Apple: iPod
reviewed by Darrel Herbert
I recently got an Apple iPod MP3 player for my local commute, and found out that it has a lot of other uses that make it into a viable tool for the traveling engineer. By now you have seen ads for it...
Gear Reviews
Accessories
Cardas Audio: 2x24M microphone cables, Matrix Reference XLR audio cables, Silver Coax S/PDIF cables MC2 digital cables
reviewed by Brian Lucey
Cables are huge in overall tone color for both digital and analog recording. When I was in the midst of putting together this studio three years ago, I had a conversation with a respected gear head...
Zaolla: M-series Microphone Cables, G-series Guitar Cables
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
I've never been one of those audiophile types who felt like I needed all my cables to be super expensive one gauge 2" thick cables that cost $35 a foot. But when I had the opportunity to try some of...
CAIG: CaiLube MCL
reviewed by Larry Crane
Maybe Andy hasn't seen this one, but CaiLube MCL has saved my ass in recent years. It's a Moving Contact Lubricant for potentiometers, meaning faders, volume knobs and such. I picked it up hoping that...
CAIG: DeoxIT D5, PreservIT P5
reviewed by Andy Hong
How often do you find yourself in the middle of a session, pulling cables in and out, wiggling connectors from side to side, or turning knobs back and forth, hoping to get rid of that intermittent but...
Macally: iOptiJr USB optical mini scroll mouse
reviewed by Andy Hong
I travel a lot. A typical month has me in three different cities across the globe. Therefore, most of my computing is done on a laptop. My favorite laptop accessory is the Macally iOptiJr mouse. It's...
Sharper Image: Ionic Breeze Quadra silent air purifier
reviewed by Andy Hong
My mom thinks of me as a gadget-kinda guy - probably because she's seen my living room. It's full of recording gear, plus I have a second room full of all sorts of computer gear. To her, it all looks...
Peltor: E-A-R Earmuff
reviewed by Andy Hong
Quicker than inserting earplugs (and waiting for them to expand). Bright red and big - they're hard to lose. Put them on like headphones and walk into any tracking session without fear of blowing your...
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...
3D Audio: 3D Mic CD Microphone Evaluation CD
reviewed by Eddie Ciletti
Do you ever wonder if some people truly have a vision or whether they just get lucky? I still haven't figured out what attribute to apply to Lynn Fuston, perhaps a little of both. Last year, just...
Tama: RW 100 Rhythm Watch metronome
reviewed by Larry Crane
Playing to a click track is a blessing or a curse, but I'm sure every musician or engineer has had to deal with it more than once. For a while I was burdened with one that would only give me 2 bpm...
Stedman: Proscreen 101 pop filter
reviewed by Larry Crane
One relatively inexpensive piece of gear that can have a lot of impact on your recordings is the good old pop filter. For most, this is a fabric mesh screen to place in front of a vocal mic in order...