This inexpensive 25-key MIDI keyboard was a perfect solution to a small problem in my studio. Virtual instrument plug-ins are getting better and better these days, particularly some of the ones we've...
The B4 has been one of my most regularly used and cherished VST plug-ins, so just for the sake of nostalgia, I took a look back in the archive of Tape Op reviews and saw that my original review of the...
Finally, someone has introduced an affordable DAW controller that has enough faders and virtual input strips that it can handle a typical record/mixdown session and feel like a real mixing...
The Central Station is a talkback system and studio monitoring interface that routes audio from mixing or playback devices to multiple control room speakers as well as a studio or headphone cue...
The Signal Arts MIDI Analog Performance Sequencer was specifically designed for experimental composition in the sense that it requires the user to focus on the sequencing process instead of the end...
Although the Frostwave Fat Controller is one of the simplest among a small scene of traditionally-styled analog sequencers, it offers essential analog sequencing functionality along with some modern...
With music production moving to DAW-centric recording and mixing, the monitor controller is one of the fastest-growing hardware categories in Pro Audio. Providing monitor volume and switching along...
Over the last five years, quite a few DAW controllers have come onto the market that offer up such features as motorized faders, shortcut and transport buttons that give direct access to commonly used...
The Evolution UC-33e is the latest in what is sure to be a bonanza of budget-minded MIDI control surfaces. Compared to bigger brothers like the Mackie Baby HUI or TASCAM US-428, the UC-33e has a...
I have been using the M -Audio Delta series of cards for years now. They've always had a solid balance of features, sound quality and flexibility. The Firewire 410 is no exception. In fact it raises...
Over the last few years, a handful of DAW's have moved past puberty and have become serious, feature- packed, digital-audio production systems. One of the forerunners in this field is Steinberg's...
Like a lot of people, I've been watching the trend towards DAW mixing "out of the box." Systems like the Dangerous 2-Bus were pretty appealing, but then I started seeing these old Neve broadcast...
