Microphones
Mix Real-World Reviews: Every 2024 Microphone Review
Here, we look back at the various microphones that our reviewers tested in 2024.
Reviews
Reviews
Mix Real-World Reviews: Every 2024 Headphone Review
Here, we look back at the various headphones (and one set of IEMs) that our reviewers tested in 2024.
Plug-ins
IK Multimedia T-RackS 6 – A Mix Real-World Review
The sixth incarnation of T-RackS is out, with the mixing and mastering processor suite having matured into a robust collection. Is it worth the...
Reviews
Focal Lensys Professional – A Mix Real-World Review
Focal's latest high-end headphones, Lensys Professional, aren't cheap; find out why our reviewer said you get your money's worth.
Blog
“Beatles ’64” — A Mix Film Review
The latest Beatles documentary, "Beatles '64," focuses on the cultural hurricane surrounding the band's first U.S. visit.
Reviews
Minuendo Music Earplugs — A Mix Real-World Review
Can these sleek Norwegian earplugs really adapt to different audio environments? We put Minuendo Music Earplugs to the test.
Reviews
Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO X LE Headphones — A Mix Real-World Review
Live sound pro/audio educator Steve La Cerra puts Beyerdynamic's new DT 770 PRO X Limited Edition headphones to the test.
Reviews
Audio-Technica ATH-M60X Headphones – A Mix Real-World Review
Our reviewer loves his ATH-M50X headphones, so when he discovered the M60X model, he had to give them a try.
Plug-ins
KIT Plugins KIT Drums-Connor Denis—A Mix Real-World Review
We put the latest KIT Plugins release—a drum plug-in created in collaboration with Beartooth session drummer Connor Denis—to the test.
Outboard-Gear
Wolff Audio Freq Equalizer—A Mix Real-World Review
The Freq Equalizer 500 Series Module from venerable designer Paul Wolff offers a unique take on the four-band proportional-Q equalizer.
Monitors
Steven Slate Audio VSX — A Mix Real-World Review
Steven Slate Audio has introduced VSX, a headphones/plug-in studio monitoring system based around what it calls Binaural Perception Modeling.
Plug-ins
Bettermaker BM60 Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review
The Lexicon PCM60 digital reverb was an audio workhorse for decades; now it’s been reborn as a plug-in, but does it hold up? We...
Plug-ins
Softube Flow Mastering Suite — A Mix Real-World Review
Our Mix review team puts the Softube Flow Mastering Suite to the test and finds its a complete mastering suite for your DAW.
Microphones
Telefunken Elektroakustik TF17 — A Mix Real-World Review
The Mix review team puts the Telefunken Elektroakustik TF17 large-diaphragm microphone to the test—and loves it.
Outboard-Gear
Radial Nuance Select — A Mix Real-World Review
Studio owner Rob Tavaglione puts Radial's new Nuance Select through the paces and finds it's a studio monitor controller with stellar sonics.
Reviews
Austrian Audio MiCreator Studio – A Mix Real-World Review
Exceptional USB-C microphone that doubles as an audio interface.
Plug-ins
Three-Body Technology Cenozoix — A Mix Real-World Review
The Cenozoix Compressor provides multiple compressor types plus unusually deep parameter control.
Outboard-Gear
Bettermaker VSPE — A Mix Real-World Review
We put the newly released Bettermaker Valve Stereo Passive Equalizer through the paces in this Real-World Review.
Outboard-Gear
SSL Pure Drive Octo – A Mix Real-World Review
Until recently, SSL didn't offer a stand-alone microphone preamplifier; now it's released the Pure Drive Octo, and reviewer Steve La Cerra put it through...
Plug-ins
Universal Audio Verve Analog Machines Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review
Verve Analog Machines provides ten sonic choices; think of it as an analog buffet.
Reviews
Sensaphonics dB Check Pro In-Ear Sound Level Analyzer — A Mix Real-World Review
Sensaphonics' latest product, the dB Check Pro, is essentially an ear-monitor speedometer, able to tell how loud you’re listening.
Plug-ins
iZotope RX 11 Advanced — A Mix Real-World Review
The post-production mainstay has gotten a muscular upgrade and our review team is there to put it through the paces.
Microphones
Vanguard Audio Labs V24 — A Mix Real-World Review
Our review team puts the pricey Vanguard Audio Labs V2 mic kit to the test and finds you get what you pay for.
Monitors
KRK ROKIT 7 Generation Five Studio Monitors — A Mix Real-World Review
Our reviewer found the new KRK ROKIT 7 Generation Fives "are the best version yet of these already popular monitors." Find out why in...
Monitors
JH Audio Pearl + Ruby IEMs — A Mix Real-World Review
JH Audio’s Pearl + Ruby IEM system is a premium in-ear monitor system, so veteran live sound pro Steve La Cerra put them to...
Plug-ins
Heavyocity Vast — A Mix Real-World Review
Heavyocity’s Vast lets you use any audio file under 60 seconds in duration as an IR, so our review team had to give it...
Outboard-Gear
Harrison 32Cpre+, MR3eq and Comp 500 Series Units — A Mix Real-World Review
Harrison recently released its first 500 Series units ever, aiming to bring the sound of its famed analog desks to racks everywhere. How do...
Plug-ins
iZotope Trash — A Mix Real-World Review
iZotope reinvented its venerable distortion plug-in from the ground up, so we dug into the Trash for this real-world review.
Reviews
Triniti AI — A Mix Real-World Review
AI tools are increasingly trying to make inroads into the recording world. Of course, a skilled mixer/remixer can do better—for now.
Plug-ins
Oeksound Bloom — A Mix Real-World Review
Oeksound has been making waves with Bloom, an adaptive tone shaper, so we put it to the test in this Mix Real-World Review.
Reviews
Eventide Omnipressor Model 2830*Au—A Mix Real-World Review
The Mix review team takes on the 50-year-anniversary reissue of a classic dynamic effects processor: The Eventide Omnipressor!
Microphones
Samar Audio AL95 Ribbon Mic—A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
Every year, Mix contributors Rich Tozzoli, Mike Dwyer and Bruce MacPherson decamp to St. John, USVI, and temporarily turn a house into a studio...
Reviews
Jackson Audio Silvertone Twin Twelve — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
While in the USVI, Rich Tozzoli and friends put the Jackson Audio Silvertone Twin Twelve to good use on a number of TV cues.
Reviews
Universal Audio Ox Stomp — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
Mix's resident guitar maestro, Rich Tozzoli, puts Universal Audio's new Ox Stomp to the test while on a working vacation in the USVI.
Plug-ins
Korg Collection 4 — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
The Mix review team has been reviewing gear—like the Korg Collection 4—while recording in paradise.
Plug-ins
Eventide Blackhole Immersive and Micropitch Immersive — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
Recording in the US Virgin Islands, our review team put Eventide's Blackhole Immersive and Micropitch Immersive plug-ins plug-ins to the test.
Reviews
Kiive Audio Nfuse — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
The Mix review team has been reviewing gear—like the Kiive Audio Nfuse plug-in—while recording in paradise.
Reviews
Audio Ease Altiverb 8 — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
Recording remotely in St. John, USVI, a trio of Mix reviewers tried out a ton of gear, including Audio Ease Altiverb 8.
Reviews
Process Audio Spicerack Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
Recording in the US Virgin Islands, our review team put the Process Audio Spicerack Plug-In to the test.
Reviews
Tenth Annual St John, USVI Recording Retreat: Reviewers In Paradise
Mix contributors Rich Tozzoli, Mike Dwyer and Bruce MacPherson went to St. John, USVI to record TV cues and review gear.
Reviews
Kazrog Avalon 747 Plug-In — A Mix Real-World Review…in the USVI
Recording in the US Virgin Islands, our review team put the Kazrog Avalon 747 Plug-In to the test.
Reviews
Audeze Filter – A Mix Real-World Review
Audeze, known for its headphones, has created a speakerphone with noise suppression and clean, clear signal.