Gear Reviews

by Andy Hong

Oktava: MC012 condenser mic

reviewed by Andy Hong

I can't recall a time when good-sounding mics have been so readily affordable as they are now. I purchased three Oktava MC012 condenser mics for less than it would have cost me to buy three SM-57s....

ReAir: Refillable Duster

reviewed by Andy Hong

Instead of paying big bucks for prepackaged air check out the ReAir refillable air sprayer. With about ten strokes of a standard bicycle pump, you've got a canister full of compressed air to blow crap...

Focusrite: Platinum MixMaster

reviewed by Andy Hong

In my living room studio, I mix on a Sony DMX-R100 digital console feeding my 24-bit Alesis Masterlink via a digital link. Therefore, I don't have much of a need for an analog mixdown processor....

Wiring  |  No. 21

Redco & Conquest: Custom Wiring

reviewed by Andy Hong

I've gone through two and half incarnations of my living room studio. And unlike most home studios, my current setup leans more in the hi-fi direction instead of in the all-in-one 4/8/16-track...

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