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UNIVERSAL AUDIO LA-610 

By Myles Boisen

One company that's helping to keep tube technology alive is the reincarnated Universal Audio (UA), founded by the offspring of legendary engineer and...

SM PRO AUDIO TB202 

By Rich Wells

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...

MOOG MUSIC 

By Orren Merton

Most stompboxes attempt to either re-create vintage effects or offer slightly original variations of existing effects. Moog Music's new Moogerfooger,...

BLUE MICROPHONES Robbie 

By Rich Wells

Blue Microphones has always attracted attention with its splashy industrial designs. Products such as the Ball-series dynamics and the Mouse and Dragonfly...

UEBERSCHALL VLP120 1.1 

By Marty Cutler

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 ModMax Phaser 

By Jonathan Segel

Studio Electronics has entered the modulation effects market with the Phaser ($349) phase shifter, one of three products in the ModMax line of pedals....

RADIAL X-Amp 

By Rob Shrock

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...

Z-SYSTEMS Z-QUALIZER 

By Myles Boisen

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 

By Gino Robair

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 Octane 

By Karen Stackpole

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 C4 Quad Compressor 

By Myles Boisen

Rane Corporation has created a unique combination of technologies with its new family of analog-controlled digital processors. The company's new addition...

FOCUSRITE TwinTrak Pro 

By Eli Crews

Electronic Musician’s review of the Focusrite TwinTrak Pro, a 2-channel mic preamp that features mid-scoop EQ, compression, and a monitor section...

RANE G4 Quad Gate 

By Myles Boisen

Electronic Musician’s review of Rane’s G4, a 4-channel, digitally controlled analog noise gate, ducker, and expander....

Apogee Electronics Corp. Mini-MP 

By Karen Stackpole

Electronic Musician’s review of the Apogee Mini MP, a 1/3U, 2-channel analog preamp....

RANE G4 Quad Gate 

By Myles Boisen

Electronic Musician’s review of Rane’s G4, a 4-channel, digitally controlled analog noise gate, ducker, and expander....

PRESONUS Eureka 

By Eli Crews

Electronic Musician’s review of the PreSonus Eureka, a single-channel preamplfier, compressor, and equalizer....

EVENTIDE Clockworks Legacy Bundle 1.12 

By Nick Peck

Eventide has re-created its original ground-breaking processors in plug-in form. Dubbed the Clockworks Legacy Bundle, this group of five plug-ins for Mac-based Pro Tools TDM systems brings a seventies vibe to a desktop near you....

ROGER LINN DESIGN AdrenaLinn II 

By Geary Yelton

Geary Yelton reviews the AdrenaLinn II, the updated version of Roger Linn Design’s award-winning effects processor for guitarists....

FOCUSRITE ISA 428 Pre Pack 

By Eli Crews

The Focusrite ISA 428 Pre Pack offers four high-quality transformer-based preamps and the 8-channel MH-442 A/D converter in one device....

ToadWorks Death Rattle 

By Eli Crews

The ToadWorks Death Rattle combines Fender and Marshall amp emulations with a boost circuit. ...