KuSh Audio: UBK FATSO
reviewed by Andy Hong
I bought my first Empirical Labs FATSO Jr (Tape Op #24) almost ten years ago, soon after purchasing my first digital multitrack recorder, a TASCAM MX–2424, (#22). Since then, I’ve...
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Gear Brat: Mic Monsters microphone covers
reviewed by Marc Alan Goodman
Over the last couple years, Strange Weather has picked up a number of nice microphones. Most of them are vintage, and as you’d expect, the repair and upkeep costs can be staggering. So of...
Dangerous Music: BAX EQ
reviewed by Eric Broyhill, Greg Calbi, Allen Farmelo, Dave Kutch
Every once in a while, you run across a product that is seemingly simple, but offers so much more than its faceplate implies. The BAX EQ is one of them. After reading the review that Allen Farmelo...
BURL Audio: B2 Bomber ADC & DAC
reviewed by F. Reid Shippen
Here’s another game-changing product that deserved multiple opinions. Allen Farmelo, who also collected opinions from several other well-known engineers, leads with his review, and F. Reid...
ADAM Audio: A3X powered monitors
reviewed by Steve Silverstein
I’ve learned the hard way that small, powered monitors are ideal for my mobile recording work. As the mix setup in my apartment has grown more permanent, I have also found...
Apogee: ONE USB mic & audio interface
reviewed by Dave Middleton
The existence of the Apogee ONE is hardly surprising. Ever since the Duet interface (Tape Op #65) was released a while back - complete with a rounded-rectangle brushed-aluminum body and the...
Standard Audio: Level-Or
reviewed by Eli Crews
This 500-series device is a line-level JFET limiter, modeled after the Shure Level-Loc PA limiter, which I will tell you all up front that I have never used. I tried to borrow one to test against the...
Mojave Audio: MA-101fet condenser microphone
reviewed by Dana Gumbiner
Here’s a relatively new, pencil-style, solid-state condenser microphone with interchangeable cardioid and omnidirectional capsules from the folks at Mojave. Notably, the electronics were...
Grace Design: m103 channel strip
reviewed by Scott McChane
The new m103 is anchored by the m101’s (Tape Op #68) transformerless preamp design, which offers an honest and transparent, yet deep character — with loads of headroom and 75 dB of gain. I...
Josephson Engineering: C715 condenser mic
reviewed by John Vanderslice
My recording studio in San Francisco, Tiny Telephone, sees a tremendous amount of foot traffic from freelance engineers, and plenty of records are tracked under intense time constraints and budgetary...
Phoenix Audio: DRS-Q4M preamp
reviewed by Allen Farmelo
With the number of preamps available on the market today, it’s really easy to get confused, so let’s get some confusion out of the way. UK’s Phoenix Audio does three things that give...
Karma Mics: K-Micro Silver Bullet mic
reviewed by Garrett Haines
The Karma K-Micro Silver Bullet is a small-diaphragm condenser mic designed to fit into tight spaces and tight budgets. At just under 2’’ long, the tapered body does resemble a bullet...