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Thermionic Culture Little Bustard
Valve Summing Mixer
Join us, as we take Thermionics new bird for a test flight...
Published November 2010
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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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Studio SOS: Michael Harvey
Your Studio Problems Solved
There are more home studio widows out there than we usually like to admit, so when one sent out an SOS of her own, we just had to help, if only to assuage our sense of guilt!
Published November 2010
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Burl B2 Bombers
A-D & D-A Converters
Should digital converters always be ultra-transparent? Burl think they should offer a little more character...
Published November 2010
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Schoeps VSR5
Microphone Preamp
Schoeps make some of the most revered mics on the planet, so when they release a commercial version of the mic preamp they use for testing, you have to take it seriously...
Published November 2010
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Studio SOS: Tony Rigg
Your Studio Problems Solved
The SOS team are confronted by a confusion of speakers this month, and opt for a cost-effective DIY approach to sorting out Tony Rigg's studio acoustics.
Published October 2010
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Cartec EQP1A
Mono Valve Equaliser
British 'boutique' outboard manufacturers seem to be rather thin on the ground these days, but if this Pultec clone is anything to go by, newcomers Cartec look set to make a big impression.
Published October 2010
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DPA PPC4000
Phantom Power Checker
The classic nightmare scenario for anyone involved in setting up microphones, whether for a studio or location recording or...
Published October 2010
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Acme Opticom XLA-3
Levelling Amplifier
Like Wile E. Coyotes spectacular mail-order Acme contraptions, the Opticom has few controls and plenty of attitude — but its rather more successful!
Published September 2010
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Quested V3110
Three-way Active Monitors
Sometimes, a dose of old-fashioned good engineering delivers something well worth listening to...
Published September 2010