digital

The Zoom H2N Field Recorder: Now It's Personal

I usually don’t write reviews in first person, but this time it is personal. Currently I am in four projects, three of which are relatively new. With all the new material I’m learning, I...

Review: Yamaha DTX-950 Digital Drums

As a drummer, audio engineer, and a technology writer, I’ve found it difficult to not be skeptical about digital drum kits, until a friend insisted I check out the Yamaha DTX-950. By...

What's a DAT recorder?

Hi Bruce,Today I picked up a bunch of stuff I really didn't need. The gear junkie in me just couldn't walk away without it. One of the items was a Tascam DA-30 DAT recorder. Exactly what did people...

Digital Recording Does Not Chop Up Your Music

Many people have the misconception that digital recording breaks up an audio signal into little slices, so that some of the signal is missing. Nope -- all of the analog signal is captured and...

The Performing Songwriter: What You’ll Need.

At some point performing your songs is going to move from your writing room and living rooms of various friends’ homes to the stage, and you’re going to have your title changed from songwriter to...

GEAR: BOSS BR-800 Digital recorder

BOSS introduces the next in its line of affordable multi-trackers with the new BR-800 — a battery-powered studio to go. The sleek new design is made possible by touch-sensor switches and...

Combining 16-bit and 24-bit Audio in the Same DAW Project

I'm working on a 24-bit multitrack recording in my DAW. I imported some older recordings -- 16-bit wave files -- into that 24-bit project. Does that degrade the sound quality? Also, when should I...

Video Review: Line 6 X2

Rev. Bill, the L2P Network's Minister of Propaganda, pops open the box of the line 6 X2 and explains just why this new digital wireless vocal mic sounds so good. Watch The Video...

Line 6 X2 XDR 955 Digital Wireless Vocal Mic

I have been a fan of the X2 ever since they were known as X-Wire back in the '90s. The digital transmission—which meant no companding—offered a sound at least as good as a premium...

New@NAMM - Allen&Heath

According to Allen & Heath, the new iLive-T Series has all the performance and power of the original iLive in a new lightweight, affordable package. The T Series comprises the fixed I/O iDR-32...