Accessories / Gadgets

The budget‑priced Fostex DE1 is a half‑rack, 20‑bit effects processor, with the ability to act as two...

Ticket Audio Products, the manufacturing subsidiary of Raper...

Paul White introduces his old, grey Mac to new technology in the form of the LaCie DVD-RAM drive. Just the thing for backing up those long audio files?

Most modern digital mixers, like Yamaha's 02R, incorporate powerful built-in effects — but they frequently do this at the expense of their ability to interface with high-quality external processors. Mike Collins explores an alternative way of adding top-notch effects to the 02R...

If you've got a recent soundcard supporting SoundFonts, such as the Soundblaster Live! or Value models, or the Emu APS, then...

The reduction in the cost of setting up a sophisticated multitrack studio that has taken place over the last few years means...

If you've ever put together a home studio, you'll know that no matter how many wall sockets you get installed, or how many 4...

Nicholas Rowland plumbs in a couple of handy studio tools from the other side of the globe.

Paul White tests a couple of simple digital audio processors that also allow you to make unlimited copies from your own SCMS-protected DAT tapes.

The JoeMeek ProChannel VC3 has recently undergone a major redesign making it more suitable for professional applications,...

Most studios include a number of digital devices, but in order to get them to converse in the digital domain, they have to run...

The plug-in compatibility of most audio software means that you can add new effects and processing capabilities — but not all programs support the same types of plug-in, and some require additional hardware. In the first part of a comprehensive roundup, Paul White and Martin Walker look at the different plug-in formats available.

One of the problems with digital mixers is that they never have enough analogue inputs out of the box. For example, the Yamaha...

Rocktron's PC Preamp is designed to enable mic‑ or line‑level signals to be fed into the line input of a computer...

It seems everybody is talking about the millennium bug, but a far greater threat to the operation of our studios is already ticking away inside our effects units and synthesizers. Paul White gives a battery health warning.

Much of today's Mac music recording and processing software realistically requires a G3 processor to give optimum real-time performance; but this doesn't mean you need to consign older Macs to the scrapheap. As Bob Dormon explains, there is now an alternative to trading in your old Performa for a costly new machine.

Go into any top recording studio and the chances are that you'll find not one, but numerous pairs of Beyerdynamic DT100...

When I did the recent roundup of Roland Expansion boards in the November '98 issue, the Vocal board had been announced but...

Musicians can have a tricky time choosing suitable hard drives for audio recording, but Glyph claim their range is ready-optimised for music applications. Martin Walker puts their assertion to the test...

The TGX10 is a dynamic/moving‑coil pressure‑gradient microphone with a supercardioid polar pattern and a capsule...

MIT make a range of 'Audio Interface Networks' that are essentially replacement leads for various applications. They all...