Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Jan 12, 2012
Category: Mic Preamps
< Issue: 87 >
It’s nice to see something at this price point showing up in the 500-Series world. The 581 is a Class AB, discrete preamp based on the venerable Neve 1081 mic preamp design. It has all your...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Jul 19, 2011
Category: Microphones
< Issue: 84 >
Bock AudioSo many microphones... I once had a friend tell me, “Every mic, no matter what kind or what condition, will be better than every other mic on at least one thing. Your job is to figure...  < KEEP READING >
Drumagog 5   < WaveMachine Labs >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Jul 19, 2011
Category: Plug-Ins Software Virtual Instruments
< Issue: 84 >
WaveMachine LabsDrum replacement software can seem like so much digital voodoo, adding to the “Photoshop-ification” of music production, but really it’s just an extension of drum...  < KEEP READING >
Passive Link re-amping device   < Broadcast Pro Audio >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on May 16, 2011
Category: Amplifiers Converters
< Issue: 83 >
Few pieces of gear prove themselves indispensable to every session — something you’d pick to put first in your bag when you travel, that you can truly call “must-have”. The...  < KEEP READING >
Translator inline transformer   < Broadcast Pro Audio >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on May 16, 2011
Category: Signal Processors
< Issue: 83 >
The Translator is an interesting little passive device that purports to add “vintage tone” to your stale signals. It’s a small, bright red, inline XLR coupler with a transformer...  < KEEP READING >
Dragon Dynamics Processor   < Slate Pro Audio >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Jan 04, 2011
Category: Signal Processors
< Issue: 80 >
If you've heard of Steven Slate and his sample libraries, you're aware of one thing; Steven Slate loves drums. All kinds of drums - big ones, small ones, drums up close, drums far away...... drums,...  < KEEP READING >
RPQ mic preamp   < AEA >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Mic Preamps
< Issue: 73 >
Using a ribbon microphone can be a tricky bit of business. Unlike dynamics that can take anything thrown at them or condensers that can provide whisper quiet operation, ribbons take a bit more care...  < KEEP READING >
Analogue ToneBuss   < Rascal Audio >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Consoles/Summing
< Issue: 71 >
Switching between in-the-box mixing, external summing, and console mixing has been a project-by-project reality in my personal world for a long time now. There are merits to all of these different...  < KEEP READING >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Software Virtual Instruments
< Issue: 67 >
It used to be that using a soft synth really felt like a compromise. Even with the best emulations, it's always been hard not to think that if you could get your hands on the "real thing" it would...  < KEEP READING >
D-Box   < Dangerous Music >
Reviewed by Thom Monahan on Nov 05, 2010
Category: Consoles/Summing Monitoring
< Issue: 61 >
Hey kid, wanna make a record? Lord knows how you're going to do it. At home on a laptop, in some studio doing basics, probably to a computer, but maybe you're using tape. Your session changes...  < KEEP READING >