Product Reviews
SSL VHD 500 Series Mic Preamp – A Real-World Review
The VHD 500 Series Microphone Preamp provides users with an affordable way to achieve that classic SSL sound.
Reviews
Product Reviews
The Tula Mic – A Real-World Review
The Tula Mic is a stylish prosumer microphone designed for use in podcasting, content creation, the work-from-home world and more.
Product Reviews
BABY Audio Parallel Aggressor Plug-In—A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione put the BABY Audio Parallel Aggressor Plug-In to the test and found it was a winner.
Product Reviews
Avid Pro Tools 2020.11’s New Features – A Real-World Review
Avid’s new Pro Tools 2020.11 has a number of new, fresh features; producer/composer Rich Tozzoli shares how they work and fit into his daily...
Product Reviews
Shure Beta91A Condenser Boundary Microphone – A Real-World Review
Revered as kick drum mics par excellence, Shure Beta91 and Shure Beta91A microphones go head-to-head for a side-by-side and sound-by-sound comparison.
Product Reviews
Solid State Logic Fusion – A Real World Review
The SSL Fusion Stereo Outboard Processor has turned a lot of heads since its introduction, offering a half-dozen tools for adding tonal character, weight...
Reviews
Review: Rupert Neve Designs Master Buss Converter
Stereo Processor With Precise Control Over Master Bus Conversion
Product Reviews
Austrian Audio Hi-X50 and Hi-X55 Headphones – A Real-World Review
Producer/studio owner Rob Tavaglione puts Austrian Audio's top headphone models - the Hi-X50 and Hi-X55 - to the test to see how they fare...
Product Reviews
Sennheiser MD 435 and MD 445 Microphones – A Real-World Review
Sennheiser's new dynamic MD 435 and MD 445 handheld vocal microphones get put through the paces in a real-world review.
Microphones
Review: Earthworks SR314 Handheld Vocal Microphone
Smooth Off-Axis, Extended LF Response for Stage and Studio
Reviews
Review: Trident Hi-Lo Dynamic Filters
Incredible Tone Shaping, Special FX, Noise Reduction 500 Series Module
Daw -Recorders
Recording: Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 7
Unique Audio Editor Adds Powerful New Capabilities
Reviews
Review: Apple Logic Pro X 10.5
Live Loops, Step Sequencing and Fresh Sampling Rejuvenate the Best DAW Value
Daw -Recorders
Review: Eventide H9000 Avid PT | HDX Expansion Card
Quad-Core ARM DSP Runs 16 Effects Simultaneously
Outboard-Gear
Review: Radial Engineering HDI
The ultimate Direct Box, from a company that knows how to build them
Product Reviews
Dirac Live Room Calibration/Correction – A Real-World Review
Purpose-built rooms with ideal acoustic treatments may not need room correction software, but all the rest do. Producer/studio owner Rob Tavaglione takes a look...
Outboard-Gear
Review: PreSonus Quantum 2626 Interface
Thunderbolt 3 Connection Puts Any DAW in the Fast Lane
Reviews
Review: MXL Revelation II Microphone
Versatile, Affordable, Multipattern Large-Diaphragm Tube Condenser
Product Reviews
TZ Audio Stellar X2 Microphone – A Real-World Review
As an audio post editor and voiceover/podcast tech consultant, Frank Verderosa had high expectations for the Stellar X2—and was not disappointed.
Product Reviews
Solid State Logic 2+ USB Audio Interface – A Real-World Review
Solid State Logic has entered the “affordable” segment of the pro audio marketplace for the first time with its 2+ USB audio interface. Does...
Product Reviews
Vibes Hi-Fidelity Earplugs – A Real-World Review
Having tried many models of earplugs over the last 20 years, reviewer Rob Tavaglione says that for applications where audio fidelity is crucial, he...
Product Reviews
Revive Audio ART VLA Custom Modification – A Real-World Review
Rob Tavaglione tried out Revive Audio’s mail-in modification service on an ART Pro VLA compressor and was impressed with the results, noting, “In many...
Product Reviews
Maat thEQblue 12 – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione puts the Maat thEQblue 12 parametric stereo equalizer plug-in to the test and declares it may be the best of its...
Product Reviews
Austrian Audio OC818 Microphone – A Real-World Review
Reviewer Rob Tavaglione finds Austrian Audio has put out a new microphone that combines the best of the old with a healthy dose of...
Product Reviews
Panasonic RZ-S500W Bluetooth Wireless Headphones – A Real-World Review
The new RZ-S500W True Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones mark Panasonic's maiden voyage into the crowded waters of Bluetooth wireless headphones—so we put them to...
Plug-ins
Massenburg DesignWorks MDWEQ6-AAX Plug-in
3-Band, 5-Band Operation, With Surgical Precision and Musical Feel
Product Reviews
Eventide Spring Plug-In — A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Eventide Spring Plug-In to the test while in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here's how it went.
Product Reviews
Softube Summit Audio Grand Channel – A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Rich Tozzoli and friends recently put Softube's Summit Audio Grand Channel Plug-In to the test while recording in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here's...
Product Reviews
Universal Audio LUNA – A Real-World Review
Inspired by the fast real-time workflow of analog recording, the LUNA recording system offers music recording, editing and mixing with analog immediacy.
Microphones
DPA 2028 Handheld Vocal Microphone
Smooth Off-Axis Response, Excellent Rejection, Clarity Throughout
Outboard-Gear
Review: Drawmer 1970 Dual FET Compressor and Pre-Amplifier
Update to Famed 1960 Trades in Tubes for All-Solid-State Circuitry