Dynamic Drums – by Richard Alan Salz The Heart of the Matter As a producer, I listen to a lot of demos and although the level of recording technology the average musician has access to has greatly improved in recent years, it doesn’t seem to have resulted in noticeably better productions. Why is this case? While there are many factors… Read more →
Fender Acoustasonic Guitar
Evidently Fender has been hard at work since introducing the Stratacoustic and Telecoustic models from a few years ago, as the new Acoustasonic Stratocaster represents a quantum leap in playability and sound past those excellent (but admittedly budget oriented) instruments. The Acoustasonic is one of those products that you can tell has been in development for a while, as there… Read more →
Audio-Technica AT-4040 Microphone
What’s in the box? The 4040 is a side-address externally polarized (true) condenser microphone that operates in a cardioid only pattern. Micro-switches on the lower edge of the microphone body engage a low frequency cut (80 Hz, 12 dB per octave) and a 10dB pad. The microphone itself is finished in a matte black and weighs in at just under… Read more →
Audio-Techinca AT-3035
Quality is a funny thing these days. Some established players in this (and other industries) seem to coast upon their reputations, counting upon brand loyalty to take the place of objective value and integrity of manufacture. Other companies seem wholly unconcerned about quality, selling their wares based upon price alone, often incorporating a physical resemblance to a venerable product. Alternately,… Read more →