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Do you have rack-mounted gear you move in and out of your recording, control room area? I’m constantly working with literally, piles of gear...

Previously I did a review/comparison of the 76-KT compressor limiter, I directly compared it to the UA 1176LN hardware in our studi o, that ...

OZZIE in 2010 It is shocking to report that Ozzy has left us. Today he departed the living. July 5th 2025 was the final Black Sabbath concer...

Curtis CEM3340 Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) chip,  designed by Curtis Electromusic Specialties, a 16-pin (DIP) integrated circuit (I...

Are you cooking yourself with radiation? Well don't buy this one (but think about EMF) IMPORTANT UPDATE AT END: My favorite human and I ...

Rick Derringer quietly left us on May 26, 2025. I saw him performing at the King Center a few years ago, he was still tearing up the guitar ...

Behringer’s 2-XM has finally landed, and it’s a fascinating addition to their growing lineup of affordable, vintage-inspired synthesizers. A...

Manley Labs, makers of iconic tube gear like the Massive Passive and one of the most expensive Variable Mu tube compressors, has been acquir...

Junction Box, by Sonicake While preparing the review of the Sonicake “Levitate” delay/reverb I came across this little jewel, appropriately...

Behringer announced their Model D synthesizer, a clone of the Moog Minimoog Model D, in 2016, with shipping commencing in early 2018. Do you...

Released in 2015, the Sequential Prophet-6 is Dave Smith’s homage to the iconic Prophet-5, blending vintage analog soul with modern reliabil...

In the world of professional audio, few names resonate with the same reverence as David Blackmer (he's the DB in DBX). An engineer, inve...

Dave Smith The world of music lost a titan in 2022 when Dave Smith, the visionary behind Sequential Circuits and a key architect of MIDI, pa...

There was once a time when I had no idea what was under the chrome covers of my Gibson 335 electric guitar, it seemed like magic. Here I am ...

When the Lexicon PCM 41 Digital Delay hit the scene in 1980, it was like a sonic time machine landing in studios and live rigs worldwide. Th...

I n the world of music production, few names carry the weight of Lexicon . Synonymous with lush, immersive reverbs and groundbreaking digita...

In the neon-lit, big-haired world of 1980s music, synthesizers were the heartbeat of pop, rock, and new wave. While icons like the Yamaha DX...

In the synth-soaked 1980s, when new wave and pop ruled the airwaves, the Oberheim Matrix-1000 (released in 1987) emerged as a compact, affo...

Jim Marshall When you think of Marshall Amplification, you think of Jim Marshall—the "Father of Loud," whose vision gave us the ic...

Today we’re checking out the “Levitate” guitar-stompbox from Sonicake. This single, compact pedal, puts two of my all time favorite effects ...

The original Rockman X100 captured the unique guitar tones Tom Scholz brought to the band called Boston. Riding on the wake of popularity ca...

For vintage gear enthusiasts, the Teletronix LA-2A optical limiter remains a studio legend, and its magic lies in a quirky component: the el...

  Rupert Neve and the Rise of Neve Electronics: A Sonic Revolution (1961–1975) In the annals of audio engineering, few names resonate as pr...

BARGAIN STUDIO HACKS Eurorack uses 1/8" jacks and plugs, guitar effect pedals use 1/4" jacks and plugs, what's a musician to d...

A musical innovator has left us, Brian Wilson has passed away. The leader of "The Beach Boys" and a recording innovator -- there i...

RIP BEYERDYNAMIC I have had a longterm, ongoing affair with Beyer microphone and headphone products, from the old handheld ribbon vocal mic ...

Requires 70 HP Eurorack mounting space For creators, synth enthusiasts and recording artists chasing that iconic, floor-rumbling bass sound,...

Requires 70 HP Eurorack mounting space Behringer Solina String Ensemble is a modern revival of 1974’s iconic ARP String Ensemble, which itse...

Requires 70 HP Eurorack mounting space As a synth enthusiast who’s spent countless hours tweaking knobs and chasing vintage tones, I was eag...

Requires 80 HP Eurorack mounting space The Behringer Pro-800 has been making waves in the synth community since its release, promising an af...

As a music producer constantly juggling hardware synths, modular rigs, and DAW-based workflows, I’m always on the hunt for compact gear tha...

The Little Labs Monotor was not on my radar, my Sweetwater Sales Engineer (Jim S.) put me on to this boutique jewel, made in California. I h...

The PR502 is a kit, you buy it at DIYRE (on the web) and you get everything you need to build this 2-slot, 500-Series rack (it's below t...

Tone Generator Kit Got hum or noise in your studio and need to track it down? You can listen for it with an inexpensive tool, which is curre...

SEE IMPORTANT UPDATE AT END OF REVIEW Bargain Priced Fredenstein Artistic Comp SE in Bento 2 Rack If you look at 500-series module pricing, ...

SEE IMPORTANT UPDATE AT END OF REVIEW The Fredenstein Artistic MicPre SE is a compelling 500-series microphone preamp that delivers professi...

I’ve had this pair of AudioScape EQP-A in the studio for just over a year now and they’ve been used on various individual tracks during mixi...

I was previously prejudiced against these Midas 500-series racks by things other people said. A friend told me I should revisit them and she...

click to enlarge I first discovered the 1602 line mixer back around 2007, I bought three used ones off eBay for $75 (for all three :-) and w...

Sometimes you just need a right angle XLR — maybe due to space limitations like trying to mic a snare drum or setup a weird stereo microphon...

If you have ever struggled with mounting 500 Series modules, or had trouble finding the right screws to mount modules, you’ll love these pri...

While browsing eBay for gear to review on H.o.T., I stumbled across a disturbing trend: a flood of counterfeit microphones, FAKES, including...

Podcasting has exploded, turning living rooms into studios and voices into livelihoods. With the right microphone, anyone can sound like a p...

Podcasters, content creators and recording musicians all need reliable good sounding DAW interfaces, so we’re pitting Behringer — known for ...

My experience with vintage Neumann KM84 microphones began when a drummer friend lent me a pair alongside his maple Ludwig kit. For years, I ...

Mic Output Impedance, the Unsung Hero of Audio Clarity In the world of audio engineering, microphone output impedance might not grab headlin...

For years, the API 500-series format was the darling of audio engineers, with new modules popping up like studio monitors at a gear expo. Pr...

Warm Audio’s WA12-500 MKII is a 500-series microphone preamplifier that channels the spirit of the legendary API 312 and 512 preamps while c...

It is finally here, I paid the full price to be an early adopter and find out if this product lives up to the hype. The Behringer 73 is one ...

The Fredenstein Bento 2 is a compact, 2-slot 500-series rack designed to house API VPR Alliance-compatible modules, offering a budget-friend...

Modern 10- Slot API 500-series rack, click to enlarge In the late 1960s, Automated Processes, Inc. (API), founded by Saul Walker and Lou Lin...

Click to enlarge The Shure SM33 ribbon microphone stands as a testament to the golden era of ribbon microphone technology, blending vintage ...