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No‑one can tell you exactly what to buy without knowing more about your circumstances, your preferences, your studio and the things you’re likely to be recording. And the best person to come up with those answers is you.
JZ’s first small‑diaphragm mics combine a distinctive appearance with excellent technical specs and an appealing sound.
Universal Audio’s Sphere microphone modelling system is well known for emulating classic mics — but that’s not all it does.
I want to buy my main vocal microphone. I want a balanced microphone, with a smooth top end to be used with a deep baritone male voice.
Earthworks continue their mission to bring small‑diaphragm capacitor mics to new markets.
Mojave’s new valve mic pays tribute to a neglected classic.
Austrian Audio deliver a 21st Century take on a famous ‘pencil’ mic design.
Can a solid‑state microphone really give you the sound of Sony’s classic valve C800G?
Choose a mic with the optimum polar pattern for the job, and you’re halfway to capturing a great recording.
The Sontronics range of phantom‑powered ribbon mics have just been given a major overhaul. We put them to work in a real-world recording session.
Your article about matching mic and preamp impedances in the May 2014 edition of Sound On Sound...
Our engineer records a rock trio while trying also to offer sufficient options to create a drum sample library!
Highly regarded for their test equipment, US company Audio Precision are hoping their new mic will find favour among recordists too.
Top FOH engineers tell us which stage vocal mics they recommend — and why!
Can this unique combination of software and hardware really recreate the sound of some of the most revered microphones in the world? We put the VMS up against the originals to find out!
Part six-string, part speaker cabinet, resonator guitars are like no other instruments. Here’s how to capture their distinctive sound.
For their latest model, Sontronics set out to create a future classic. Have they achieved it?
The MA301 FET claims to offer classic German sound at a Chinese price. Does it deliver?
This handmade mic employs top-quality components, which lend it a character reminiscent of the classic Neumann M49.