In general, I'm not impressed by most of the "mastering- grade" EQ plug-ins on the market. I mean, I put reindeer antlers on my dog for Christmas card pictures, but it doesn't mean my dog can fly....
While reviewing the TASCAM FW-1082, I found myself reminiscing back to the days of the cassette four-track, with which an entire underground network of rebel musicians recorded their own music and...
This book is a very cool intersection of music, writing, photography and design. What it's not is a straightforward documentation of the band's music that holds the reader's hand and discusses the...
The Pendulum Audio Quartet II (Mercenary Audio Edition) sounds outrageously beautiful. The Quartet II is four independent analog processing elements: a tube mic preamp, a tube EQ, a tube compressor,...
You may have noticed from reading the last few issues of Tape Op that we have a soft spot in our hearts for vintage synths, with interviews of Malcolm Cecil (keeper of TONTO), Bob Moog, and Larry...
The DD-2 K-Stereo Processor is referred to as an "ambience recovery device" in literature and on the Digital Domain website. The brainchild of mastering engineer Bob Katz, the DD-2 is built using...
In true DIY style, UK-based engineer/producer Mike Pelanconi has been building up his Drum Drops catalog via word of mouth over the last few years to become the premier online source of top quality...
The VAC-6c pop screens provide a unique solution to the "How do I tame those damn plosives?" dilemma-you know, the overbearing "P" sounds that create huge low- end peaks on vocals when mics are in...
The Folcrom RMS216 is a 1RU passive summing unit with standard D-Sub connectors providing 16 balanced inputs on the back and two XLR connectors for balanced outputs. Each input can be assigned to...
Before I built up my own studio, I used to carry around a portable case with original Neve 1272 and API 312 mic preamps that Brent Averill Enterprises had racked for me. These now sit permanently...
This set of 16 plug-ins works in RTAS (Pro Tools LE), HTDM (Pro Tools HDTM/TDM), VST (Cubase, Nuendo), and AU (Logic, Digital Performer) and will run on MacOS X, Win98, NT, 2000, and XP. It seems like...
I've been a big fan of Radial Engineering ever since Pete Weiss reviewed the JD7 DI and amplifier interface in Tape Op #38. Radial makes great problem-solvers for both the stage and studio, and their...
