News Pro Audio Lewitt Pure Tube Microphone: A Perfect Studio Mic That Shows Off Its Tube by Tim McArtney We checked out the brand new Lewitt Pure Tube microphone in the studio. Showing off its tube on the front, it’s an attainable mic that looks hella cool. The brand…
News Pro Audio Pioneer DDJ-FLX4: The DJ Controller Made for the Modern DJ by Tim McArtney We checked out the Pioneer DDJ-FLX4: a 2-channel DJ controller, that’s a complete vibe. It’s what every modern DJ would want including its software rekordbox that can use used on…
News Pro Audio Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb: A Warm, All-Enveloping Reverb With Shimmering Reflections and Textures by Tim McArtney We tested out the new Strymon Cloudburst Ambient Reverb pedal in our studio Noise Machines. It’s a lush, granular-sounding digital reverb pedal that ranges from a short slap, to a…
News Pro Audio Royer Labs Ribbon Microphones: We Tested Three of Their Latest and Greatest in the Studio by Tim McArtney We shot out three ribbon microphones from Royer Labs in our studio Noise Machines — the brand new 25th Anniversary Limited-Edition R-121 Distressed Rose, the 25th Anniversary R-10 Hot Rod…
News Pro Audio Singular Audio Tubedrve: Engineering the Sound Took a Dive Into This Saturated Drive by Tim McArtney We tested out the Singular Audio Tubedrve in the studio: a 500 series stereo tube saturator. It’s a creamy, rich sounding box that can act subtly, or move into a…
News Pro Audio J. Rockett Audio Designs Archer Select: A Klon Clone That Goes Beyond by Tim McArtney We fired up the brand new J. Rockett Audio Designs Archer Select in the studio, it’s a Klon Centaur-inspired unit with a handful of extra features. From a look at…
News Pro Audio Benson Sound Labs 1632 Summing Mixer: Bringing the Sound of Harrison to Your Studio by Tim McArtney We got our hands on the brand new Benson Sound Labs 1632 summing mixer and it’s an absolute game-changer! It packs a punch with 16 channels of pure analog power…
News Pro Audio Fender ACB 50: The First Signature Bass Amp With Thick, Creamy Tones of the 60s by Tim McArtney We got our hands on the very first artist signature bass amp ever produced by legendary brand Fender: The Adam Clayton ACB 50 Bass Amp. We took it for a…
News Pro Audio Neve 88M: A No Non-sense, Highest-Quality, Portable Audio Interface by Tim McArtney We got our hands on a brand-new audio interface the Neve 88M. A beautifully simple audio interface that does the one thing you want — High-quality audio recording using components…
News Pro Audio Avid MBOX Studio: Reinventing History Again for Musicians by Tim McArtney We tested out the brand-new Avid MBOX Studio. It’s like the Hulk of the original Mbox, in its size, modern features and connections. If you are in music you’ve surely…
News Pro Audio Mojave MA-37: a Somewhat Affordable Clone of a Classic by Owen Penglis In another exciting shoot-out for you, we tested the new Mojave Audio MA37 tube microphone and an original Sony 37a. Mojave Audio is a mic company out of Burbank, California…
News Pro Audio Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field: Is this Portable Synth the Way of the Future? by Tim McArtney We invited Jonti into the studio to explore the new Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field. If you know, you know. If you don’t — it’s a drum machine, synth, 4-track tape…
News Pro Audio Arturia MiniLab 3: a MIDI Controller Packed With Software, Samples and Lessons by Tim McArtney We got our hands on the brand-new Arturia MiniLab 3 MIDI controller. Perfectly sized, it’s packed with free software from Arturia, Ableton, Native Instruments, UVI and subscriptions to Loopcloud and…