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Universal Audio LUNA: Real-World Review
Inspired by the fast real-time workflow of analog recording, the LUNA recording system offers music recording, editing and mixing with analog immediacy.
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Eventide H3000 Factory Plug-In — A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Eventide H3000 Factory Plug-In to the test while in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here's how it went.
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Focal Elegia Closed-Back Reference Headphones—A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put Focal Elegia closed-back reference headphones to the test while in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Here's how it went.
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Samson G-Track Pro USB Mic Review – A Real-World Review
The Samson G-Track Pro USB mic is a complete recording solution for podcasters and home recordists that features a multipattern USB condenser microphone, audio interface and mixer all in one.
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Sonnox Oxford Inflator v3 Plug-In—A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Sonnox Oxford Inflator plug-in to the test while in the Virgin Islands; here's how it went.
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Sony C-100 Two-Way Condenser Mic: A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Sony C-100 microphone to the test while in the Virgin Islands; here's how it went.
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Yamaha EAD10 Drum Module – A Real-World Review
Our review team recently put the Yamaha EAD10 Drum Module system to the test while in the Virgin Islands; here's how it went.
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IK Multimedia iLoud MTM Studio Monitors—A Real-World Review
TV composer/PSN reviewer Rich Tozzoli recently put IK Multimedia’s iLoud MTM monitors to the test while in the Virgin Islands; here's how it went.
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Universal Audio Apollo x4 Interface: A Real-World Review
TV composer/PSN reviewer recently put Universal Audio’s Apollo x4 Interface to the test while in the Virgin Islands; here's how it went.
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PhantomFocus System Studio Monitors Review
The PhantomFocus System has evolved into a portfolio of physical studio designs and products that hold their ground against anything in the world today.
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DPA 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone—A Real-World Review
Producer/engineer Russ Long puts the brand-new DPA 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone to the test for this Real-World Review.
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Behringer Model D Analog Synthesizer Review
The Behringer Model D Analog Synthesizer is for the most part a dead ringer for the original 1970s Minimoog, but with some extra features users will appreciate.
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Audio-Technica ATH-M Series Headphone Ear Pads Review
Several options are available for replacing the ear pads on Audio-Technica's ATH-M50x professional monitor headphones.
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Sonnox Oxford Drum Gate Review
Sonnox's Oxford Drum Gate is a must-have for anyone who mixes live drums.
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Real-World Review: Newfangled Audio Elevate Bundle
Rob Tavaglione evaluates the Elevate Bundle, a package that consists of the component pieces of the Elevate Mastering Limiter (Punctuate, Saturate and Equivocate) as individual plug-ins.
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Real-World Review: AKG K275 and K371 Headphones
Producer/engineer Rob Tavaglione puts his favorite AKG headphones aside to put the company’s new K275 and K371 Headphones to the test inside his recording studio, Catalyst Recording.
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Real-World Review: Cranborne Audio Camden 500 Mic Amp
"Once I read their claims...my curiosity was piqued." Rob Tavaglione checks out the Cranborne Audio Camden 500 Mic Amp and calls it "a game-changer."
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Real-World Review: Universal Audio Sonnox Oxford SuprEsser DS
While it's a great linear-phase de-esser, reviewer Rich Tozzoli uses the Oxford SuprEsser DS plug-in as a bass enhancement tool.
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Real-World Review: Universal Audio Avalon 737 Tube Channel Strip
Audio engineer Peter Moshay and Rich Tozzoli agree that the UAD Avalon VT-737 is "stunning."
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Real-World Review: Avid Pro Tools Ultimate
Rich Tozzoli shares how he uses Avid Pro Tools Ultimate in the real world.
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Real-World Review: Mesa Boogie Mini Rectifier 25
The Mini Rectifier 25 is like having a plug-in hardware amp on your desktop, except that it’s not—it’s living, breathing tubes.
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Real-World Review: Vienna Symphonic Big Bang Orchestra and Smart Orchestra Expansion Pack
Rich Tozzoli takes a look at the free Big Bang Orchestra starter edition from Vienna Symphonic Library.
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Real-World Review: Wireworld Pro Audio Polaris Instrument Cable
Cable is one of those things you shouldn’t take for granted, and it’s worth it to invest into your tone with a quality piece like Wireworld's Polaris instrument cable.
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Real-World Review: Sound City SC20 Combo
Reviewer Rich Tozzoli says, check out the Sound City SC20 Combo if you’re looking for a solid, hand-assembled, tone-shaping tube amp.
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Real-World Review: Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box v1.2
Rich Tozzoli takes a look at the update to Universal Audio's reactive load box and guitar recording system.
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Real-World Review: Goodhertz Trem Control
Rich Tozzoli says, if tremolo is your thing, Goodhertz Trem Control should be in your computer.
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Real-World Review: Making Sound — Creative Music Production Tips and Philosophies
Producer/engineer Russ Long pages through Making Sound and declares, "I don’t think there an engineer alive who won’t receive some benefit from reading it."
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Real-World Review: Royer AxeMount Dual Microphone Clip
Producer/engineer Russ Long has to axe himself, how did we never think of this before?
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Real-World Review: Loop Earplugs
Producer/engineer Russ Long tried out jewelry-like Loop Earplugs, which reduce 20 dB across all frequencies, and found them “an ideal solution.”
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Real-World Review: Gamechanger Audio Plasma Rack
Producer/engineer Russ Long dives into the Plasma Rack and discovers “the most unique distortion I’ve heard in 25 years.”
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Review: Carl Tatz Design PhantomFocus eChair
By Russ Long. I’ve had the opportunity to work and audition several of Tatz’s proprietary PhantomFocus monitoring system-equipped spaces, and they are sonically spectacular. For that reason, I knew that an audio production chair worthy of the PhantomFocus name...
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Review: Awesome Guitar Production Tools
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.
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Review: TASCAM DA-6400 Recorder
I own many older TASCAM units, but had not seen much—other than a few film sound products—that interested me over the last decade.
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Review: TASCAM DR-100mkIII Recorder
TASCAM’s latest incarnation of their DR-100 Linear PCM Recorder—the mkIII handheld—is a rugged and uniquely-equipped location recorder that is notably featured in its versatility, I/O options and intuitiveness, not to mention its fail-proof power supply redundancy scheme.
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Review: Avid Pro Tools HDX
Generation HDX provides Pro Tools users with Avid’s most powerful and fastest DAW to date. Pro Tools HD has spent a decade at the pinnacle of the recording industry where it has been the staple system against which every...
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iPad Audio Production Tools
In less than a year, the Apple iPad has morphed from the toy we didn’t need to the tool we can’t live without.
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The Big Update: Avid Pro Tools 9
The industry-standard suite is more powerful than ever.
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Review: Avid Pro Tools 9 and Pro Tools HD 9
"Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss." Pro Tools remains king of the pro DAWs with PT9.
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Review: Avid Pro Tools HD Series Interfaces
The company behind our industry’s ubiquitous DAW can now provide I/O “on par with the best converters available.”
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Review: Digidesign Pro Tools 8
With the debut of Digidesign Pro Tools 8, our industry's ubiquitous DAW is now equally adept at processing MIDI or audio.
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Review: M-Audio M-Powered Pro Tools DAW System
If there was any doubt about Digidesign's, ah, designs upon the world of audio, there no longer is. A little over a year ago, Avid — the largest company in pro video editing, which had already acquired Digidesign —...
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Review: Digidesign Pro Tools 6.4
Digidesign continues to move forward with Pro Tools 6.4. Although it is not a "major" upgrade, there are enough new features to turn heads. In this release, Digidesign addresses primarily HD users in the mix and post production environments....