Ableton: Live 7
reviewed by Dana Gumbiner
Yet another timely upgrade to Ableton's unparalleled DAW sequencing software instrument, Live 7 offers up a great number of optimizations, enhancements, and new instruments. I can be a bit wary of...
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Digidesign: Pro Tools LE 7.4 upgrade
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I've been a fan of the UK band Senser ever since their first full-length (Stacked Up) was released in the US, around the time the band began to lose members. Now that the original lineup are back, I...
Edirol/Roland: R-09 handheld recorder
reviewed by Jessica Thompson
I had to record an interview for an audio documentary and didn't want to lug around my laptop and Mbox. What could I use that would offer portability and decent-though not necessarily...
Zoom: H2 Handy Recorder
reviewed by Geoff Farina
The inexpensive Zoom H2 Handy Recorder makes quality WAV or MP3 recordings on removable SD media. It's loaded with features, comes with many useful accessories, and is easy to interface with a...
Apple: Logic Pro 8
reviewed by Andy Hong
If you followed my "Gear Geeking" columns in year 2007, you know the epic story of my move from Pro Tools HD to various native DAWs running on a souped-up Mac Pro, including Logic Pro 7. Well, soon...
Cakewalk: Sonar 6 Producer Edition w/ Rapture & Dimension Pro
reviewed by Joseph Briggs
In my music production work, I employ huge audio and MIDI track counts, oodles of plug-ins, and heaps of audio editing. I might use 50 tracks for vocals alone, and another 40 for guitars. For example,...
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...
Digidesign: 003 Factory
reviewed by Andy Hong
I'm sure a lot of you were checking out the online rumor mills about the Digidesign's new 003. Many of the rumor mongers claimed that it wouldn't be much more than a re-skinned Digi 002 (Tape Op #33)...
Digidesign: Pro Tools 7.3 upgrade for HD, LE, and M-Powered
reviewed by Andy Hong
As I write this, I'm just finishing up rough mixes for a project that I tracked and edited with Pro Tools HD 7.3. It's my favorite upgrade in recent years. 7.3 added so many crucial user-interface...
Ableton: Live 6
reviewed by Walt Szalva
I finally got hip to Live. I used to think it was primarily for stage use, but I've since realized that its ease-of-use (hey, if you can perform with it, it better have an extremely efficient UI)...
Zoom: H4 Handy Recorder
reviewed by Mark Weissburg
This latest entry into the portable recording market tries to be all things to all people. The H4 is first and foremost a lightweight, field stereo recorder. Its built-in electret condenser mics are...
iZ Technology: RADAR 24 & RADAR V
reviewed by Tony SanFilippo
For my next project on the RADAR V, I recorded local artist Backseat Radio at 192 kHz. We multitracked "Throat", a guitar-driven pop tune with Wurlitzer, Syndrums, additional guitars, and vocals...