Harrison 500-series 32EQ   < Great River >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on May 15, 2012
Category: EQs
< Issue: 89 >
These are four-band sweepable-frequency EQs with 12 dB per octave high and low-pass filters. I've been using these EQs for over six months now and have had a hard time finding the right slant to write...  < KEEP READING >
Fast Track C400   < M-Audio >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on May 15, 2012
Category: Interfaces
< Issue: 89 >
I'm often asked by clients and artists I work with, what good, inexpensive recording interface I recommend. I used to recommend the Mbox, but the USB C400 is my new choice. I was looking for something...  < KEEP READING >
Symphony I/O   < Apogee Electronics >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on Jan 13, 2012
Category: Converters Interfaces
< Issue: 87 >
I have to confess that when I saw the early ads marketing Symphony I/O with its sleek Scandinavian hi-fi aesthetic and big rubber feet, it looked to me like something built for audiophiles or home...  < KEEP READING >
Pro Tools HD Native   < Avid >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on Jul 19, 2011
Category: Interfaces Recorders Software
< Issue: 84 >
Like it or not, Pro Tools is the closest thing to a standard in the world of DAWs; most every commercial studio needs to run Pro Tools, and if you’re working at a certain level, you need Pro...  < KEEP READING >
PF pop filter   < JZ Microphones >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on Jul 19, 2011
Category: Accessories
< Issue: 84 >
    Sometimes a very simple basic product that does a mundane but necessary function is a much more satisfying purchase than the latest compressor or plug-in that everybody’s raving...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on Jul 19, 2011
Category: Accessories Tools
< Issue: 84 >
     Okay, since I’m complaining about shockmounts and headphones in this issue, I’m going to go all the way and complain about tuners. Every time I need to use our studio...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi, Marc Alan Goodman on Feb 10, 2011
Category: Consoles/Summing
< Issue: 81 >
Two opinions, the first from contributor Marc Alan Goodman, who is the owner/operator of Strange Weather in Brooklyn, and a second from publisher John Baccigaluppi, who owns The Hangar in Sacramento....  < KEEP READING >
XILS 3 LE   < XILS L >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on Feb 01, 2011
Category: Plug-Ins Virtual Instruments
< Issue: 81 >
This “matrix based modular synthesizer” softsynth, based on the EMS VCS 3, was an impulse purchase for me on AudioMIDI.com’s eBay store – one of their “No Brainer”...  < KEEP READING >
VL-M3 Monitors   < TASCAM >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Monitoring
< Issue: 77 >
I'm a big fan of small monitors for mixing and referencing my mix away from the larger hi-fi monitor systems. I've been using Auratones for decades and won't mix without them. When I saw these little...  < KEEP READING >
Pop Filter   < Charter Oak >
Reviewed by John Baccigaluppi on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Accessories
< Issue: 74 >
A good pop filter for cutting vocals is one of those easily overlooked tools in the studio. Often an afterthought, a good one makes a great mic even better -and an average mic sound okay. A crappy pop...  < KEEP READING >