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May 26, 2017

Let's DIY

Build Your Own Spring Reverb

by Scott Hampton

I have been a big fan of spring and plate reverbs for decades, and over the past three years I have spent a significant amount of time diving into the wormhole of designing and building them,...

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Gear Geeking

Gear Geeking w/ Andy

by Andy Hong

Until recently, I’d been relying on my headphone system to talk to the band in the live room, or sometimes a PA speaker I’d place on the floor, instead of a permanent set of talkback...

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V13 Large-Diaphragm Tube Mic

by Vanguard Audio Labs  |  reviewed by Adam Kagan

"Smooth like whiskey" — that's how Vanguard Audio Lab's main man, Derek Bargaehr, describes the sound of the V13 large-diaphragm condenser mic. Vanguard, a small company based in Upland,...

HG-2 Tube Processor

by Black Box Analog Design  |  reviewed by Scott Craggs

So, what we have here is a big (3RU-height), heavy (26 lb) black box filled with tubes and transformers, from a company called Black Box Analog Design. That's a lot to like already, and I haven't...

F765 Compex 500-Series Compressor

by Q2 Audio  |  reviewed by Geoff Stanfield

You may already know the story behind the legendary ADR Compex dynamics processor, which for many of us, is noted mostly for the drum sound on Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks." Q2 Audio, the...

API 2500 Bus Compressor Plug-In

by Universal Audio  |  reviewed by Dave Cerminara

The online audio community always cheers when Universal Audio announces a software update with new plug-in emulations. This happened again when the company announced UAD version 9 with the...

Resonator A & B Dynamic Mics

by Placid Audio  |  reviewed by Joel Hamilton

When a piece of equipment comes along that challenges the norms of the day, I always take notice. "Normal" is an ever-shifting sandbar in the harbor of consensus, and it never holds still for long in...

KSM8 Dualdyne Dynamic Mic

by Shure  |  reviewed by Chris Koltay

My original plan was to write a typical Andy Hong review of the new Shure KSM8 mic, with measurements and thoughts from empirical testing accompanying my commentary of actual in-studio use. But soon...

Element Acoustic Panels

by Primacoustic  |  reviewed by Geoff Stanfield

The Element broadband absorber panels are a new product from Primacoustic. I have a Primacoustic Stratus ceiling cloud [Tape Op #114] installed in my mix space, and I have been happy with its...

EQs

611EQ E Series EQ

by Solid State Logic  |  reviewed by John Baccigaluppi

At Panoramic House, we have various EQ modules installed in the 500-series slots of our API 1608 console [Tape Op #81]. Until recently, none of them had sweepable frequencies. I love the sound of the...

EQs

530 Parametric EQ

by dbx  |  reviewed by John Baccigaluppi

I've been looking for 500-series parametric EQ modules for our API 1608 console [Tape Op #81] for a while now. I love the sound of our API 550 EQs, but sometimes, I want to hit frequencies in between...

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