About a year ago the Victorian Theatre Company was formed by Kurtis Lowden and Matthew Connell. They approached me with a vision of creating an audio rendition of Hamlet that included a full cast, foley, atmosphere and soundtrack. We set about planning the recording sessions
USB microphones bridge the gap for those who want a good quality microphone to record, stream, vlog, or zoom from home, but don’t want all the fuss that comes with using a microphone and all the necessary bits one needs to buy, such as an
Yamaha are no strangers when it comes to monitors and this year they’ve expanded their range with the release of the MSP3A. Yamaha have designed this compact reference monitor to work across multiple situations from small studio and post production set ups to classrooms and cafes. The
Antelope Audio’s newest interface sports a sleek polished black metal look with a very fancy looking colour display. It has one knob which can be assigned to multiple functions, such as gain and headphone/monitor levels. Sporting 2x TRS/XLR combo inputs, S/PDIF in and out and
This year Tascam are championing their US-HR series of interfaces which are some very sleek looking units. I’m a big fan of the black and red colour combo they’ve gone with. This is a stark difference to the previous version of the US interfaces which sported a
Harman’s virtual booth at NAMM this year focused on a number of products from their enormous back catalogue of products within the JBL, AKG and Soundcraft brands. JBL IRX115S powered subwoofer – The JBL IRX115S powered subwoofer, the newest model in the IRX series of versatile, cost-conscious
Radial is synonymous with high quality DI boxes and they’ve come out with a new addition to their EXTC line. The EXTC Stereo effects re-amper takes a stereo output of an interface/mixer, run it through the EXTC box into a guitar pedal (or pedal chain)
Mackie SRT speakers are engineered with a raft of features to make it a robust entry into the PA market. The SRT comes in a 10, 12 and 15-inch boxes and these can be coupled with an 18-inch subwoofer. Each SRT has physics-based cooling – the ports are pointed towards the
Black Lion Audio have hit the ground running in 2021 with their new Revolution 2×2 interface. Describing it as the truly high-end, portable recording interface the Revolution 2×2 has 2 XLR/TRS combo inputs (with input switch), phantom power, a handy LED meter and headphone output.
Understanding headphones is an important part of recording and the production process, maybe not the sexiest subject but essential nevertheless! From affordable to pricey, open to closed back, over-ear to in-ear, there are many different kinds of headphones suitable for a range of applications from