KEF LSX Monitors – A Real-World Review
By Rob Tavaglione. New LSX monitors from KEF aim squarely at the intersection between pro and consumer and satisfies both camps with app-driven operation,...
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By Rob Tavaglione. New LSX monitors from KEF aim squarely at the intersection between pro and consumer and satisfies both camps with app-driven operation,...
By Rob Tavaglione. This plug-in intelligently suppresses drum bleed and leakage from close mics while retaining the drum's natural decay. It requires a bit...
By Rob Tavaglione. The MSL really is very good at mix compression, where it does punchy, clean and powerful work without any muss or...
Rob Tavaglione takes a look at the pro-level performance of RME's 24-channel, 192 kHz bus-powered USB audio interface.
By Rob Tavaglione. AudioSourceRE is up to some seriously revolutionary stuff, especially considering that this is nascent technology.
By Rob Tavaglione. The 1173 brings the best of both worlds into a single unit, offering a Neve-style 1073 preamp and Universal Audio 1176...
Two mics in one, the Roswell Colares can lay on attitude and grit to spare, whether capturing vocals or guitars, but the flip of...
Rob Tavaglione set out to test three factors: Can these shields reduce noisy DAWs effectively? Which shield produces the best vocal sound? And which...
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione reviewed Sonarworks' Reference 3 in 2016; does the new edition measure up?
The Beyerdynamic FOX USB studio microphone captures solo speakers and performers well, but loud groups, not so much.
If you’re looking for a studio microphone that is the opposite of your typical passive ribbon mic, the Ehrlund EHR-M might be your secret...
Producer/engineer and regular PSN contributor Rob Tavaglione takes stock of what he got right—and wrong—when Hurricane Florence hit his North Carolina studio in September,...
Rob Tavaglione believes there is some audiophile gear that can excel in our professional world, including these earphones.
By Rob Tavaglione. Sterling Audio, a division of Guitar Center, has brought its MX line to market, which includes models with 3”, 5” and...
By Rob Tavaglione. Krotos’ Reformer and Dehumaniser lines offer a new approach to sound design.
By Rob Tavaglione. I’m quite familiar with the unique response of ribbon tweeters, especially from my previous reviews of ADAM Audio monitors—Eve’s founder was...
By Rob Tavaglione. Gullfoss is not truly AI, just quite intelligent; it requires your experience to gauge severity, appropriateness and artistry.
By Rob Tavaglione. At right around $1K per pair at retail, these KH80 DSPs are hardly the most affordable of the micro-monitors out there...
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione put Audio-Technica's AT5047 to the test on a variety of sources. And the verdict was...?
By Rob Tavaglione. The man behind the Soundtheory Gullfoss intelligent EQ discusses development, psycho-acoustic perception and more.
By Rob Tavaglione. What do PreSonus' Eris E66 studio monitors bring to the table in the crowded 'under $1,000' marketplace? We find out.
By Rob Tavaglione. Recording a naked speaking voice is tough. Here's five problems you'll encounter and need to solve to meet ever-increasing marketplace standards.
If an ounce of prevention is preferred over a pound of cure, then it begs the question, “How do we prevent tracking sessions from...
By Rob Tavaglione. The acronyms with the most buzz this year must be VR and AR: virtual reality and augmented reality, respectively. They brought...
SANFORD, NC—There are sometimes pivotal events in life that define our destiny, even if it takes decades to get to our destination.
No matter your political persuasion, you must admit that the recent election cycle has been crazy and has taken some sort of toll...
If you’re a small pro audio-oriented business owner—studio owner, audio engineer, live sound provider, all of the above—you’ve surely warded off attempted scams, phishing,...
Audio engineering does provide some challenging and lucrative opportunity, but frankly those positions are under heavy competition. With today’s audio educators doing a fantastic...
“Sound-for-picture” has traditionally meant audio-for-film, television and video; think of all our usual needs and considerations in pursuit of sonic quality now merged with...
As an engineer or producer, you’re surely used to seeing weird looks on the faces of the talent—maybe it’s just looking through the...
Newcomer Neat Microphones has launched a line of affordable mics bold bee-inspired color schemes and some highly unusual design features.
I can no longer sit idly by as this nation’s politics are domineered by outsiders, rogues, technocrats and ideologues. It is obviously clear what...
For Rob Tavaglione, recording a phone interview with top NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson was a routine audio session—until he heard what the six-time championship...
We audio engineers are notorious for having, collecting and bragging about our rig—our ever-growing and oh-so-precious kit. Producers smile confidently for the...
As it happens from time to time, I get requests for advice from fellow engineers. Sure, there's questions about compressors or methodologies, but the...
PAR has recently launched “PAR-Tube,” our new video initiative that commences our move into the future. The digital revolution has just begun...
Rob Tavaglione takes a look at Fostex PX-6 Professional Studio Monitors.
MXL sells a lot of good microphones at great prices, including the Genesis FET.
Multiple diaphragm surround-sound mics seem like such a luxury to engineers who work in stereo.
By Rob Tavaglione. At $2,200 list, the FET III is a professional piece in price as well as design and function.
Considering the legendary status of Mr. Rupert Neve, it is not surprising his channel strip is “hard not to love.” How much love? Read...
The Audio-Technica AT4050ST studio microphone is a reliable, flexible stereo recording mic that’s also useful for field and live sound applications.