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While great ribbon mics are my favorites for unique flavor, they don’t always fit into every application—that’s where condenser mics shine. For vocals, over...
As an engineer, educator, content creator and communicator, I’m constantly wrestling with tech upgrades. But the first question I have to always ask myself...
LaChapell Audio is a Nashville-based company comprising designer Scott LaChapell and his father, a retired senior design engineer at Lawrence Livermore Labs who brings...
or me, headphone evaluation boils down to five components: sound (of course), fit, comfort, portability and convenience.
I’m always looking for something to do. Call it OCD, OMG, WTF or whatever you’d like—one of my dearest friends calls me her “favorite...
Everyone knows the Chinese blessing/curse, “May you live in interesting times.” For me, the polarity-flipped blessing would be, “May you always be surrounded by...
Everyone knows the Chinese blessing/curse, “May you live in interesting times.” For me, the polarity-flipped blessing would be, “May you always be surrounded by...
Since 1964, Coles has been manufacturing microphones and OEM speaker components for broadcast, studio and other uses. The 4038 is the company’s most popular...
Over the past two years, 500 Series preamps and processors have matured in design sophistication and sonics. Processors such as the Empirical Labs DocDerr,...
All through high school and years beyond, I played in bands. I made my living that way. When I first moved to L.A. after...
Over the past few months, I’ve been thinking about how the data our brains reference affects the outcomes of anything we do or think...
Product Highlights From Winter NAMM 2014, Day Three
My first exposure to audio tech was as a guitar player. My band had a Shure VA-302-C Vocal Master, and I played my Gibson...
The last 12 months have been an interesting ride for our business. Dealers I questioned at Winter NAMM were lukewarm about business, but just...
I love consoles. I like a good controller, too, especially when they’re done well. I just got back from AES and for the second...
Last month, Summer NAMM was held for the first time in Nashville’s beautiful new Music City Center, in what the organization is calling “the...
I recently drove cross-country from Phoenix to Nashville to start a gig as co-director and instructor at the new Blackbird Academy. I’d made the...
I recently had a conversation with sound designer/producer Rick Allen, who has a high-end studio at home. Rick produces original audio collections for film,...
Last month I wrote about the anticipation surrounding the release of Pro Tools 11 and the next Mac Pro computer Apple will release to...
If any of the numerous rumors I’ve heard are true, April should be the month when Apple releases its long-awaited MacPro tower upgrade and...
Some recent observations have gotten me thinking about how we as audio pros must adapt to gear as it becomes more capable. The price...
Slender, Versatile Performer for Stage and Studio
For surround monitoring applications, check out these five surround headphone systems from beyerdynamic, DTS, Pioneer, Smyth Research and Sony.
I often have students, colleagues and Facebook friends ask, “What is the best mic, speaker, headphones, interface, etc., I can buy?” Since my job...
Anyone with the drive and dollars can get an audio education today, and this is relatively new. There have been a handful of dedicated...
I haven't seen attendance numbers this year, but NAB seemed busier than ever. Every hall was jammed with attendees on hand to see what...
BIG-SOUNDING MULTIPATTERN, LARGE-DIAPHRAGM CONDENSER
After 30-plus years in the business, I’ve caught the studio bug again. I’ve been building a small mix room for four months now and...
In my October column (“The Score: Consumers 10, Pros 0”), I talked about how manufacturers like Apple were reaching for the golden “consumer” ring...
BEEFY, FET GAIN CONTROLLER WITH PERSONALITY PLUS
One of my rules when writing a product review is to never ask the price until the end. I’ll do everything I can to...
Of all the great gear we use to record and play back sound, the only non-audio product in the signal chain is the personal...
DUAL-CHANNEL UNIT WITH FOUR INPUT/OUTPUT PATHS, PLENTY OF GAIN
While I’ve always tried to center my career goals around creating music, it hasn’t always worked out that way. Fifteen years ago, the titles...
I remember the first audiophile playback system I ever heard. It was in a high-end Los Angeles home in the ’70s, long before I...
CHECKING YOUR MIX ON IN-EAR MONITORS
Modern culture is all about connections: social, wired and wireless. Social networking has changed the way we interact with our friends, family and even...
EIGHT-SLOT, 500 SERIES MODULE RACK WITH 8-CHANNEL MIXER