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Soundscape-32 With Mixpander
Soundscape-32 ($6,500 list) is a 2U hardware-dedicated workstation that supports resolution up to 96 kHz/24-bit. You might be fooled by its intuitive and uncluttered...
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Fostex DV40 DVD Master Recorder
For years, Fostex has delivered portable timecode DAT decks designed for the nerve-wracking world of location recording, a gig that demands reliability,
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...
Microphones
Soundelux E47 Tube Condenser Mic
When Soundelux Microphone's co-founder David Bock designed the company's new E47 tube condenser mic, his goal was to incorporate the most essential elements
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PrismSound dScope Series III
Perhaps better known for its Dream Series of no-compromise A/D and D/A converters and Maselec high-performance analog processors, PrismSound started developing
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Field Test: NTI Digilyzer
How many times have you connected two pieces of digital gear together only to end up having bizarre things happen? Or worse, nothing? Enter...
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Field Test: Akai Professional DPS24
Akai Professional's DPS24 builds on the company's DPS12 and DPS16 workstations with a lot of genetic material borrowed from its high-end post-production
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Field Test: Antares Kantos Plug-In
From the company that brought us Auto-Tune and Mic Modeler comes a brand-new mind-warping, sound-bending plug-in, Kantos. The basic function of this sci-fi-looking
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Field Test: EarQ Technologies Reference Hearing Analyzer
The conventional method of determining the truth about your hearing is to take a hearing test. Unfortunately, most standard hearing exams require both an...
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Field Test: Lynx L22 PCI Audio Card
For high-end applications, conventional wisdom has always dictated that an installed interface simply can't approach stand-alone converters' sonic performances.
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Power Tools: Waves Restoration Bundle
Waves' Restoration Bundle is a collection of four DSP plug-ins that is notable both for its quality and its ease of use; the processors...
Monitors
Dynaudio Acoustics AIR 6
It's often said that there's nothing new in studio monitors. Even with today's improved driver materials, high-efficiency amps and CAD-derived enclosures,
Monitors
Wharfedale Diamond Series 8.1
Wharfedale's Diamond Series was introduced in 1981 and with each new iteration, continues to win hi-fi magazine awards for its great sound and value.
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...
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Minnetonka Audio discWelder Steel
Anyone who is waiting for easier-to-use, more affordable DVD-A authoring tools will want to check out Minnetonka Audio's discWelder Steel. This basic
Monitors
Emes Owl Speaker System
The Owl Speaker System is an active, two-way studio monitor loudspeaker system that projects a stereo sound image from a single enclosure. This new...
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
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Steinberg Cubase SX
In order to stay competitive, digital audio-sequencing programs must be continually updated and upgraded. Generally, keeping track of the latest revision
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Emagic EXS24 Software Sampler
Emagic's EXS24 is the software sampler of choice for Logic aficionados. The program has the ability to load and automatically keymap batches of samples
Monitors
SLS Pro Studio S8R Monitors
SLS has produced sound reinforcement speakers for more than 25 years, but the Pro Studio S8R is its first foray into the studio monitor...
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Emagic Logic Platinum 5.1 and Logic Control
Emagic's Logic Platinum Version 5.1 picks up where Version 4.8.1 left off and adds a whole slew of enhancements to the program's already impressive...
Product Reviews
Review: Digidesign Pro Tools HD1
Anyone following the world of digital audio workstations has surely heard of the new Pro Tools HD systems Without question, this is a major...
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
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Digidesign Pro Tools|HD
By now, you've probably heard of the new Pro Tools|HD system (the HD stands for High Definition) from Digidesign. There has certainly been enough...
Microphones
Shure ULX Wireless System
Long before Shure entered the wireless market, concert engineers specified cordless mics with SM58 or SM87 capsules. Since introducing its own UHF system
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M-Audio SP-5B
There was a time when, even in recent memory, someone who was shopping for a good pair of bi-amplified studio monitors needed more than...
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Sound Devices 442
A review of a new field mixer might appear, at first glance, to be of limited interest to Mix readers. Even though the dialog...
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Cakewalk Sonar 2.0
In case you missed it, the battle over software supremacy just got a little hotter. Both Emagic and Steinberg have upped the ante in...
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Ableton Live 1.5
Ableton really did its homework when it came out with its loop sequencer Live. The program was designed as a real-time performance tool to...
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Tascam US-428 Computer Controller/Interface
Tascam's US-428 is a multipurpose unit combining onboard 16/24-bit converters (44.1 or 48 kHz), audio-to-USB conversion, a MIDI interface and a mix control
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
Microphones
Schoeps DSP-4P
The Schoeps DSP-4P ($3,850) is described by the company as a digital microphone processor for the PolarFlex system. What does the PolarFlex system do,
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AlterMedia Studio Suite 5
When Mix magazine called to ask if I'd like to test-drive AlterMedia's Studio Suite Version 5 studio-management software, I jumped at the chance. For
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MOTU Digital Performer
Have you ever wished for a way to record takes without cluttering up your hard drive with files? Many of today's best digital audio...
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Audio Ease Altiverb 1.4
The ability to sample the reverb of an environment and then use that sample to recreate the location's reverb in your studio is an...
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...
Microphones
Royer R-122
Until now, fans of ribbon mics have had to put up with the historic drawbacks of such transducer designs, including low-output level (usually requiring
Microphones
Field Test: AKG Acoustics C 900
Introduced last winter, AKG's newest Emotion performance microphone is the C 900 condenser vocal mic. It closely resembles the handheld dynamic mics in
Monitors
Mackie HR624/HRS120
It's no secret that near-field monitoring has its limitations. Creating an accurate listening environment in less-than-ideal surroundings can be a maddening