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Rich Tozzoli’s AES NYC Product Picks
Rich Tozzoli reports his fave gear finds from the expo floor at AES 139.
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MXL DRUM PA-5K Mic Kit, MM-131 Mic Mate Mobile
By Strother Bullins. MXL Microphones’ new three-piece DRUM PA-5K drum mic kit (pictured, at $199) includes two of the company’s new A-5t Tom Microphones and the MXL A-55 Kicker bass drum mic.
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PAR Live Review: CAD Live Microphone Series
CAD designs and builds truly affordable workhorse microphones that shine especially in live applications.
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Studio Review: Lynx Aurora, Hilo & LT-TB LSlot Interface Card
The Lynx Aurora has been a mainstay in recording since 2005 and is still considered the best I/O option by many top engineers. Last year’s news that it was the primary interface used in the making of Daft Punk’s...
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Bock 407 Tube Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
Microphone designer/manufacturer David Bock has introduced the Bock 407 ($7,175 MSRP), a new tube LDC designed to emulate the sound of the vintage Neumann U47 tube microphone. The Bock 407 is now shipping. Bock—who has “gained most of his critical...
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Galaxy Audio: 5 New Microphone/Speaker Stands
Family-owned pro audio accessories company Galaxy Audio has added three new microphone stands and two new speaker stands to its lineup. The new MST-18 and MST-25 are tripod mic stands that come complete with boom arms; the MST-25 features...
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PAR-Tube Presents — World-Class Microphone Preamplifiers, Favorite Flavors: Manley TNT
The Editors of Pro Audio Review magazine proudly present “PAR-Tube,” a new initiative starring the Contributors of PAR in an ongoing video-based review, applications and new product presentation series. PAR Contributor Rob Tavaglione kicks off our first monthly topic,...
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PAR-Tube Presents — Review Preview: MXL Genesis FET Microphone
The Editors of Pro Audio Review magazine proudly present “PAR-Tube,” a new initiative starring the Contributors of PAR in an ongoing video-based review, applications and new product presentation series. Our second installment, a Review Preview “unboxing” vid, is presented...
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Community I Series Modular Installation Loudspeakers
Community’s new I Series is a family of high-power, high-output modular loudspeakers built for complex solutions in houses of worship, multi-purpose auditoriums, live theaters and other professional/commercial venues. The series includes compact and floor monitor models in multiple performance...
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Video: A-T Presents Basic Drum Miking: The Kick Drum
Audio-Technica has produced a great series of drum miking instructional videos. Here, we start at the beginning of any good drum sound: the kick drum. Watch the entire series for helpful insight on what is arguably the most challenging...
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2013 PAR Excellence Award Winners!
2013 marks the second year of the PAR Excellence Awards as a reader-voted program, presented by the Editors and Contributors of Pro Audio Review (PAR) magazine. An online balloting system allowed voting privileges to Pro Audio Review print and...
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WaveMachine Labs Auria: An End-User Video Contest with AKG, Apogee and JBL Professional
WaveMachine Labs, creator of the Auria DAW app for the iPad, is announcing the launch of “The Really Big ‘WHAT THE #%&@ ARE YOU DOING WITH AURIA’ Video Contest” in conjunction with co-sponsors AKG, Apogee, and JBL Professional. Offering...
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Manley Labs 25th Anniversary Rebates
Manley Labs has announced an American market rebate program for their best selling audio products. The rebate is Manley’s way of celebrating the 25th anniversary of their company that proudly manufactures all their products in the USA. The rebate...
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Blue Microphones “Free Fall 2013” Promotion
Blue has announced their annual “Free Fall” in-store promotion, starting October 1 through December 31, 2013 at participating retailers. During Free Fall 2013, customers who purchase a Bluebird, Baby Bottle or Reactor microphone instantly receive a free enCORE 100,...
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RØDE Microphones RØDE Rec Stereo Recording App for iOS: Updated
RØDE Microphones has updated RØDE Rec, their 24-bit/96kHz stereo recording app for iOS. This is the first update since RØDE acquired the FiRe app from creator Audiofile Engineering; users can now view the waveform, transport controls, non-linear editing, and...
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JBL Professional 3 Series Studio Monitors
JBL Professional has introduced its 3 Series studio monitors, the “first studio monitor line to incorporate JBL’s patent-pending Image Control Waveguide,” offers the company. Most notably, the 3 Series features technology developed for JBL’s flagship M2 Master Reference Monitor,...
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2013 PAR Excellence Awards: Vote Now!
The PAR Excellence Awards is a reader-voted program, presented by the Editors and Contributors of Pro Audio Review (PAR) magazine. Now it’s your turn to make your opinions known. This online ballot allows voting privileges to Pro Audio Review...
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PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL Audio Interface: Standard With Muse Research Receptor TRIO and QU4TTRO Plug-in Players
The PreSonus AudioBox 1818VSL audio interface is now included, standard, with Muse Research’s new Receptor TRIO and Receptor QU4TTRO hardware-based plug-in players, providing up to 18 audio inputs and outputs. In addition, Muse Research now offers the PreSonus AudioBox...
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Focusrite iTrack Studio iOS Recording System
Focusrite has launched iTrack Studio, a iOS recording system for Apple iPad—basically everything that a musician needs in the box. Of course, the rig can be used with Mac or Windows OS, too. Centered on Focusrite’s 24-bit, 96 kHz-capable...
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PAR Studio Review: iZ ADA II ADC/DAC Modular Multichannel Converter System
The sleek, MADI-equipped iZ ADA II multichannel A/D/D/A offers notably high-quality sound in a completely flexible, truly professional configuration. At Right: the iZ ADA II at Russ Long’s Nashville studio. Photo: Keoni Keur. Before hearing RADAR (Random Access Digital...
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PAR Session Trial: Microphone Stands with Atlas Sound, Galaxy Audio, König & Meyer (K&M), Ultimate Support and Triad-Orbit — Plus Mini-Reviews with Goby Labs and Vu
Continuing the PAR Session Trial series—comparative gear evaluations—I investigate microphone stands, truly the workhorses of any live music environment. I selected mic stands from five leading manufacturers in common sizes and configurations; a variety to equip a studio or...
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Studio Sense: Upgrade With Solid State Drives
With a fresh new year upon us and a crippling recession now in our rear view mirrors, what are audio engineers everywhere looking to do? Raise their rig, eliminate their Achilles’s heels and loosen up the bottlenecks. It’s about...
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NAMM 2013 Best of Show Awards: Product Descriptions
ANAHEIM, CA—The editorial staffs of Pro Audio Review and Pro Sound News magazines are proud to present the 2013 NAMM Show’s ProSoundNetwork Best of Show Awards in Anaheim, California. Twenty 2013 NAMM Show-debuted products cited below are now officially...
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2013 Pro Sound News/Pro Audio Review Gear Guide: Portable PA For Live Performance
The 2013 Pro Sound News/Pro Audio Review Gear Guide: Portable PA For Live Performance focuses on three aspects of modern portable PAs: Quality, Value and Performance—and you really can have it all. Enter the free online guide and begin...
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2012 Pro Sound News/Pro Audio Review Gear Guide: Microphones – Broadcast • Live • Recording
The 2012 Pro Sound News/Pro Audio Review Gear Guide: Microphones - Broadcast • Live • Recording is dedicated to the art of mic selection and application. In these pages, you'll learn about the pros' "go-to" mics for the...
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BAE Expands Ops
N. HOLLYWOOD, CA—British Audio Engineering (BAE) recently expanded its base of operations, relocating to a commercial building in North Hollywood, CA. Once known as Brent Averill Enterprises, BAE is now focused on very faithfully reproducing some of the Class-A...
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2011 Microphone Gear Guide
The 2011 Pro Sound News/Pro Audio Review Gear Guide: Professional Microphones is dedicated to the art of mic selection and application. In these pages, audio pros in live sound, broadcasting, and recording discuss their favored microphones for specific applications. You'll...
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Midas VeniceF Analog Mixer with FireWire
Midas’ VeniceF series is the upgrade to the original Venice console, adding more of the professional features found on higher-end consoles, along with a multichannel digital I/O interface.
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Tonelux Ramps Up Under PMI’s Wing
GARDENA, CA—PMI Audio Group has found a comfortable niche in the pro audio business, acquiring, and often reviving the fortunes of, a number of well-loved and classic analog audio brands.
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Global Meets Mobile
The allure of a powerful, portable setup for recording, mixing and even mastering has been the Holy Grail for audio professionals on the go.
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The Allure of Vinyl Beckons Anew?
HOLLYWOOD, CA—Some commentators have pointed to the resurgence in vinyl sales as a beacon of hope in the face of the continuing slump in CD numbers.
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2010 Line Array Gear Guide
With this guide, readers can instantly compare and contrast all these companies' offerings to find the right mix of features, system data, history and reputation to match their requirements. The information is here, and the choice, as always,...
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2010 Microphone Gear Guide
The 2010 Microphone Gear Guide2010 Pro Sound News/Pro Audio Review Gear Guide: Professional Microphones is dedicated to the art of mic selection and application.
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2009 Line Array Gear Guide
With this guide, readers can instantly compare and contrast all these companies' offerings to find the right mix of features, system data, history and reputation to match their requirements.
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2009 Studio Microphones Gear Guide
Each link of the recording chain is critical, but without the first link, the microphone, the rest of the chain is rendered dysfunctional.
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2009 Live Microphones Gear Guide
Click HERE to go to Gear Guide – “Microphones for Live Performance”