DBX: CT-3 Cable Tester
reviewed by Garrett Haines
Cables are the brakes of our “studio bus” – necessary to get anywhere and ignored until they malfunction. There are numerous ways to troubleshoot: continuity meters, known good...
Gear Reviews
Accessories
KickBlock Product: KickBlock Drum Anchor System
reviewed by Larry Crane
If your studio is anything like mine, you see a variety of drums come through and sometimes the kick drum will not stay in place. Developed by drummer Will Butera with his dad Jay, KickBlock is a must...
GIK Acoustics: Acoustic Foam Panels
reviewed by Scott McChane
GIK Acoustics is known for its beautiful, effective, professional room treatment solutions, so you may be asking why an acoustics manufacturer of their stature would bother to offer foam panels at...
Antelope Audio: 10MX Rubidium Atomic Clock
reviewed by Christopher Koltay
One of the things I love about studios is the way they grow over time and the delineations in sound that happen due to gear changes along the way. You hear this all the time; "...then we got a...
Triad-Orbit: Advanced Stand System Accessories
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Back in Tape Op #130 I reviewed the Triad-Orbit reissue of the Starbird mic stand and was very favorably impressed, as have been all the engineers who've used it here at Panoramic House Studios. Since...
Stedman: PureConnect GP-1, SK-1, PK-2 Connector Cleaning Kits
reviewed by Larry Crane
Sometimes it's the lesser heralded, helpful products that catch my eye more than some fancy new compressor or microphone. Stedman's PureConnect connector cleaning kit series – the GP-1 Gig Pack,...
Networx: Brush Panel
reviewed by Garrett Haines
Many of you have run into this situation. You have audio cables that need to connect to jacks on the rear of gear and out to the front of a rack. I've drilled holes in blank panels, filed the sharp...
RØDE Microphones: PodMic & PSA1 Boom Arm
reviewed by Thom Monahan
Unusually heavy for its size and price point, the RØDE PodMic dynamic broadcast microphone feels overbuilt to the very meaning of the word. With an industrial black and silver look and...
Latch Lake Music Products: MK1113BK Pro Pack 1
reviewed by Eli Crews
Come close for a minute. Let's talk about mic stands. You know the type – the kind that look like someone with a doctorate in industrial engineering designed them; the kind that you can truly...
Genelec: 8341A SAM Monitors & GLM User Kit
reviewed by Don Gunn
I didn't think it would be appropriate to have Tape Op's journalistic integrity called into question if my review only included the phrase "HOLY SHIT!" over and over again, so it looks like I'll have...
Royer Labs: AxeMount Mic Clip
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I love simple, thoughtfully-designed tools for the studio that solve a common problem, and do so inexpensively. The Royer Labs R-121 [Tape Op #19] ribbon mic is one of the few products made in the...
Triad-Orbit: Orbit Series O2X Dual-Arm Orbital Boom System
reviewed by Dave Hidek
If you've ever mic'd up a drum set, you are no doubt familiar with the struggle for floor space among various cymbal and mic stands – the traffic jam around the snare drum is about as...