Metasonix continues to reach into new areas of noise with the TX-2 Butt Probe ($549), a tube distortion effect that works standalone or mounted in an...
The Taylor K4 Equalizer was designed by pro-audio legend Rupert Neve to process the direct output of Taylor acoustic guitars fitted with the Taylor Expression...
Mackie has refined its preamp technology for each successive generation of mixers that it's produced. True to form, the preamps found in its new Onyx...
Audio-hardware manufacturer MindPrint first established its reputation with the well-regarded, tube-based En-Voice channel strip. More recently, MindPrint...
The Korg TP-2 ($699) is a dual-channel tube-mic preamp with built-in optical compression. It provides 24-bit, 96 kHz conversion and offers analog and...
MindPrint had a winner with its original En-Voice channel strip. So what did the company do? Redesign the product, of course. Fans wishing to add another...
In the world of guitar pedals, Electro-Harmonix has a reputation for creating unique modern effects and solid reproductions of classic pedals. The Polyphonic...
Pigtronix's EP-1 ($280) footpedal is a 4-stage analog phase shifter that offers envelope-controlled phasing and rotary phasing reminiscent of the classic...
One company that's helping to keep tube technology alive is the reincarnated Universal Audio (UA), founded by the offspring of legendary engineer and...
Australian manufacturer SM Pro Audio, a relative newcomer to the world of low-cost recording equipment, has brought an impressively large list of solid-state...
Most stompboxes attempt to either re-create vintage effects or offer slightly original variations of existing effects. Moog Music's new Moogerfooger,...
Blue Microphones has always attracted attention with its splashy industrial designs. Products such as the Ball-series dynamics and the Mouse and Dragonfly...
Reamplification has been around for decades and is a favorite trick of professional engineers, yet it's a technique that's often overlooked in personal...
Ueberschall VLP120 Vintage Licks and Phrases ($299.95) is a sample-playback module that offers a generous and diverse collection of 24-bit, 96 kHz sampled...
Studio Electronics has entered the modulation effects market with the Phaser ($349) phase shifter, one of three products in the ModMax line of pedals....
Z-Systems' z-Qualizer EQ is a 6-band mastering-quality digital equalizer. It is the budget-conscious cousin of the company's flagship stereo mastering...
Metasonix threw down the noise gauntlet when it printed on the box of the TX-1 Agonizer ($499) Don't buy this thing. It's too horrible. Oh yeah? I know...
M-Audio has built a reputation for manufacturing affordable quality hardware for music-production applications. A case in point is the company's new Octane...
Rane Corporation has created a unique combination of technologies with its new family of analog-controlled digital processors. The company's new addition...
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