Audio-Technica announced today the release of its AT2020USB-X cardioid condenser USB microphone. A...
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Mojave Audio Announces MA-D Cardioid Dynamic Microphone
Boutique microphone manufacturer Mojave Audio have announced the MA-D, the company’s first...
REVIEW: Mojave Audio MA-37 Large-Diaphragm Tube Condenser Microphone
Vintage Tube Microphones have always been coveted to the point of being unattainable. David Royer...
REVIEW: Mackie CR Earbuds & MC Studio Headphones
Mackie’s been a huge player in the prod audio world for 30 years, and now they’ve unveiled a new lineup of in-ears and studio headphones for today’s musicians. How do they fare? Mackie’s CR-series...
TASCAM Model 24 Review
TASCAM pretty much invented home recording, and their Model 24 works as a standalone recorder, a tactile mixer, as well as a DAW interface. What more could you want?...
Win an Auralex Acoustic Treatment Package for Your Studio
'Treat Yourself' and level up your acoustic treatment game with Auralex. That's right, we're hooking up one lucky studio with a killer package of acoustic treatment products from Auralex, taken from...
ZYLIA ZM-1 Microphone Review
Bands have made room recordings since the beginning of…well, recording. However, so many good recordings could have been better, with a better mix, or even the possibility of fixing that one flub if...
Win a complete Home Studio Makeover from Sterling Audio
We're looking to overhaul one lucky artist's home studio featuring awesome new gear from Sterling Audio. Can your home studio use an upgrade? Well, we've got just the thing! Our friends at Sterling...
Protect Your Home Studio With These Insurance Tips
Whether we're talking about our vintage Martin, our one top-shelf condenser mic or that Echoplex we managed to get restored into working order, often times about the only really nice things we have...
Tracklib Presents The State of Sampling
[Editor’s note – special thanks to Tracklib, who conducted exhaustive research to bring you the information and findings in the following piece. We have partnered with them to republish their study...
4 Tips For Creating Your Own Custom Samples
Initially made popular in the late 1970s and '80s, sampling has changed the face of modern music. By chopping and changing old music, instrumental recordings and ambient sounds, musical masterpieces...
How to Fix Buzz & Hum in the Studio
We've all been there. We're setting up for a session, and the guitar amp is buzzing like crazy, or we’re opening up a mix to get started, and there's all this noise on the guitar tracks. In this...
3 Tips For Getting Great Sounds From Your Analog Synth
THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF ANALOG SYNTHESIS Analog synths have undergone a radical resurgence in the last 7 or 8 years. Companies like Moog and Korg are now re-issuing and updating their former flagship...