Six Budget-Friendly Condenser Mics For Vocalists
Getting started with recording can be daunting. On the one hand, there’s a wonderful variety of devices to help you get great results at costs hardly imaginable just two decades ago. On the other hand, that same saturated market can make it difficult to know where to start. This is particularly tr
Reverb’s Guide to Audio Compressor Types
Compressors cover a wide sea of designs and applications in the music world, and trying to determine where to get started with all these various compressor types can be daunting even for the seasoned professional. The compressor world can generally be sliced into four different categories: optical,
American vs. Japanese Fender Jazzmasters: What’s the Difference?
Many Stratocaster and Telecaster players will tell you that Japanese-built Fender guitars are on par with American-made guitars, and a few will even insist that the consistency of the Japanese-built Fenders makes them even better. The Japanese builders got it right with all of the classic Fender mod
How to Choose an Acoustic Guitar Amplifier
Ordinarily an amplifier’s job is to make a guitar sound louder, but when amplifying an acoustic guitar, it gets a little more complicated than that. With a solid-body electric guitar, the amplified sound is intended to be completely different when plugged in. With an acoustic guitar, you want the
I Listened to Sennheiser’s Absurd $55,000 Orpheus Headphones
I’m one of the first people in the world to listen to Sennheiser’s new $55,000 Orpheus headphone system. The new hardware’s 20 years in the making. Real, real serious shit. I’m trying hard to concentrate on the music–trying to give this crazy thing the severe attention I think it deserves.
The sharing economy has arrived for the music industry. Introducing: The audio hunt
A new website has arrived that could dramatically decrease the costs involved in creating music, through connecting people and enabling sharing. Released this month, The Audio Hunt is a peer-to-peer sharing website where you can make money from your spare or unused audio gear, instruments, services
Soyuz Microphones launch their SU-019 FET LDC Microphone
In the past couple of years, high-end microphone manufacturer Soyuz has begun making a name for themselves in the pro audio world. Their flagship LDC SU-017 and SDC SU-011 tube microphones have become favorites of such luminaries as Nigel Godrich (Radiohead), Rik Simpson (Coldplay), Butch Walker (Pi
ME Geithain – Monitores Cardioides!
The RL 901K has been designed for both the professional user at medium-size to large audio, video and film studios and for the discerning music enthusiast. By the radiating characteristic within the frequency range from 30 through 250 Hz the reflections on the back walls of listening rooms can be mi