Lindell Audio: LiN76 Limiting Amplifier
reviewed by Mike Kosacek
I’ve been looking for a hardware compressor for tracking purposes, so when I saw the attractive price of Lindell Audio’s LiN76, I decided to grab one. I’ve owned a few 1176-style...
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Radial Engineering: Power-2 Power Conditioner
reviewed by Geoff Stanfield
There are not a ton of superlatives to use when reviewing a power conditioner – it’s well built and effective, or it is not. The Radial Power-2 surge suppressor / power conditioner is both...
ADAM Audio: A7V Active Monitors
reviewed by Daniel Ryan Morse
Like many home recordists, I work out of the smallest bedroom in my house: a glorious 10 x 10 x 8-foot room. Palatial, it is not. My “control room” dimensions would reduce even the...
Crucial Audio: DUB-1 Tube Direct Box
reviewed by Geoff Stanfield
Initially, I was turned onto Crucial Audio via their excellent Studio-Nugget Tube Delay [Tape Op #147]. I love that piece of gear and all the magic sauce it imparts. Knowing what I know about that...
Neunaber Audio: Wet Reverberator Plug-In
reviewed by Garrett Haines
Neunaber Audio (pronounced “new neighbor”) is an Orange County, California, company best known for its effects pedals. However, it’s no ordinary pedal boutique. Founder Brian...
Overloud Audio: DOPAMINE Enhancer Plug-In
reviewed by Dave Hidek
Overloud Audio Tools’ DOPAMINE is a recreation of the renown Dolby 361 A-Type noise reduction module, and the slightly lesser known, but still well-loved TEAC AN-180 (which utilized Dolby B-Type...
analogvibes: Chassis Kits
reviewed by Brad Allen Williams
DIY recording gear isn’t always easy or cost-effective. Electronics chops are one thing, but few people have the means to do metal fabrication, powder coating, and silk screening. One-off custom...
Recording Icons, Creative Spaces (book): Mark Howard, author
reviewed by Roman Sokal
Having recorded some of the planet’s top musical artists, such as U2, R.E.M., Daniel Lanois [Tape Op #37, #127], Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Waits, and Lucinda Williams, engineer/producer Mark...
Vintage FX (book): Matthias Fuchs, author
reviewed by John Baccigaluppi
There have been several beautifully designed and written coffee table books published in the last few years that focus on music gear, including guitar pedals, modular synthesizers, microphones, and...
Empirical Labs: EL9 Mike-E Preamp & Compressor
reviewed by Tony Vincent
I’m gonna come clean right out of the gate: I’m a big believer in Empirical Labs [Tape Op #33]. I have owned at least one EL8 Distressor [#32] in my personal studio since 2009, and it...
Rupert Neve Designs: 5254 Dual Diode Bridge Compressor
reviewed by Anthony Gravino
Over the past two decades, Rupert Neve Designs has been known in the recording community as a company that creates and builds a wide variety of high-quality pro audio equipment found in studios...
KRK Systems: KNS8402 Headphones
reviewed by Scott McChane
The makers of the pro audio market’s most popular entry-level studio monitors, KRK, have entered round two of the headphone game with their new closed-back KNS6402 and 8402 models. Over 15 years...