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Reviews of the Week
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Cascade X-15 Stereo Ribbon Microphone
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The X-15 stereo ribbon sounds good, has smooth character and is quite a deal at $399.
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by John Gatski, 6.15.2008
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I liked the sound because it was pretty smooth in the critically sensitive high-mid/low treble hearing frequencies without that hyped stridency you can get from a condenser with the broader treble rise.
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Primacoustic Recoil Stabilizer Nearfield Monitor Platform
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Thanks to physics, metaphysics, or both, the Recoils improve acoustic imaging, focus, and depth perception.
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by Tom Jung, 5.15.2008
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The best way I can describe the piano sound is this: if it was a photograph, the focus just got sharper.
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Yamaha MG124cx Small Format Mixer
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Yamaha offers high-quality, low-cost mixer with built-in digital effects … and a lot more.
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by Richard Alan Salz, 5.15.2008
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Let me be honest: I love high-end, boutique electronics. On the other hand, while those aspects of big-ticket products are nice, they’re hardly necessary for functionality.
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Waves SSL 4000 Collection
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The most important sound ever is now available as a plug-in.
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by Alex Oana, 5.15.2008
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As the de facto popular mixing standard since its introduction in 1977, the SSL 4000 has trained generations of listeners and engineers what a record should sound like.
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Mackie Onyx 1200F FireWire Audio/MIDI Interface
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This comprehensive, great-sounding I/O offers a dozen nifty Onyx preamps, four stereo headphone amps, 30 inputs and 34 outputs of all sorts, etc., etc — all for a darn good price.
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by Mike Rivers, 5.15.2008
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One of the touted features of the 1200F is its ability to function as a standalone mixer when not connected to a computer.
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Toft Audio Designs Series ATB Analog Console
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Ok kids, gather around while I tell you the tale of The Little Console That Could...
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by Stephen Murphy, 4.15.2008
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It has great potential to reinvigorate the semi-stagnant eight-bus market with its unique personality.
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TASCAM X-48 Digital Audio Workstation
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by Russ Long, 4.15.2008
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Dedicated hard disk recording and DAW capabilities embody SaneWave-designed workstation.
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ZOOM H2 Portable Digital Recorder
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by Bruce Bartlett, 4.15.2008
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This recorder is simple, well equipped, sounds good, and — best of all — priced right.
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JBL LSR4312SP Linear Spatial Reference Powered Subwoofer
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by Rob Tavaglione, 4.15.2008
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Room control, low frequency performance make LSR subwoofer ideal for studio use.
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ION Audio Tape2PC Cassette Archiving System
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This inexpensive cassette to digital file hardware conversion system is simple, easy to use, and universally welcoming to users of all stripes.
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by Ty Ford, 3.15.2008
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Times have changed while listening habits and consumer audio technology have changed even more.
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Digidesign Mbox 2 Micro
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This USB dongle-based system makes Pro Tools a truly on-the-go, pro-level DAW.
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by Russ Long, 3.15.2008
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In my experience, something this big plugged into a laptop’s USB port runs a high chance of getting broken off; thankfully, Digi has thought ahead and includes a short USB extension cable to eliminate this risk.
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Audio Ltd. RMS 2040 Series
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Versatile enough for stage and studio applications.
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by Ben Burns, 3.15.2008
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Each rack includes active antenna distribution with two BNC inputs and outputs, allowing two antennas to be shared between two racks (eight channels in 2U of space).
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Sennheiser MKH 8040 Microphone
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The 8040 emerges a recommended, standard, small-diaphragm condenser for nearly all applications.
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by Rob Tavaglione, 3.15.2008
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Elegantly satisfies a number of needs with its focus on sonic accuracy and a simplistic, flexible design.
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Brauner VMA Large-Diaphragm Microphone
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With the flip of a switch, the VMA becomes one of two distinctive and truly high-end Brauner Microphones.
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by Russ Long, 3.15.2008
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The VMA achieves each of its individual sounds through unique circuitry and biasing, not with filter networks.
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Sterling Modular GearPod
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High-end quality and unique flexibility define this affordable studio rack kit.
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by Stephen Murphy, 2.15.2008
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The front of the Gear Pod provides 12 rack spaces of prime real estate for your gear, and the rear of the housing is “pre-drilled” for the easy installation of eight-space rack rails to accommodate larger equipment and cable support systems.
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Pass Labs XA30.5 Studio Amplifier
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Small suites needing low wattage/highest transparency amps should make a pass at these pure Class A beauties.
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by John Gatski, 2.15.2008
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With fewer and fewer passive speakers being offered to the pros, studios that want to power passives also have fewer pure pro-oriented studio amps from which to choose.
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TC Electronic Studio Konnekt 48
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Ambitious and feature-packed, TC’s latest aspires to be the “Danish Army Knife” of FireWire interfaces.
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by Stephen Murphy, 2.15.2008
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In addition to the software mixer/control panel interface, the SK48 is endowed with an inclusive set of hardware I/O and control features that, for most users, will leave little to be desired.
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DPA 4017 Shotgun Microphone
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This condenser brings impressive musicality to short shotgun mic users everywhere.
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by Russ Long, 2.15.2008
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The 4017’s condenser capsule uses a high voltage pre-polarized back plate that gives the mic a high output as well as low distortion and low noise.
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Inter-M IMX-824 Mixing Console
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Heads will turn, and backbones will strengthen, thanks to this flexible, hefty, and swell-sounding analog live mixer.
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by Dan Wothke, 1.15.2008
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As digital consoles become even more widely available at all price points, new analog desks are introduced far less, or so it seems.
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URS Plugins Classic Console Strip Pro
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Even those with a good plug-in arsenal will find these emulators a most unique piece previously missing from their DAW toolkit.
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by Alex Oana, 1.15.2008
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If you’re like me — someone who has 17 brands of EQ, 41 types of dynamics processors and 10 analog harmonics emulators in your DAW — you probably don’t need another EQ or compressor plug-in … that is, unless it’s Unique Recording Software’s Classic Console Strip Pro.
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