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Hammond XK-5
Organ
Is Hammond’s XK-5 the best lightweight ‘clonewheel’ organ money can buy?
Published January 2018
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Hugh Robjohns
Hugh Robjohns has been Sound On Sound's Technical Editor since 1997. Prior to that he worked in a variety of (mostly) sound-related roles in BBC Television, ending up as a Sound Operations Lecturer at the BBC's technical training centre.
He continues to provide audio consultancy and bespoke broadcast audio training services all over the world, lectures at professional and public conventions, and occasionally records and masters acoustic and classical music too!
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Q. When replacing a broken speaker should it be ‘matched’ to my existing one?
I have a set of three-year old PreSonus Eris monitors, one of which has just died. I sent it back to PreSonus to be repaired...
Published January 2018
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IsoAcoustics Iso-Puck
Loudspeaker Decoupler
All loudspeakers, whether active monitors or guitar/bass amps, tend to exhibit cabinet vibrations. We test this new stand-alone isolating ‘puck’, designed to minimise unwanted colorations from structure-borne vibrations.
Published January 2018
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Royer R-10
Ribbon Microphone
The R-10 is Royer’s most affordable ribbon mic to date. Find out how it performed in our tests.
Published January 2018
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Bettermaker Mastering Limiter
Digitally Controlled Analogue Limiter
With its DAW integration, colour touchscreen and harmonic generator, Bettermaker’s latest processor is much more than just a limiter.
Published December 2017
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Q. Must my cables be PAT tested?
I’m looking to get some kit PAT tested and am getting some quotes, but everyone wants to know how many items are to be tested? If I have a power amp with an IEC mains lead, would that count as two tests or one?
Published December 2017
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Q. Will my audio interface reduce the sound quality of a good external ADAT converter?
My cheap audio interface has ADAT ports to allow me to add more inputs and outputs. If I were to use these to hook up a more expensive interface with better mic preamps, will I see an increase in sound quality?
Published December 2017
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Sounding Off: Orchestra Tecnologica
Hugh Robjohns
Orchestral performance and the role of modern technology.
Published December 2017
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Q. Why does one of my speakers appear to play back louder?
I have a set of Yamaha HS8 monitors and I set them up on my new desk the other day and noticed that the left speaker was way...
Published December 2017
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Trident Audio Developments 78 Series
Analogue Mixing Console
Derived from the larger flagship Trident 88 consoles, this new range offers many of the same features for a lot less money.
Published December 2017