by Richard Alan Salz – editor Forget what you may think you know about portable one-piece wireless speaker systems, the Creative Sound Blaster Roar represents a sea change in what will now be expected of products in its class. This is simultaneously due to what the Sound Blaster Roar is, and paradoxically, what it is not! Before we wade too… Read more →
In my opinion it’s really simple to describe what a good compressor sounds like. A good compressor sounds just like what you put into it, only bigger. Compressors that are not so good, make things sound smaller, or rougher, distorted, or brittle, dull, or uninteresting. Feel free to pick one or more. Of course, sometimes that’s just what you want… Read more →
A lollipop that doesn’t suck If you are looking for a big impressive looking microphone, you will probably not be interested in the Audix SCX-25. On the other hand, if you are looking for a big-sounding microphone that can fit where other microphones could never go, the SCX-25 might be just what you are looking for. The SCX-25 represents the… Read more →
Once again it’s Musikmesse time in exciting Frankfurt, Germany! Musikmesse is without a doubt the most exciting of the musical instrument trade shows? Why is that, you ask? The truth is that there are many reasons! Chief among them is size, Musikmesse (which is held at the same as sister show Pro Light + Sound) is the largest show of… Read more →