ART: USB Phono Plus
reviewed by Larry Crane
This affordable little box will hook up your turntable to your computer's USB port, thus allowing you to transfer vinyl LP's to digital. If this doesn't answer all those emails I've received asking...
Gear Reviews
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Apogee Electronics: Big Ben master clock, DMS-1 M-Clock, DMS-2 D-Clock
reviewed by Andy Hong, Mike Jasper
If you've read Bob Katz's informative articles about jitter and his recommendations on clocking (www.digido.com), you'll understand that in certain situations, it's better to sync your A/D converter...
Focusrite: OctoPre LE 8-ch mic preamp & converter
reviewed by Joel Patterson
I keep trying to think of a catchphrase that Focusrite might seize on and use to promote this dandy little unit. Something clever and funny and unexpected. Given that it streets for only $600, I had...
Alesis: EC-2 upgrade for HD24
reviewed by Joseph Lemmer
Considering the number of channels (24 in/out up to 48 kHz, twelve up to 96 kHz), the EC-2 is by far the least expensive set of 96 kHz-capable converters on the market. The inputs and outputs are...
Apogee: Mini-DAC 2-Channel D/A Converter
reviewed by Larry Crane
Sometimes I get sent a piece of gear to review that I think I don't really need, and then once it's in use at my studio, I don't know how I lived without it. Apogee dropped me a line asking if I'd...
E-MU: 1820M Digital Audio System
reviewed by Rich Hardesty
E-MU's last product entry for the PC audio-interface market was five years ago. I don't know why they stayed away so long, but they've returned with a line of well- integrated, all-in-one desktop...
Focusrite: ISA 428 A/D option card
reviewed by Scott Craggs
While I gave the mic preamps in the Focusrite ISA 428 a favorable review back in Tape Op #38, I wasn't able to check out the optional, eight-channel, 192k-capable A/D converter in time for that issue,...
Apogee Digital: Rosetta 800 A/D/A converter
reviewed by Larry Crane
It's hard to write "reviews" of digital gear. First off, since there are so many specs it seems like half the review is repeating this info off the brochure. Second of all, depending on the...
Universal Audio: 2192 Master Audio Interface
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I've been wanting to get a high quality A to D converter into my studio for the past few years. When I saw the 2192 a year or so ago, it looked like it would be worth waiting for it to be released....
Behringer: ADA8000 A/D/A converter/preamp
reviewed by Larry Crane
Also known as the "Ultragain Pro-8 Digital," this unit is an eight-channel analog-to-digital, digital-to-analog converter with ADAT Lightpipe digital I/O and BNC word clock. Plus, it's also eight mic...
Focusrite: ISA 428 Pre Pack
reviewed by Scott Craggs
The ISA 428 is Focusrite's entry in the rapidly crowding DAW front-end field. Stock, it's basically four mic preamps in a box. With the addition of an optional card, you get eight channels of 24-bit,...
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...