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  The audio interface market has been booming recently, with each year bringing new devices that pack more features and advanced tech into ever more compact and affordable packages. The best-selling interfaces of 2022 include many streamlined two-channel units, a few mid-size desktop boxes with greater flexibility and even a couple of advanced rackmount models. With legendary console manufacturers like SSL and Neve joining the market alongside trusted interface brands like Universal Audio, Focusrite, Avid and MOTU, there’s no shortage of amazing audio interfaces here. Which one will be your next studio upgrade? Continue reading →

Aside from your voice or instrument, your choice of microphone is the first tone-shaping decision you make when you step into the studio. How do you want that tom to sound? How should the guitar amp feel? It all starts with your mic selection. From dynamic and ribbon to small diaphragm and large-diaphragm condensers, there are a lot of microphones...

That "end of the year" feeling is in the air, and as we edge closer to 2023, we're taking a look back on all things pro audio in 2022. This year gave us lots of new technology and innovations, but when it comes down to it, our list of best-selling outboard gear features many tried and true mic pres, EQs, and...

Optical tube compressors are famous for their smooth leveling and transparent sound, but they’re not usually the go-to choice for characterful saturation. However, Heritage Audio’s new Tubesessor ($2,499.00) takes this classic design and kicks it up a notch, offering classic warm and musical compression with the option to spice things up with tube saturation and creative sidechain filters. If you need a great stereo compressor that can go from mild to wild at the turn of a knob, the Tubesessor deserves a place in your rack. Continue reading →

According to Eventide, the next-generation H90 Harmonizer ($899) was designed to be the “heart of your rig.” But with 62 premium effects algorithms, powerful new processing technology, flexible signal routing and an I/O section that rivals some audio interfaces, the H90 might as well be the brain of your rig, too.  Continue reading →

Solid State Logic has a long history of creating top-quality studio gear. But these days, it seems many creators are pulling double duty, bouncing between studio sessions, conference calls, live streams and other types of content. Musicians, engineers and producers know exactly how frustrating and distracting it can be to sit through a Zoom meeting or live stream with poor audio quality—it completely ruins the experience. Continue reading →

Warm Audio is well known for its faithful recreations of classic analog gear, with dozens of microphones, preamps, compressors, EQs and effects pedals in its portfolio. The company’s latest stompboxes, the Centavo ($179) and Warmdrive ($149), continue that tradition, bringing updated recreations of two beloved distortion effects to the market. Continue reading →

You would think coming just mere months after NAMM that the 2022 AES Show might not slap quite as hard as usual. That assessment would be wrong. After a two-year hiatus, the Audio Engineering Society’s tribute to all things pro audio has returned to New York City, and all of your favorite brands are coming correct.  Continue reading →

With AES right around the corner, Avid is adding to its audio interface lineup with the new MBOX Studio ($899). Many of the brand’s recent releases like the Pro Tools | Carbon and Pro Tools | MTRX Studio are geared toward high-end project rooms and traditional studios. The MBOX Studio has been created specifically for bedroom music makers and podcasters. Continue reading →

Avid’s Pro Tools | Carbon interface gave Pro Tools users a powerful, DSP-accelerated hardware option that integrates smoothly with their DAW of choice, but it’s about to get a lot more exciting. Enter the new Pro Tools | Carbon Pre ($2,999), an expander unit that adds eight mic preamps, network connectivity, and more to the Carbon ecosystem. If you’re all-in on Pro Tools, this is the perfect unit to add to your rack for more inputs and greater flexibility. Continue reading →