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Performer’s Ultimate Guide to Microphone Selection Part 2
With so many models to choose from, what should you look for in picking your next microphone? We...
Blue Microphones Mikey Digital Microphone Review
Blue Microphones Mikey Digital Microphone with Lightning Connector - $99 PROS: Small, easy to use,...
TASCAM UH-7000 Mic Pre-Amp/USB Audio Interface Review
PROS: Professional design and sound; easy to use. CONS: None. PRICE: $599 When home recording meant tape-based, TASCAM stood above the rest in quality and performance. Unlike companies like...
Samson MTR231 Condenser Microphone Review
PROS: Good selection of mic patterns; excellent clarity. CONS: Intermittent switch (on our test unit, YMMV). PRICE: $199 Every audio company out there has produced a condenser mic, so what makes a...
Samson VR88 Velocity Ribbon Microphone Review
PROS: Great sound; plenty of applications in the studio. CONS: None. PRICE: $399 Samson has always made good quality microphones at an inexpensive price point. With their new VR88 Velocity Ribbon...
Samson MediaOne BT3 Speakers Review
PROS: Inexpensive, decent sound. CONS: Bluetooth requires both speakers to be connected to each other. PRICE: $99 We get a lot of speakers to review, and they vary from exotic high-end units to...
MACKIE 1604 VLZ4 Mixer Review
PROS: Well built, great sounding EQ, useful in several formats. CONS: Might be overkill for small bands. PRICE: $899 Not too long ago, the quality-to-price factor in compact mixers was pretty sad....
MACKIE MR6mk3 Studio Monitors Review
PROS: Fantastic performance, good price. CONS: May require a little tweaking per location and room size. PRICE: $199/each The cliché is that monitors are the ears of any home studio system; in most...
TASCAM Announces UH-7000 High Resolution Interface & Standalone Microphone Preamp
Many audio interface manufacturers strive to design products that help bridge the gap between studio-quality recording and home recording. TASCAM built the bridge: Meet the UH-7000 USB 4x4-channel...
Recording With a Vintage Telefunken U47 Microphone
From about 1949-1965 the original mic was made. It continues to be made today. BACKGROUND Few microphones are as iconic. The original models had a vacuum tube that would dry out, which was...
Win a Pair of Mackie MR6mk3 Monitors
Oh snap! Lookie what we got! That's right - we're giving away a pair of amazing new monitors from Mackie: the MR6mk3's, to be exact. You wanna win these bad boys? Of course you do! There are two...
Enter to Win the Focusrite Dream Recording Competition
From our friends at Focusrite: "In honour of Focusrite Audio Engineering Ltd.'s 25th Anniversary (and 29 years since the creation of the Focusrite brand) the company are running a dream recording...