
Studio SOS: Curing Hums & Buzzes
The SOS team help a reader track down the source of some mysterious hums and buzzes!
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The SOS team help a reader track down the source of some mysterious hums and buzzes!

There are few hardware compressors more famous than the UREI 1176-LN — and now live sound experts KLARK...

ART’s MX622 is a 1U rackmount mixer equipped with three balanced XLR microphone/line-level inputs, plus three stereo line inputs on RCA phono sockets.

The newest mic from Polish company HUM Audio comes in either long- or short-ribbon varieties. So we tried them both!


This remote-controllable preamp boasts some unusual features aimed largely at the live-sound market.

Arturia's audio interfaces just keep getting better.

The audio interface is at the centre of every modern studio, but how do you choose the right one for you?

Yamaha look to reclaim their stage keyboard crown with two world-class live instruments.

The physics of loudspeakers have hardly changed in a century — but DSP and material science have come a long way, and the Pulsar takes full advantage.

Ocean Way’s newest studio speakers bring the sound of ’70s horn‑loaded mains to the nearfield monitor format.

API put the sound of their classic consoles right at your feet!

We’ve reviewed a number of ‘blue box’ Cloudlifter ‘mic activators’ before, and we’ve...

The idea of an in-line gain booster placed between a moving-coil or ribbon mic and a mic preamp isn't new — so what makes this one special?

Based on a classic design and bursting with transformers, the Successor from Heritage Audio combines a vintage sound with serious flexibility.

The newest member of JBL's distinguished Eon family combines battery-powered portability with a 'grown-up' PA sound.

By giving you independent access to its front and rear diaphragms, this intriguing mic lets you change polar patterns after recording!

As regular readers may have gathered, I'm not very good at relaxing holidays, so I always take a basic laptop-based studio setup with me...

If you need a well-built, no-nonsense PA for small and medium-sized venues, HK Audio's revamped Linear 5 series will serve you well.

Offering everything from pristine cleanliness to tube-driven colour, this preamp can hold its head high in the company of more expensive designs.