Portico II Master Buss Processor   < Rupert Neve Designs >
Reviewed by Adam Kagan on May 15, 2012
Category: Consoles/Summing Dynamics Signal Processors
< Issue: 89 >
Rupert Neve Designs recently debuted the Master Buss Processor, adding to their Portico II range of processors that share the all-new, discrete, high-voltage, Class A circuitry that was developed for...  < KEEP READING >
Liaison   < Dangerous Music >
Reviewed by Adam Gonsalves, Andy Hong, Jeff Lipton, Claude VonStroke on Jan 12, 2012
Category: Consoles/Summing Tools Wiring
< Issue: 87 >
At first glance, the Liaison is not much more than an insert switcher. Plug in six of your outboard processors, and you can use Liaison’s front-panel buttons to switch your processors in and out...  < KEEP READING >
OTB16 16 Channel Summer   < Tonelux >
Reviewed by Adam Kagan on Nov 17, 2011
Category: Consoles/Summing
< Issue: 86 >
Tonelux was one of the first companies to design and build summing amps, and as the field continues to grow, Tonelux has released their newest offering, the OTB16, a 16-channel summing amp designed by...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on Nov 17, 2011
Category: Consoles/Summing Interfaces
< Issue: 86 >
Maybe I’m old school, but I find it difficult to record and mix without a console. When making decisions about the sound of a piece of music (as opposed to the structure of the song), I find it...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Larry Crane, Andy Hong on Sep 15, 2011
Category: Accessories Consoles/Summing Wiring
< Issue: 85 >
Radial Engineering sent both LC and AH a Workhorse and a selection of 500-series modules. Neither of them has had the time to try out all of the modules, but they both got in some quality time with...  < KEEP READING >
AWS 948 analog console & controller   < Solid State Logic >
Reviewed by Allen Farmelo on May 16, 2011
Category: Consoles/Summing Control Surfaces
< Issue: 83 >
A console review can be rather involved, so let me just say up front that I think the SSL AWS consoles are absolutely excellent. The sound is enormous, clear and strong; the functionality offers up...  < KEEP READING >
XLogic X-Desk compact mixer   < Solid State Logic >
Reviewed by Andy Hong, Scott McChane, Kirt Shearer on May 13, 2011
Category: Consoles/Summing
< Issue: 82 >
Over the course of months, the X-Desk review unit loaned to us by SSL was first shipped to Assistant Gear Geek Scott McChane, for use in his home studio; then to Kirt Shearer, owner of Paradise...  < KEEP READING >
Powerstrip Recording Channel   < Retro Instruments >
Reviewed by Eli Crews on Mar 15, 2011
Category: Consoles/Summing Mic Preamps
< Issue: 82 >
Retro Instruments made a splash about five years ago with its replica of the classic Gates Sta-Level compressor (Tape Op #55), and then again in recent years with products based on the Universal Audio...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Joseph Lemmer on Mar 15, 2011
Category: Consoles/Summing Interfaces Mic Preamps
< Issue: 82 >
While the Saffire PRO 40 is billed as a computer audio interface and the OctoPre MkII Dynamic is marketed as an 8-channel mic preamp/converter with compressors, they share a lot of the same elements...  < KEEP READING >
Mastering Backbone   < Manley Laboratories >
Reviewed by Garrett Haines on Mar 15, 2011
Category: Consoles/Summing
< Issue: 82 >
Manley Laboratories had been building custom mastering consoles on a case-by-case basis, but the waiting list grew too long to manage. (I know - I've been on it.) In a nutshell, it takes a long...  < KEEP READING >