Samson: C Control
reviewed by Brandon Oreno
Is your home/project studio lacking the bitchin' control room features that only a high end console is capable of delivering? Are you tired of patching and re-patching your various sets of monitors?...
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Digidesign: Pro Tools 6 for MacOS X
reviewed by John Keane
This article is partially excerpted from the introduction to A Musician's Guide to Pro Tools, Book Two, which is a continuation of A Musician's Guide to Pro Tools Book One. It was adapted by me to...
Dangerous Music: Dangerous 2-BUS
reviewed by Joe Chiccarelli
Mixing out of the Box, Part 1: High End Mixer Shootout In recent months, there's been a bunch of talk on the various online forums about mixing digital audio tracks within your DAW vs. through an...
PreSonus: MP20 Two-Channel Mic Preamp w/ Stereo Bus
reviewed by Garrett Haines
The PreSonus MP20 is a microphone and instrument preamp consisting of dual Class A discrete input buffers followed by a dual-servo gain stage. This design translates into a low-noise, high-gain box....
TL Audio: M-3 TubeTracker Mixer
reviewed by Scott Craggs
The M-3 is an 8-channel mixer clearly aimed at DAW users as a tube front/back end for those cold, hard computers. Many people seem to have issues with digital mix busses, and the M-3 is one of several...
Radikal: SAC-2.2 Controller
reviewed by David Huber
It seems that control surfaces for use with digital audio workstations are the current darling of the hardware industry. There's a good reason for this-they give your computer a tactile, mouseless...
Yamaha: 02R96 Digital Mixing Console
reviewed by Scott Colburn
It's the functionality of this console that makes it so special. The original 02R was a groundbreaking digital console that came to market at a price point that was hard to pass up. It was this...
Digidesign: Digi 002, Pro Tools LE 5.3.2
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
See Issue #30 for my review of the Mbox as most of my comments there on small to mid-sized studios needing Pro Tools compatibility also apply here. You've probably seen the ads and know that the Digi...
Soundcraft: Spirit M12 mixer
reviewed by Joseph Lemmer
The Soundcraft M12 is one of many compact, budget "utility" mixers on the market. The biggest differences from the other mixers are the digital output, the 100 mm "big console" faders, and - my...
Focusrite: ISA 220 Channel Strip
reviewed by Dave Trumfio
The 220 is my first choice for anything I want or need to sound transparent. It has that ultra clean character that sounds great on acoustic guitars, shakers, hi-fi vocals etc. Functionally, this unit...
Tascam: DM-24 Digital Mixing Console
reviewed by Martin Chittum
The DM-24 is Tascam's latest offering in the world of affordable digital consoles. The DM-24 features 32 channels and 8 busses, 24-bit resolution, 44.1/48/88.2/96 kHz sample rates, EQ/compression/...
Yamaha: AW4416 Audio Workstation
reviewed by Ezra Meredeth
This is one of the latest 16-track all-in-one recording devices, including its own on-board CD-R burner. When I first hooked up the unit, I was surprised about how easy it was to get started -...