2004
Field Test: Geoffrey Daking MicPreEQ
In the early 1990s, when Geoffrey Daking heard that many engineers were growing increasingly dissatisfied with newer audio gear, he decided to find out...
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2004
Field Test: Oram GMS Al Schmitt Pro-Channel
When British pro audio manufacturer Oram set out to build the GMS (Grand Master Series) Al Schmitt Pro-Channel compressor/EQ/preamps, mass-market appeal was not at...
2004
Field Test: Universal Audio Model 2192
Universal Audio's Model 2192 Master Digital Audio Interface combines feature-rich design with impeccable audio quality.
2003
Field Test: Peavey Kosmos Pro
Kosmos Pro is an expanded version of Peavey's original Kosmos subharmonic enhancement system.
2003
Field Test: Apogee Electronics Big Ben Master Clock
Apogee Electronics' Big Ben is a revolutionary master digital clock that does much more than preclude clicks and pops from tainting your audio tracks.
2003
Field Test: De Medio DME103 Mic Pre
The DME103 Microphone Preamp is manufactured by Frank De Medio, who has a long history of circuit and console design. In the late 1960s,...
2003
Field Test: Focusrite ISA428 Pre Pack
Recently, Focusrite has offered a product line aimed at the home studio. However, as the $1,995 ISA428 can attest to, the company has not...
2003
Field Test: Manley Laboratories SLAM!
The SLAM! (Stereo Limiter And Mic pre) defies categorization, combining an updated version of Manley's stalwart ELOP opto-limiter with a new FET-based brickwall limiter...
2003
Chandler Limited LTD-1
The Chandler Limited LTD-1 is so close to the original 1073 Neve module that it's almost scary.
2003
TC Electronic Reverb 4000
Producers and recording engineers recognize that only a handful of digital reverbs are worthy of the title “main reverb.” These are all great-sounding units...
2003
Universal Audio 6176 Channel Strip
Universal Audio's Model 6176 Channel Strip is a two-rackspace unit containing one channel from UA's Class-A 2-610 tube mic preamp and a UA 1176LN...
2003
Mesa Rectifier Recording Preamp
Some years ago, I hired Night Ranger's Brad Gillis to do some sessions that required a bit of amazing guitar pyrotechnics.
2003
Field Test: Klark Teknik DN9340 Helix
Klark Teknik's initials have long been synonymous with quality EQ, and most engineers in the live sound world are familiar with many of the...
2003
Kurzweil KSP8 Multibus Signal Processor
Kurzweil's KSP8 is more than just the sum of its 249 DSP algorithms and over 600 effects presets. This multibus signal processor offers flexible...
2003
Chandler Limited TG1
With its style and sound, the Chandler Limited TG1 seems to be from another age plucked from a time capsule. This stereo limiter/compressor is...
2002
TL Audio M3 TubeTracker
Designed primarily for tracking, TL Audio's M3 tube mixer works well in a number of applications, but it excels as a front end to...
2002
Vintech X81 Preamp/EQ
The Vintech Audio X81 combines a single-channel, Class-A mic preamp, based on the classic Neve 1073 channel module, with an expanded 4-band equalizer
2002
Universal Audio 2108
The whole look, feel, vibe and sound of the Universal Audio 2108 Dual Mic/Instrument Preamplifier say to me. Maybe it's the black-anodized front, no-nonsense
2002
SPL Kultube
New equipment from Sound Performance Lab is always worth checking out, as the company always offers unique approaches to complex audio processing with
2002
Alesis ADAT HD24
It's been almost two years since the first modular, 24-bit/24-track hard disk recorders were introduced to the pro audio world. The Alesis ADAT HD24...
2002
Eventide Eclipse
The Eventide Eclipse is the company's first single-rackspace effects processor, a must-have for those who need to fit Harmonizer processing into a crowded
2002
TC-Helicon VoicePrism Plus
Two years ago, TC Electronic and IVL Technologies formed TC-Helicon with the goal of creating solutions for live and studio vocal processing. The new
2002
Great River MP-2NV
Most electronic designers strive to create the most accurate and transparent circuitry possible. In a way, digitized audio is the result of such pursuits,
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