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You Can't Buy Loyalty

by Marc Golde

We’ve all been there. A band that you’re very excited about books time in your studio. They are also excited to work with you in your facility. It’s their first, or maybe second,...

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Gear Geeking w/ Andy

by Andy Hong

My laptop is a mid-2014 Toshiba Portégé Z30t touchscreen "ultrabook" with an Intel Core i7 processor and a 512 GB SSD. It's plenty powerful enough to run Pro Tools and Cubase; but these...

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ID DI

by Zod Audio  |  reviewed by Adam Monk

Warm, rich, balanced, 3D, game changer — if I could fill this review with nothing but pro-audio buzzwords, then I could call it quits right here. But I'll try not to gush too much...

Aeon & Klasik Active Monitors

by APS  |  reviewed by Chris Koltay

Speakers are hugely important to what we do as engineers. I can hear the collective "Duh!" — as you all read this. This has only recently become a revelatory "Aha" moment for me. I'm...

SONAR Platinum 2016.09

by Cakewalk  |  reviewed by Alan Tubbs

It has been well over a year since Cakewalk started offering SONAR [Tape Op #107], their flagship DAW, with rolling updates and an installment-based payment model. You can still purchase the software...

Pro2A Active Nearfield Monitor

by Ocean Way Audio  |  reviewed by Kirt Shearer

So I've been engineering long enough that the entire concept of studio monitors has changed. The ubiquitous, dual 15'', soffit-mounted monitors are not usually the "go to" reference, since smaller...

Myriad Batch-Processing Software

by Audiofile Engineering  |  reviewed by Dana Gumbiner

From the smart folks who brought us the audio-editing and mastering application Triumph, comes a complete redesign of their powerful batch-processing tool for macOS — Myriad arrived not...

PB-10 Beta Instrument Preamp

by Hilbish Design  |  reviewed by Justin Pizzoferrato

This rackmount preamp from Hilbish Design is based on the circuitry of Sunn Beta Bass and Lead amps. When I ordered my PB-10 Beta, my original intent was to use it with bass and guitar. But once I had...

Motown D.I. WB-3

by ACME Audio  |  reviewed by Dave Hidek

The ACME Audio Motown D.I. WB-3 direct box has a pretty nifty backstory. ACME initially tracked down around 50 of the vintage transformers that were used in the Wolfbox, the first passive DI unit,...

Les Paul 8 Active Monitor

by Gibson Pro Audio  |  reviewed by Scott McChane

In case you weren't paying attention, Gibson acquired Stanton Group in 2011, which includes pro-audio speaker company KRK Systems (who sell more studio monitors than any other brand). Gibson makes my...

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