Peltor: E-A-R Earmuff
reviewed by Andy Hong
Quicker than inserting earplugs (and waiting for them to expand). Bright red and big - they're hard to lose. Put them on like headphones and walk into any tracking session without fear of blowing your...
Gear Reviews
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ReAir: Refillable Duster
reviewed by Andy Hong
Instead of paying big bucks for prepackaged air check out the ReAir refillable air sprayer. With about ten strokes of a standard bicycle pump, you've got a canister full of compressed air to blow crap...
3D Audio: 3D Mic CD Microphone Evaluation CD
reviewed by Eddie Ciletti
Do you ever wonder if some people truly have a vision or whether they just get lucky? I still haven't figured out what attribute to apply to Lynn Fuston, perhaps a little of both. Last year, just...
Cedar: DCX Declicker, CRX Decrackler, DHX Dehisser
reviewed by Eddie Ciletti
My dad raised me on swing-era big bands and crooners. In the heat of the summer, we'd be down in the cool basement with a stack of 78 RPM records. Many years later, he showed up at my New York...
Tama: RW 100 Rhythm Watch metronome
reviewed by Larry Crane
Playing to a click track is a blessing or a curse, but I'm sure every musician or engineer has had to deal with it more than once. For a while I was burdened with one that would only give me 2 bpm...
ArtistPRO: online recording courses
reviewed by Steve McAllister
Before I jump into a review of these courses, allow me to tell you little bit about myself. I've been home recording for about 13 years or so, first with a 4-track and an Shure 57, now with an...
Stedman: Proscreen 101 pop filter
reviewed by Larry Crane
One relatively inexpensive piece of gear that can have a lot of impact on your recordings is the good old pop filter. For most, this is a fabric mesh screen to place in front of a vocal mic in order...
Rosendahl Studiotechnik: Nanosyncs wordclock distribution device
reviewed by Julian Standen
Using Pro Tools? Got 888/24s? Does leaving tape behind make you feel creepy? Or does fixing stuff on PT and then putting it back worry you? Heard about the more expensive Apogees? Well get hip to...
Littlelabs: PCP Instrument Distro Rev 3.0
reviewed by Julian Standen
The PCP distro is a hoot! Feeding a guitar into more than two amps at the same time can be a drain on the pickup and produce a weedy sound. The PCP device is buffered and fools the pick up that it is...
Terrasonde: Audio Toolbox ATB-1
reviewed by Andy Hong
Does this scenario sound familiar? You're engineering a record for an indie-rock band. The band's on a budget. You hire a studio. One with an analog multitrack for that fat "rock" sound. And it being...
Quik Lok: Mixer Stands
reviewed by Andy Hong
I own a number of stands and racks made by the Italian company Quik Lok. My current console sits on top of a castor-equipped Quik Lok WS-44 workstation. My last two mixers were supported by a Quik Lok...
Princeton: Tec Pulsar
reviewed by Andy Hong
The best $10 you'll ever spend. How many times have you had to look behind/around/underneath a rack/mixer/recorder, and you kick yourself for not having your Mini Mag-Lite in easy reach? No excuses...