Celemony: Melodyne Editor
reviewed by Eli Crews
My relationship to pitch-correction software is complicated, as it probably is for many of our readers. On one hand, it’s just a tool, like any of the other behind-the-curtain, smoke-and-mirror...
Gear Reviews
Tools
Fabien Lefebvre: SPLnFFT for iOS
reviewed by
Many of us have iPhones, your BFF when it comes to connecting to your tribe. That little dude, along with his bros iPod and iPad, also makes a good and very portable audio test set. There are...
Keith McMillen Instruments: Batt-O-Meter battery tester
reviewed by Pete Weiss
Keith McMillen Instruments has hit the nail on the head with a very simple, yet oh-so-handy gadget that measures the voltage and remaining life of batteries. The Batt-O-Meter can test any 1.5 V...
Studio Six Digital: SPL Meter
reviewed by Allen Farmelo
The number of applications for the iPhone that could be useful for people doing recording is growing faster than any one of us can keep up with, but a recent find for me is the 99-cent SPL Meter from...
CruzTOOLS: GrooveTech T-Handle Drum Key & Guitar Player Tech Kit
reviewed by Andy Hong
I first heard about CruzTOOLS from a review of one of their tools published a few years ago in Motorcyclist magazine. They are manufacturers of top-quality tools and tool kits for motorcycles, ATVs,...
Masayuki Akamatsu: Masayuki Akamatsu Oscillator
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
This is a great little app for the iPod Touch or iPhone available from the iTunes store. It outputs a sine, square, or sawtooth wave with variable pan and output gain. It also outputs white noise....
Audiodog: BPM Tap Tempo
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Another iPhone app, this utility helps you determine tempo and delay times. Just tap the tap button in time to a track, and it outputs the tempo and delay times in milliseconds for whole, half,...
Brother: P-touch electronic labeling systems
reviewed by Larry Crane
A few years ago, we splurged on a P-touch labeler for Jackpot!-a PT-1900/1910 for about $60. As anyone who freelances knows, labeling is important in the studio. Stumbling around in a barely-lit room...
Furman Sound: HDS-16 & HRM-16 Headphone/Audio Distribution System
reviewed by Larry Crane
I've been searching for the perfect headphone amplification system for tracking live bands in the studio for years. Realizing that sending a single mix out to more than one musician would not do, I...
Atlas Sound: LO-2B quick-release
reviewed by Allen Farmelo
The Atlas LO-2B is a quick-release mic clip adapter that basically eliminates forever the need to thread another mic clip onto a stand. One piece threads into the mic clip and stays there. The other...
Mercedes: 1981 300TD Wagon B-99.9 biodiesel fuel
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Yes, I realize that cars are not recording gear. But since buying this 25-year-old car last spring, it's the piece of gear I'm most excited about lately. Give me a few paragraphs, and I'll do my best...
3D Audio: Preamps in Paradise DVD-ROM
reviewed by Garrett Haines
When Lynn Fuston, publisher and coordinator of the 3D Audio comparison series, walked up to the Tape Op booth at the New York AES, I immediately started railing on him. "Oh, look, it's Lynn Fuston....