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By Rich Tozzoli. The ZOOM GCE-3 is a compact USB audio interface that puts ZOOM Guitar Lab’s endless collection of guitar effects, amps and cabinets at your fingertips whenever and wherever inspiration strikes.
By Rich Tozzoli. PSN reviewer/TV composer Rich Tozzoli puts SoundToys' Little AlterBoy to the test...
By Rich Tozzoli. PSN reviewer/TV composer Rich Tozzoli puts Eventide's UltraTap to the test...
By Rich Tozzoli. PSN reviewer/TV composer Rich Tozzoli puts the plug-ins to the test and loves the glowing results.
By Rich Tozzoli. Setting up a temporary studio for two weeks each year in St. John to record reality TV music is a tough job, but multitasker Rich Tozzoli was not only up for the challenge this year, but...
Rich Tozzoli says this plug-in is a beast.
Rich Tozzoli finds the Megaverb plug-in to be an incredibly useful tool to achieve unique reverb effects.
By Rich Tozzoli. This is a tone-shaping, sonically modulating dream delay that I use on virtually every session.
By Rich Tozzoli. The Verb o Trem is the simpler of the two; the Workstation brings more flexibility for those who need it. Each is a worthy pedal with a rich sonic vibe that’s equally at home in the...
By Rich Tozzoli. Power Load lets you achieve real amp tones without having to mic up a cabinet.
By Rich Tozzoli. HotSawz allows users to bring a little synth action to the table. It’s a very cool addition to the H9 arsenal.
By Rich Tozzoli. What I like about the 480L plug-in are the same things I liked about the original: its depth, warmth and clarity, with a bit of edge.
By Rich Tozzoli. I didn't realize the importance of a guitar stand until I used this one on a full session.
By Rich Tozzoli. Neural DSP partnered with Darkglass Electronics on this plug-in set, which emulates two of Darkglass' classic hardware units: the B7K Ultra and the Vintage Ultra.
By Rich Tozzoli. FabFilter Saturn offers a range of distortion models inspired by the vintage sound of tubes, tape and guitar amps.
By Rich Tozzili. Rockaway Archer has a vibe and character to it that works well in front of an amp or in a DI signal path.
Rich Tozzoli takes a look at the Manley Reference Cardioid Tube Mic, a high-end piece of gear with a well-established pedigree.
By Rich Tozzoli. Here, Tozzoli discusses one of the plug-ins he turns to on a fast-moving session, and offers audio examples of the plug-in at work.
PSN reviewer Rich Tozzoli returned to St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands for his fifth annual recording retreat, reviewing ultra-portable pro-level gear to pull it off in a region still recovering from multiple hurricanes last year.
PSN Columnist Rich Tozzoli hit the floor at NAMM, and here’s highlights of what he saw.
By Rich Tozzoli. The company describes this mastering plug-in as a “unique multiband limiter, human-ear EQ and powerful audio maximizer” that will increase the loudness of your mix while maintaining or improving its dynamic perception.
By Rich Tozzoli. Check out Sony's C-100 two-way condenser microphone, suitable for vocal and critical instrument recording in the studio.
By Rich Tozzoli. The Savage 120 glories in an unabashedly modern aggressiveness and punch.
By Rich Tozzoli. Dig into Universal Audio’s new software emulation of the classic Empirical Labs EL8 Distressor.
Noted TV soundtrack performer/composer and longtime Pro Sound News reviewer Rich Tozzoli finishes his look back at the gear that entered his studio this year and never left: "Over the past year, I discovered many new ...
Noted TV soundtrack performer/composer and longtime Pro Sound News reviewer Rich Tozzoli looks back at the gear that entered his studio this year and never left: "Over the past year, I discovered many new products through the review ...
With the AES Convention in New York City this week, I’m excited to hit the show with the intention of checking out how I’m going to replace my Command 8 now that I’ve rediscovered fader mixing. It will be...
You know that you’ve been away on an island when the pilot for the return flight home says, “We’re first in line for takeoff, but there will be a wait. The air traffic controller went out for lunch and...
Here are an easy half-dozen standout plug-ins that we were lucky to have on hand for our 4th annual recording retreat in St. John, USVI.
This microphone got a lot of attention from the gang; not one of us had ever worked with a microphone before that allows polar pattern changes after recording! The LCT 640 TS, designed and engineered in Austria by Lewitt...
The 8320A and 7350A three-piece monitoring systems are part of the Genelec Smart Active Monitoring, or SAM, portfolio and were the perfect size for our villa-based recording setup.
The QSC TouchMix-8 is a 12-channel compact digital mixer that packs a ton of power in a small package.
PreSonus’ FaderPort 8 was an undeniably useful tool to have for our island recording sessions.
The Universal Audio Apollo Twin MKII was the central “brain” of the mobile operation at our St. John Recording Retreat, and it did a great job—as I expected it to.
Multi-Grammy Award-winning producer, engineer and mixer Neil Dorfsman has worked with the best of the best—Sting, Paul McCartney, Tears For Fears, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Def Leppard and Dire Straits, among others. With that track record, he’s obviously captured...
Last month was the annual NAMM Show, and it was great to be in attendance. For guitar players/guitar-based composers like me, you can’t beat checking out all the great instruments and toys on the floor.
I like when you take something out of the box and it just feels right. That’s the case with the new Focusrite Red4Pre 58-in/64 Out Thunderbolt and Pro Tools HD DAW interface. Well known in the industry, the Focusrite...
Manley Labs have joined forces with Universal Audio for a new release—the Manley VOXBOX. Based on the classic 1997 3U-thick hardware monster, it’s a full software recreation of the original with full Unison support.
Grace Design’s m108 eight-channel microphone preamp ($2,845 street) is a high-performance eight-channel preamp/8 X 2 USB interface featuring an array of input and output options. Geared towards today’s streamlined DAW setups, it’s packaged elegantly in a single rack space...
Just when you thought you had them all, UA releases the 55 Tweed Deluxe for UAD-2 hardware and Apollo interfaces. For this Fender-licensed recreation, UA found a set of ’55 tweed Deluxe amps and spent a few years digging...
With the HB1T, I was surprised how much I enjoyed the sense of reliability and comfort you get by having the extra protection on the drive case, the enclosure itself and even over the exposed ports.
Based on the headphone output circuitry in the RND 5060 Centerpiece, the RHNP is a 24-volt design headphone amp aimed at reference-grade listening.
Eventide has released Tverb, designed in conjunction with Tony Visconti.
Recently I was able to try out some small batch, handmade Russian microphones from Soyuz. In the trial were the SU-017 large diaphragm tube condenser ($3,499 street, each) and its small cousin, the SU-011 ($1,119 or $1,999 street, single...
Anthology X is the same bundle from the Pro Tools HD platform, but with new additions and greatly expanded Native compatibility.
Sonnox has just released a brand new plug-in called Oxford Envolution, which is a frequency-dependent envelope shaper.
The Headload from Radial is a dream come true for many of us who have personal production rooms within earshot of neighbors and can’t let our Marshall and Mesa Boogie heads rip into 4X12 cabs.
To record flamenco guitarist Romero for that NBC Olympics session, we used both the updated Earthworks QTC50 small diaphragm omnidirectional condenser and updated SR20 handheld cardioid condenser microphones into my 1024 four-channel Earthworks ZDT (Zero Distortion Technology) preamp, which...
