Earthworks: ICON USB Microphone
reviewed by Geoff Stanfield
I’ve been recording many interviews for the Tape Op podcast series, and our new feature called DISCussion <tapeop.com/audio> en mass. In-person we usually use the DPA 4061 lavalier mics...
Gear Reviews
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Electric & Company: EC3 Tube Preamp
reviewed by Kevin Friedrichsen
Electric & Company, operated by Mattie Smith and crew out of Austin, Texas, hand-build a small lineup of tube microphone preamplifiers and refurbish vintage units. My first experience with this...
TELEFUNKEN: TF11 Condenser Mic
reviewed by Slater Swan
One of the most esteemed names in the world of audio production, TELEFUNKEN, has released a new and exciting product in their Alchemy line of microphones: the TF11. I was beyond excited to test out...
Rebeat Innovation: Perfect Groove Virtual Cutting Lathe
reviewed by Adam Gonsalves
Perfect Groove, created by a small team of three developers at Rebeat Innovation, is a standalone application for Mac (OS X 10.11.6 or later and Windows 64-bit version 7 or later) that predicts how...
PSI Audio: A17-M Monitors & A125-M Subwoofer
reviewed by Garrett Haines
PSI Audio started making speakers before some of us were born. Alain Roux introduced his designs in 1975, while a student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His company eventually...
Audix: A150 Reference Headphones
reviewed by Scott McChane
It’s easy to fall in love with the sound of some new headphones, as it might bring you a different picture from your existing pair. Inevitably for me, the novelty soon wears off, and I return to...
McDSP: MC-3 APB Compressor Plug-In
reviewed by Don Gunn
The McDSP APB (Analog Processing Box) [Tape Op #134] is the gift that keeps on giving. In addition to the original stock plug-ins the APB-8 and APB-16 shipped with, Colin and the folks at McDSP have...
Synchro Arts: Revoice Pro 4.2
reviewed by Lars Fox
Years ago, while wandering around NAMM or AES looking for new plug-ins that could do something cool and unique, I could always count on seeing the people from Synchro Arts showing off their unique...
PreSonus: Studio One Professional v5.1 Update
reviewed by Dana Gumbiner
I’ve established Studio One [Tape Op #86] as my primary mix and master environment these days, making the jump with the previous version (Studio One Pro v4.5) [#132] from other – ahem...
Black Lion Audio: B12A MkIII Preamp
reviewed by Dave Hidek
In 2011 Black Lion audio released the B12A, their take on API’s well-known 312A preamp. Not marketed as a clone of the 312A, the B12A represented Black Lion’s re-engineered take to deliver...
IPR: Sennheiser MD 421 Mic Clip
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
Frustrated because your stock Sennheiser MD 421 clip broke and you’re finding out that a replacement for the poorly designed original clip will cost you more than several gourmet pizzas to go?...
Mixerman: Zen & the Art of Mixing 2021
reviewed by Larry Crane
In Tape Op #83 – ten years ago – I favorably reviewed the original Zen & the Art of Mixing book, noting that it was “ideal for someone who is unhappy with their mixes and wants...