SRH1840 headphones   < Shure >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on May 15, 2012
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 89 >
Let me preface my statements here with a general note that everyone's heads, ears, and ear canals are shaped differently; therefore, everyone will hear a set of headphones differently. With that said,...  < KEEP READING >
PowerPre 500-series preamp   < Radial Engineering >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on May 15, 2012
Category: Mic Preamps
< Issue: 89 >
If you have any open slots in your 500-series rack, the PowerPre should be on your shortlist of preamps to consider. Like other products from Radial Engineering, the build-quality is top- notch, and...  < KEEP READING >
Pro Tools 10   < Avid >
Reviewed by Eli Crews, Andy Hong on May 15, 2012
Category: Recorders Software
< Issue: 89 >
A little over a year ago, I asked three other writers to contribute to a four-opinion review of Pro Tools 9 (Tape Op #81), which in my mind, was the most significant upgrade to the venerable DAW in...  < KEEP READING >
D5 compact powered monitor   < Equator Audio >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on Mar 18, 2012
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 88 >
Inspired by the straightforward approach Equator Audio takes in selling the D5 direct to consumers — without middleman margins and BS sales tactics — I’m going to just cut to the...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on Mar 18, 2012
Category: Interfaces
< Issue: 88 >
This compact audio interface allows you to record up to 8 channels simultaneously on an iPad; delivers 18 input and 18 output channels on Windows and Mac OS X (8 analog, 10 digital); supports USB 2.0...  < KEEP READING >
CMS 40 compact powered monitor   < Focal Professional >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on Jan 12, 2012
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 87 >
The first time I ran music through a pair of these tiny speakers, I had to double check to make sure I wasn’t listening to my larger ADAM P11A monitors (Tape Op #33). Bass extension in...  < 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 >
Pegasus tube mic   < Ronin Applied Sciences >
Reviewed by Andy Hong on Jan 12, 2012
Category: Microphones
< Issue: 87 >
As I mentioned in the previous issue's "Gear Geeking" (Tape Op #86), the Pegasus was one the most exciting products to be unveiled at the AES Convention. Unlike most tube mics on the market...  < 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 >