Arturia: Analog Factory
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I love the Arturia plug-ins and so does Dana Gumbiner. Between the two of us, we've reviewed every plug-in synth they've ever released. But as much as I think the plug-ins are amazing, I use them less...
Neve: 8816 summing amplifier
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
To be honest, I never really thought I'd be in the market for a summing mixer. When Dangerous Music pretty much invented the category with their 2-BUS a few years back, I thought about it but decided...