I know I’m not the only person around who has tried the old 100 foot long guitar cable trick. You know, the one where you run the really long cable from the guitar player in the control room to the live room (or iso booth) where the amp is? Like me, you’ve probably noticed that it doesn’t work all that… Read more →
Radial Engineering JD-7
The JD-7 is currently the best tool available for re-amping a track or splitting one instrument (or line level) signal into multiple (up to seven) outputs. Usually I would wait until the end of a review to get to the conclusion, but the JD-7 is such a great box (and excellent value) that I couldn’t help myself. First of all,… Read more →
M-Audio Tampa Preamp/Compressor
Richard Alan Salz M-Audio Tampa Microphone/Instrument Preamp and Compressor www.m-audio.com Ah, Tampa! Just the word conjures up visions of sunny beaches, and (somewhat) surfable waves. M-Audio would prefer however, that the word Tampa should instead call to mind their newly designed preamp/compressor! Does this silicon and steel Tampa measure up to its eminently pleasurable namesake? Looking at the Tampa from… Read more →
Focusrite Platinum Trakmaster Channelstrip
Many recordists with personal-studio-level consoles are at a distinct disadvantage when it comes to getting a signal to tape (or hard drive) unscathed because of the typically inferior quality of budget consoles’ microphone preamplifiers. Even the mic preamps found in some top-notch consoles leave a lot to be desired. Add to that the frequent need to equalize and provide dynamics… Read more →