New Gear

The saying says big surprises come in small packages, and usually it is applies to diamond rings. But the ZT Amplifier’s Lunchbox amp proves that idiom true for guitarists as well as potential...

Fostex AR4i Interface for iPhone

VIDEO REVIEW: It seems like every musician and sound tech I know is packing an iPhone these days—and it has little to do with the phone part. The number of audio apps is pretty...

Marshall Fidge: Your Man Cave Just Got a Little Cooler!

No…literally…a new little cooler… and that cooler happens to look like a Marshall amp! This cooler, aptly named the Marshall Fridge, could be mistaken for an actual Marshal half stack. ...

When Life Gives You Lemons...

I’ll be honest...I was dreading having to go to NAMM this year. But I learned something really important.For a few reasons, but the primary one being that last year’s show was a drag. It was the...

Final NAMM Stuff - Cool and Strange

It's March. And we're wrapping all our NAMM show footage up around here. Lets finish with some cool and strange...NAMM 2012 - An exciting show. There was lots of gear. Probably too much to really get...

3RD Power Amps

VIDEO REVIEW: I have been a Marshall guy since... well, there is a picture on Facebook of me at age 17 with a JCM 800 1/2 stack in the background so... awhile. Over the years I have run the gamut...

Audio Technica Microphones – "Subtle and Sweet"

Sometimes I wonder where I come up with my titles, but in this case it was simple. I believe many of us having heard the phrase “short and sweet” and in this case I was trying to think about...

A-T's New Ribbons

When Audio-Technica says that they’ve solved the problem of ribbon mics being fragile, they didn’t lie. By James Elizondo Our test pieces for this go-round are a robust pair indeed. We’re...

Presonus Introduces Central Station Plus

The PreSonus Central Station studio-monitor control system and its CSR-1 remote control are widely considered standard equipment in commercial and personal studios, providing outstanding audio...

PR: Aphex Presents "Channel"

Sun Valley, CA — July 27, 2011 —The legendary Model 230 has been re-imagined, adding a host of new features to address a greater number of workflows. With more and more studios foregoing consoles in...