News Pro Audio Koala Audio – the gods of all things pro audio have dropped a massive EOFY sale by Tammy Moir Take advantage of the killer Pro Audio deals at Koala Audio’s EOFY sale Koala Audio’s EOFY sale is an opportunity to turn your studio space from drab to fab without…
Music Rett Smith takes a tour of the gear behind upcoming album ‘A Weighted Remorse’ by Tom Disalvo A deep-dive into the amps, pedals, and guitars that birthed Rett Smith’s upcoming album ‘A Weighted Remorse’. As we’ve seen from his recent string of singles, Rett Smith is somewhat…
Music Take a tour through the gear Ratarue used to create ‘Steam’ by Happy Ratarue sifts through the ample gear required for his kaleidoscopic 2023 track, ‘Steam’. By now we hope you’re all across ‘Steam’, the kaleidoscopic and genre-defying track from Austin’s Ratarue. At…
Music Take a look at the music gear that informs JAZEI’s artistry by Tom Disalvo From his go-to plugins to his musical inspirations, we’re taking a look at the gear and sounds that inspire JAZEI’s artistry. JAZEI grew up listening to a wide range of…
News Pro Audio Engineering The Sound: WesAudio’s Hyperion Eclipse & Prometheus Eclipse EQS by Happy Join us as we delve into a large chunk of audio gear from the WesAudio suite Today, at Noise Machines, our focus turns to a collection of cutting-edge audio gear from…
Music Delve into the practical toolkit of punk artist DINNERSWORTH by Tammy Moir This gear list isn’t extravagant; it’s the practical toolkit of a punk artist reshaping the genre with genuine artistry. Since ’16, Blake Deneweth, a Twin Cities, MN troubadour, has been…
Music Grace Fuller runs through the gear that soundtracks her career by Tom Disalvo Grace Fuller sifts through her gear, from a game-changing stompbox to a guitar that reflects ultimate craftsmanship. Grace Fuller laid bare the complexities of romance on Lovers, a guitar-driven ballad…
Music Behind the sound: Occasional Spectators home studio gear by Happy We get into what makes Occasional Specatators signature sound with a tour of Rhys’s home studio. Meet Occasional Spectators Rhys Holbrook, the mastermind behind the solo venture that took flight…
News Pro Audio Robkoo: Clarii Mini Digital Wind Instrument by Oliver Ashby Shaking up your MIDI game So something interesting just rolled across our desks. We’re used to seeing microphones, guitar pedals and pieces of outboard gear. But this is not something…
News Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Kali IN-UNF by Oliver Ashby Hear the sweet spot in the mix, without having to find it in your room. Let’s have a dive into some new studio monitors from Kali Audio. The IN-UNF, a…
News Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Tegeler Magnetismus 2 by Owen Penglis We’re delving into the Magnetismus 2, a stereo box built mainly for drum bus compression and transient shaping. The Magnetismus 2, a VCA compressor and transient shaper from Tegeler audio….
News Pro Audio sE Electronics BL8 boundary layer microphone: Throw it on (or at) anything by Oliver Ashby sE’s latest BL8 boundary microphone will have you surprised at all the tasks it’s ready to take on. In 1978 it was discovered that when a microphone was mounted flush…
News Pro Audio Warm Audio WA-2MPX: a Very, Very Close Recreation of Revered Vintage Preamps by Owen Penglis We’ve been wanting to play with these for a while: the Warm Audio WA-2MPX, their recreation of Ampex 351 preamps. We took a look at the brand new WA-2MPX. Now,…